Here I am on Sunday and a few days late I guess!!

 TERRY

Terry has not read the paper yet but preferred to watch TV for a while.  I would say she is about the same as the last few days.  She has been down a bit and that is understandable with her condition.  Anyway we will take one day at a time and see where it takes us.

We have nothing planned for the day.  It is cloudy and of course you could guess it is warm as well.  As I look into the future we have Terry's granddaughter's wedding over Memorial weekend and then grandson Henry's graduation from HS in early June.  Henry is the first of 14 to graduate from HS.  He is going to Notre Dame in the fall and he is so excited.  And of course the family will change a lot with Henry off to school.  AND it will not be long before the Madison Lees have Leo graduating and then the Adkins have Faustina in HS as well.  Soon there will be grandchildren scattered all over and Grandpa may not be able to keep up with them.  

Well here in SW Florida changes are taking place as well.  Neighbors or our right are gone for the summer and neighbors to our left will perhaps leave this week.  In years past we would be about ready to leave now as well but with Terry's health we will stay put for now.  

I should have started my blog with this but will say it now.  HAPPY Mother's Day TO ALL THE MOTHERS AND I DO HOPE THAT FAMILIES MAKE IT A SPECIAL DAY FOR MOTHERS WHO ARE SO SO IMPORTANT IN MAKING FAMILIES WHAT THEY ARE.  I do remember several Mother's Days when the kids were growing up.  I am not sure we made the day as special as Gail deserved but we gave it our best shot.  Often we, the kids and I, would pack a lunch and go down by the river to enjoy it.  I am not sure that it was the kind of meal that Gail would have packed but we gave it our best shot and really that is what counted.

I don't really remember much of Mother's Day when I was growing up.  I am not sure Dad took the lead in making it special.  He may have but I just do not remember.  Wait, that was a long long time ago and my mind it kind of foggy after 65 years or so!!!

I am going to sign off for now.  I have one request from family.  I am going to start on my 2023 calendar for next year.  Do you have any ideas for it?  If you do send them soon.  If not I will try to come up with thoughts of my own.  I still have some FP left so will finish that before I go on to other things.