We are at June 20th, 2022

 TERRY

Terry is awake and reading the paper.  I would say there is no change today.  

Well I have tennis at 9:00 AM and that is about it for the day.  Today is a holiday so I have no idea what is open and what is closed.  I did send something off in the mail that was important and they said it would not arrive until Tuesday because of the holiday.

I have begun to work on a 2023 calendar so I have pictures all over the place.  I have not decided on a theme and am open IF anyone has a good idea for a theme for 2023.  I was not sure I would do a 23 calendar but I have time on my hands so why not!

I am not sure if I mentioned Dave's birthday 2 weeks ago.  He would have been 78 if he was still with us.  He was an amazing man.  Fixing cars to making wooden things to playing music he could do it all.  I do think he would have been a renascent man if I understand the meaning of that!  He actually took after Dad in that regard as Dad could overhaul an engine.  He could wire a house.  He could make gun stocks and of course his photography skills were amazing.   I would never compare myself to either Dave or Dad but I promise I can make a mean cup of coffee IF that counts for anything!

As I sit and think about what to write about today some of the thoughts I have are:

• Much of the time when I think about the  "past" deer hunting comes up.  The deer, the people and the landscape were all great.  AND of course grinding up 100+ pounds of deer meat with almost unlimited burgers that day was the best!
• I think about driving cement truck in the summer.  One summer when I had to quit because of school we had to wait 6 weeks for my first pay check.  Somehow we found a summer check that was never cashed in the file that carried us over until I got school pay.
• The 3 summers I went to summer school for my masters were interesting to say the least.  One summer I was in a room by myself.  One summer I stayed at Gail's aunt and uncle's house and one summer I stayed with community people.  Each summer I left early Monday AM with a cooler of food that carried me over all week.  NO money to eat out and I usually could make my schedule so that I could arrive home on Thursday.  I don't think I ever thanked Gail enough for caring for the boys during that time.  As one can guess at times they were more than a handful.  I do remember Mom and Dad coming to my graduation and then having a picnic afterward.  I was honored that they would come way up to Grand Forks for that.
• Of course I can not forget staying in a tent at a campground outside of Lincoln NB for 6 weeks as I went to summer school.  Twice John woke up in puddle of water!  We invited friends from school over more than once for dinner over the fire.
• I still can feel the bump bum as I drove to school in Devils Lake with chains on the car over snow covered roads.  Devils Lake must not have had good road plowing.
• How about after school snacks when we went to Wood Lake School!  Sometimes when we arrived home after walking the mile and a half there on the kitchen table would be crackers filled with frosting.  It was a special treat.

No that is enough of memories.  Of course there are many many many more but maybe another time.  I am going to get ready for tennis as it is close to 8:30 and tennis is at 9:00.  As one can see my childhood was a bit different than most kids today and for sure different than my grandkids for sure.  Times change and sometimes I wonder if it is for the better!!!

Here is the beginning of a serious woodworker who made beautiful things.

I guess I needed to tell him about the right saw but Aaron made it work!

Some how  I did not post this yesterday so here is Monday's blog on Tuesday!