Heavy storms rolled through the area last night with a lot of rain and wind. John called around 2300 last night requesting that I call GA Power and let them know a tree across the street from his house had fallen taking down the power line and a transformer. I checked on him this morning to make sure he was up in time to go to work. He is working for Central Ambulance four days (12 hour shifts) each week and then one day at the hardware store. The city was still removing the tree and limbs when I arrived but the street was open. We didn't have much damage here; just a lot of rain, lightening and wind.
The front was narrow and was moving by at a good clip so it went through fairly quickly leaving the temperature much cooler and still a stiff breeze blowing. Tonight the temperature is suppose to dip down close to the freezing mark and we may get a little frost. I'm glad I don't have any tender plants out yet although the fig tree has a lot of new little figs so it may get damaged.
The eys is still hurting although I thought at one point this week the end was in sight. Pardon the pun. Then it started acting up again yesterday and it's still hurting this morning. Last Friday the doctor said he was pleased with the way it was healing. I still have the contact bandage over the eye and that may be irritating the eye with all the pollen although the doctor didn't think the pollen was a problem. It's not his eye! I can definitely feel the difference when I go outside and am exposed.
At noon today we have the da Boys meeting at Howard's. This is our monthly get together of the boys from Campbell High School. We generally have upwards to 65 people there every month. Last time we had to meet at another restaurant because Dolly Parton was using Howard's to film a food fight scene for an up coming new movie. The change was nice and we may have to eventually move to a bigger place if we keep increasing our size. It's nice to see old friends and meet new ones and remember the good ole times.
Darlene has taken over the Precept class fulltime now and so she will be teaching tomorrow. The class is on Revelation and will continue for the next two years. It is quite a long study and she has gained several new members. She is an excelent teacher.
Jenni has a birthday today but she is still in CA so we won't get to celebrate with her. She sent us an email yeaterday with plans to come here the end of May for a few days so maybe we can celebrate with her then. Darlene worked last night and is sleeping. I'm going to get ready to head to Howard's so I'll close for now. Later... J
Tuesday, April 5, 2011
Sunday, September 20, 2009
Saturday 19 Sept 2009
Saturday, september21, 2009
Will this rain ever stop! It hasn’t let up for days and it looks like it will rain all day. Dar has left on her rounds to several stores and the credit union. Yesterday she and John repaired the closet at her Mom’s and today she took several bags of clothes to Good Will. Her Mom has so many things that either didn’t fit or were so out of style that she didn’t have room for the clothes that did fit. Plus they weighed so much they pulled down some of the shelving. John was not sympathetic. It was not a pretty scene trying to get her to part with the junk. This is a start but we need to work on a lot more stuff.
Darlene got some ribs for the Georgia game and left to get Sarah. I took the ribs out to heat and discovered mold on the back side. Now it is getting close to game time so I quickly headed out to the store to swap them. This was not a good trip in many ways. While trying to get the Jeep from behind the house I clipped the trailer hitch on an old trailer and put a nice dent in the grill. I had to get a ding eventually but this is probably one of the few dents I’ve ever put in a vehicle and it was upsetting. I may be able to pull it out without it being too noticeable but it still makes me mad to think that if the ribs had been okay this wouldn’t have happened. My mistake though and can’t blame the store. Anyway, when I got to the store it took quite a while waiting for some very slow customers before I could even ask where the ribs would be. Then they didn’t have any so now I had to go to the customer service and get my money back. Some guy in one of those electric carts was trying to get a rain check for two items but apparently the clerk was on a personal phone call and not paying attention. When he did get to the customer he was rewarded with a very sarcastic dissertation on how the guy didn’t want to interrupt the clerk’s personal call. Apparently this upset the clerk and he decided to take extra time filling out the form and this caused the rest of us to wait in line for about six minutes before he decided he had waited long enough. There was a guy in front of me with some groceries plus he wanted a few tobacco products. It took a while for the clerk to get the exact flavor for the customer then it took for ever for the customer to get all the personal numbers put in and his card swiped. Of course the transaction didn’t go through the first time because he failed to press the proper button before starting and he had to go through the whole process again. I kept my cool and eventually got my money back and headed to another store in search of cooked ribs. The next store didn’t have any either. Actually they had some but they were so outrageously priced I decided to get a bag of wings and eventually headed home. All the time I thought the game was starting at 7PM and I would miss the kickoff but luckily the game didn’t start until 7:45 and I made it home in plenty of time. John and Sarah were already there and Darlene was putting together a tray of dip and chips. I made the cheese dip with the Ro Tel and put the wings in the oven. I was able to do all in time to see the start of the game.
The game was a high scoring fiasco and eventually flopped in our favor in the end and we did beat the Arkansas Razorback. Both teams seemed to have their way on offence with special teams helping out. We were just darn lucky to win.
J
Will this rain ever stop! It hasn’t let up for days and it looks like it will rain all day. Dar has left on her rounds to several stores and the credit union. Yesterday she and John repaired the closet at her Mom’s and today she took several bags of clothes to Good Will. Her Mom has so many things that either didn’t fit or were so out of style that she didn’t have room for the clothes that did fit. Plus they weighed so much they pulled down some of the shelving. John was not sympathetic. It was not a pretty scene trying to get her to part with the junk. This is a start but we need to work on a lot more stuff.
Darlene got some ribs for the Georgia game and left to get Sarah. I took the ribs out to heat and discovered mold on the back side. Now it is getting close to game time so I quickly headed out to the store to swap them. This was not a good trip in many ways. While trying to get the Jeep from behind the house I clipped the trailer hitch on an old trailer and put a nice dent in the grill. I had to get a ding eventually but this is probably one of the few dents I’ve ever put in a vehicle and it was upsetting. I may be able to pull it out without it being too noticeable but it still makes me mad to think that if the ribs had been okay this wouldn’t have happened. My mistake though and can’t blame the store. Anyway, when I got to the store it took quite a while waiting for some very slow customers before I could even ask where the ribs would be. Then they didn’t have any so now I had to go to the customer service and get my money back. Some guy in one of those electric carts was trying to get a rain check for two items but apparently the clerk was on a personal phone call and not paying attention. When he did get to the customer he was rewarded with a very sarcastic dissertation on how the guy didn’t want to interrupt the clerk’s personal call. Apparently this upset the clerk and he decided to take extra time filling out the form and this caused the rest of us to wait in line for about six minutes before he decided he had waited long enough. There was a guy in front of me with some groceries plus he wanted a few tobacco products. It took a while for the clerk to get the exact flavor for the customer then it took for ever for the customer to get all the personal numbers put in and his card swiped. Of course the transaction didn’t go through the first time because he failed to press the proper button before starting and he had to go through the whole process again. I kept my cool and eventually got my money back and headed to another store in search of cooked ribs. The next store didn’t have any either. Actually they had some but they were so outrageously priced I decided to get a bag of wings and eventually headed home. All the time I thought the game was starting at 7PM and I would miss the kickoff but luckily the game didn’t start until 7:45 and I made it home in plenty of time. John and Sarah were already there and Darlene was putting together a tray of dip and chips. I made the cheese dip with the Ro Tel and put the wings in the oven. I was able to do all in time to see the start of the game.
The game was a high scoring fiasco and eventually flopped in our favor in the end and we did beat the Arkansas Razorback. Both teams seemed to have their way on offence with special teams helping out. We were just darn lucky to win.
J
19 Sept 2009 - Friday
It was the day watch and I was working the ER. My partners were several and we were assigned to the Emory Adventist emergency department. Our doctor was Rathur. My name is John, I'm an EMT. Dun... ta dun dun... DUN.
Today started like most with a waiting room full of patients and many of them feeling the affects of the flu season and complaining of aches and fevers. Most were non-emergency ailments that should have been handled by their local physician if they had one. However, many feel that the ER is an easier place to come to if they don't have any money or insurance. This attitude fills up our waiting rooms with patients that take advantage of the law and abuse their right to be treated. Sadly this situation has been going on for too many years with no end in sight. With the status of the country as it pertains to health care this will probably only get worse in the coming years.
One particular case that was troubling was a young patient that had taken too many pills and was in need of true emergency treatment. Sad because the situation many folks get themselves into tend to leave them with the feeling that there is no hope and they succumb to this as their only solution.
My eyes continued to bother me even though I have started using a new prescription. I mentioned this to an eye associate that was passing through the ER and he said it may take a month or more to get any relief. Oh, lucky me!
I was certainly happy to see my relief person show up half an hour early. After quickly shutting down of my programs I made a hasty retreat home and some pizza that John had gotten.
Later…
John
Today started like most with a waiting room full of patients and many of them feeling the affects of the flu season and complaining of aches and fevers. Most were non-emergency ailments that should have been handled by their local physician if they had one. However, many feel that the ER is an easier place to come to if they don't have any money or insurance. This attitude fills up our waiting rooms with patients that take advantage of the law and abuse their right to be treated. Sadly this situation has been going on for too many years with no end in sight. With the status of the country as it pertains to health care this will probably only get worse in the coming years.
One particular case that was troubling was a young patient that had taken too many pills and was in need of true emergency treatment. Sad because the situation many folks get themselves into tend to leave them with the feeling that there is no hope and they succumb to this as their only solution.
My eyes continued to bother me even though I have started using a new prescription. I mentioned this to an eye associate that was passing through the ER and he said it may take a month or more to get any relief. Oh, lucky me!
I was certainly happy to see my relief person show up half an hour early. After quickly shutting down of my programs I made a hasty retreat home and some pizza that John had gotten.
Later…
John
Thursday, September 17, 2009
Thursday 17, 2009
Today was my first twelve hour shift in the ER and it was a loooong day. Nothing really exciting or catastrophic happened but it was steady all day long. Most of our patients were just run of the mill aches and pains with a few minor ambulance deliveries thrown in to keep us moving. One of the nurses with a shorter shift went home and baked a luscious lemon pound cake and brought it back in. Now that's hard to beat.
Dar has to work the night shift so she came in just as I was getting ready to leave and tomorrow we will pass each other again. I will be coming in and she will be leaving. At least I'm not working Saturday or Sunday and neither is she. Saturday I may look at some tires for the Jeep, fix the closet rods and shelf next door, or work on the house in Powder Springs. There are about ten other things that I could do if we have time and it quits raining. According to the news that won't happen for a few days though so it looks like we might be better off working.
Saturday night we are all off and will probably all gather at the house to watch the Dawgs and the Razorbacks battle over the pigskin in a great SEC match. For some reason the game doesn't start until 7PM so John will be off in time to watch it too. By Saturday we should know when Jenni will have her surgery and we can work on getting flight tickets and hotel reservations. I've had our financial advisor drop some money in my account so we can afford the trip. It's not cheap going across the country. I wish we had time to take the RV and make it a slow leisure adventure but that would take too long and probably cost more than the air tickets and the motel combined.
John got some pizza's for supper and now I'm stuffed. This didn't help my diet a bit but it sure was good. Every now and then you just have to splurge. I'll do better tomorrow, I promise.
Brad called while I was at work and I couldn't talk because we were so busy so I'll call him back in a bit and see how he's doing.
Okay, Bones is on and my eyes are still killing me so enough for today.
Later...
Dar has to work the night shift so she came in just as I was getting ready to leave and tomorrow we will pass each other again. I will be coming in and she will be leaving. At least I'm not working Saturday or Sunday and neither is she. Saturday I may look at some tires for the Jeep, fix the closet rods and shelf next door, or work on the house in Powder Springs. There are about ten other things that I could do if we have time and it quits raining. According to the news that won't happen for a few days though so it looks like we might be better off working.
Saturday night we are all off and will probably all gather at the house to watch the Dawgs and the Razorbacks battle over the pigskin in a great SEC match. For some reason the game doesn't start until 7PM so John will be off in time to watch it too. By Saturday we should know when Jenni will have her surgery and we can work on getting flight tickets and hotel reservations. I've had our financial advisor drop some money in my account so we can afford the trip. It's not cheap going across the country. I wish we had time to take the RV and make it a slow leisure adventure but that would take too long and probably cost more than the air tickets and the motel combined.
John got some pizza's for supper and now I'm stuffed. This didn't help my diet a bit but it sure was good. Every now and then you just have to splurge. I'll do better tomorrow, I promise.
Brad called while I was at work and I couldn't talk because we were so busy so I'll call him back in a bit and see how he's doing.
Okay, Bones is on and my eyes are still killing me so enough for today.
Later...
Wednesday, September 16, 2009
Wednesday 16, 2009
I was up early this morning with my better half. She is teaching a Precept class today and got up in plenty of time to review and make sure she was prepared. She was.
First let’s get to the eyes. No, they are not any better this morning than yesterday even though I used the prescription drops twice yesterday and once this morning. I may be expecting a miracle cure too fast but I'm really tired of the pain and not being able to get any relief. If I had know that routine cataract surgery was going to be so complicated I probably would have put it off for a long time. Not wearing glasses is nice though and I love my $5.00 polarized shades from Wal-Mart.
I'm still shocked at the cost of the eye drops though. I think the pharmacist said that my insurance paid $146.00 and I still had to pay $60.00 for a thirty-day supply with 60 more prescription refills. Is she serious? $60/month from now on! No wonder they advertise this drug on TV like crazy. If I had something this expensive that folks apparently needed I would be pushing it non-stop too. Will the new health care bring down this cost? I don’t think so.
After another cup of coffee I got ready and went into the hospital for some OJT with Jennifer. She is so nice and I appreciate her taking the time to work with me. I’m so hard headed and obstinate when it involves things the computer should be doing. When we have to do work that the porgram should be doing I’m really hard pressed to get too enthused. However, since it is my job I will try to get with the program and figure it out. It just seems ridiculous that we have to spend our time to do something that could be handled so easily by a good programmer. Enough said.
Clark Howard mentioned yesterday that the president has slapped some sort of tariff on tires coming in from China and that tire prices could increase by 30%. He suggested that if you needed tires in the next six months you should consider buying them now before the price increase. Therefore, I’m looking for four tires for the Jeep. Boy, are big tires expensive! According to the reviews on the web the Firestone tire for the Jeep is the best riding and has the best grip of any. Firestone does have a special that would apply to my tires that will allow me to by three and get the fourth one free. Even with the free tire the cost is nearly $500 for four tires plus the road hazard. It doesn’t include mounting and balancing which I will. So, I’m still looking for a take off set or a used set.
I’m still reading one of the Janet Evanovich books Chris loaned me even though my eyes don’t like it. The humor kind of takes away some of the pain. Some scenes are so outrageous that I find myself laughing out loud at times. Eventually the pain gets the best of me and I finally have to shut down.
Later…
First let’s get to the eyes. No, they are not any better this morning than yesterday even though I used the prescription drops twice yesterday and once this morning. I may be expecting a miracle cure too fast but I'm really tired of the pain and not being able to get any relief. If I had know that routine cataract surgery was going to be so complicated I probably would have put it off for a long time. Not wearing glasses is nice though and I love my $5.00 polarized shades from Wal-Mart.
I'm still shocked at the cost of the eye drops though. I think the pharmacist said that my insurance paid $146.00 and I still had to pay $60.00 for a thirty-day supply with 60 more prescription refills. Is she serious? $60/month from now on! No wonder they advertise this drug on TV like crazy. If I had something this expensive that folks apparently needed I would be pushing it non-stop too. Will the new health care bring down this cost? I don’t think so.
After another cup of coffee I got ready and went into the hospital for some OJT with Jennifer. She is so nice and I appreciate her taking the time to work with me. I’m so hard headed and obstinate when it involves things the computer should be doing. When we have to do work that the porgram should be doing I’m really hard pressed to get too enthused. However, since it is my job I will try to get with the program and figure it out. It just seems ridiculous that we have to spend our time to do something that could be handled so easily by a good programmer. Enough said.
Clark Howard mentioned yesterday that the president has slapped some sort of tariff on tires coming in from China and that tire prices could increase by 30%. He suggested that if you needed tires in the next six months you should consider buying them now before the price increase. Therefore, I’m looking for four tires for the Jeep. Boy, are big tires expensive! According to the reviews on the web the Firestone tire for the Jeep is the best riding and has the best grip of any. Firestone does have a special that would apply to my tires that will allow me to by three and get the fourth one free. Even with the free tire the cost is nearly $500 for four tires plus the road hazard. It doesn’t include mounting and balancing which I will. So, I’m still looking for a take off set or a used set.
I’m still reading one of the Janet Evanovich books Chris loaned me even though my eyes don’t like it. The humor kind of takes away some of the pain. Some scenes are so outrageous that I find myself laughing out loud at times. Eventually the pain gets the best of me and I finally have to shut down.
Later…
Tuesday, September 15, 2009
Tuesday Sept. 14, 3009
Day two and I have no clue why I'm writing this blog except that maybe one day I can look back and remember what was happening then.
Yesterday was a difficult day with my eyes. I called the doctor and she wants me to try some prescription medications (Restasis and Muro 128) to see if they will help and also to schedule a second opinion. They have made an appointment for me in November with the Emory Eye group. That said, I went by my local CVS three hours after my phone call with the office and they still had not called in the Rx. It was another night of irritated hurting eyes. I guess I could have gone back later in the evening to the pharmacy but I had a few drinks and didn't want to risk my safety or anyone else although I felt like I was okay. That's always the case.
Last night I tried to read some in the book Chris loaned me when we were on the island. It was difficult but I pushed through the pain and read a few chapters before I finally had to give in and shut down.
This morning my eyes were still killing me and only after my cheap .97 cent Wal-Mart eye drops did I get some relief. Later this morning I'll head to CVS and get my meds. I hate taking any kind of meds on a permanent basis!
Next, I want to figure out how to decrease my blood pressure. Yesterday while at CVS I used their BP machine and discovered mine was slightly elevated or more precisely close to the high limits. Looks like I'll have to start watching my diet and start exercising more. Did I mention that I really dislike exercising? Walking and working of the island is the exception. With the sun and fresh air that's not difficult.
My better half is working the day shift at the hospital today and I may go in later on this afternoon to get some OJT from our head secretary.
This morning I received an email from a friend about the new health care proposed bill and had to see it for myself. Boy, is it a lot of double talk and confusing references. Almost each paragraph references another one and you could spend several days just chasing rabbits. If you haven't done so, you need to check it out for yourself. There is no way this bill won't put this country in to bankruptcy and give the government way too much power over our daily health. My vote is to improve the system we have and not saddle our grand kids with this.
A friend sent me a preliminary movie script to review. The style of writing for a movie script is difficult to follow since it injects all the scenes along with background music. When you try to conjure up the scene there may be a one line dialog and immediately the scene changes and you are trying to visualize a completely different setting. This constant changing plus the difficult dialog made it difficult to follow. I think I got the gist of the script but it was difficult.
Now it looks like the cell phone radiation controversy is back in the news along with MRSA in the beach sand off the coast of California. Along with the swine flu scare it appears we really need some sort of government health care intervention to protect us Americans. Not!
Rain is forecast for today so it may be a slow day.
J
Yesterday was a difficult day with my eyes. I called the doctor and she wants me to try some prescription medications (Restasis and Muro 128) to see if they will help and also to schedule a second opinion. They have made an appointment for me in November with the Emory Eye group. That said, I went by my local CVS three hours after my phone call with the office and they still had not called in the Rx. It was another night of irritated hurting eyes. I guess I could have gone back later in the evening to the pharmacy but I had a few drinks and didn't want to risk my safety or anyone else although I felt like I was okay. That's always the case.
Last night I tried to read some in the book Chris loaned me when we were on the island. It was difficult but I pushed through the pain and read a few chapters before I finally had to give in and shut down.
This morning my eyes were still killing me and only after my cheap .97 cent Wal-Mart eye drops did I get some relief. Later this morning I'll head to CVS and get my meds. I hate taking any kind of meds on a permanent basis!
Next, I want to figure out how to decrease my blood pressure. Yesterday while at CVS I used their BP machine and discovered mine was slightly elevated or more precisely close to the high limits. Looks like I'll have to start watching my diet and start exercising more. Did I mention that I really dislike exercising? Walking and working of the island is the exception. With the sun and fresh air that's not difficult.
My better half is working the day shift at the hospital today and I may go in later on this afternoon to get some OJT from our head secretary.
This morning I received an email from a friend about the new health care proposed bill and had to see it for myself. Boy, is it a lot of double talk and confusing references. Almost each paragraph references another one and you could spend several days just chasing rabbits. If you haven't done so, you need to check it out for yourself. There is no way this bill won't put this country in to bankruptcy and give the government way too much power over our daily health. My vote is to improve the system we have and not saddle our grand kids with this.
A friend sent me a preliminary movie script to review. The style of writing for a movie script is difficult to follow since it injects all the scenes along with background music. When you try to conjure up the scene there may be a one line dialog and immediately the scene changes and you are trying to visualize a completely different setting. This constant changing plus the difficult dialog made it difficult to follow. I think I got the gist of the script but it was difficult.
Now it looks like the cell phone radiation controversy is back in the news along with MRSA in the beach sand off the coast of California. Along with the swine flu scare it appears we really need some sort of government health care intervention to protect us Americans. Not!
Rain is forecast for today so it may be a slow day.
J
Monday, September 14, 2009
Monday morning
Monday 9/14/2009
I just finished a long week working in the ER and we are still trying to catch up from our August trip to Thacher Island. Most folks know that we spend the month as keepers' of Twin Lights on Thacher Island off the coast of Rockport, Massachusetts.
This year the experience on the island was as different as the weather which was uncharacteristically warm and humid. We also had a visit from hurricane Bill. Actually the waves kicked up by the storm were fantastic and very hypnotic. I could have watched the crashing, churning and spray for hours and probably did. The power of the waves was hard to believe as I watched a large boulder being pushed up our boat ramp and eventually being swept over the side. I was awe struck to see the power of the sea. It was just great! Check out some of the pictures Darlene took on our web site at http://www.jfulton50.smugmug.com/ for just a glimpse at our awesome month.
We had so many folks came to the island this year the numbers beat all our previous records. John and Carolyn from Georgia came back for a visit this year as well as our local artist friend Debi. One visitor (Hollis) actually swam to the island and we kept him over night and fed him lobster and wine until we could get him on a boat for the return trip. Although the island is not that far from the mainland he would have to swim through the shipping channel. Many boats cruise through there on auto-pilot and could easily have hit him and we certainly didn't want that to happen. Hopefully he appreciated our concern. Two other visitors (Chris and Roberta) quickly became friends and were gracious enough to take John and Carolyn on a whale watching cruise on their boat. They also offered to take them to shore so they could catch the train back to Boston on their last day. That was a big help.
Back in Georgia.
Sunday a week ago, if you are from the south you know which Sunday, we were invited by our son James to his church to view the movie Fireproof. They have a large fellowship area with three large screens and a great sound system. Although the movie may not have the best acting the message is powerful and has a great message. I recommend it for everyone.
This past Friday Darlene wanted to see the movie Julie and Julia about Julia Childs. Since Julia was a fascinating person that I have always enjoyed she didn't have to twist my arm too much. We decided to take her mother who lives next door. A few years ago we had to take away Dot's drivers license for safety sake although she still feels like she should be able to drive. Darlene tries to include her mother in many of our activities as possible.
Saturday night we watched the Dawgs win a squeaker over South Carolina and the ever controversial head coach Steve Spurrier. The dislike for Steve has come from his coaching at Florida and the Georgia rivalry over the years. SC has a great team and GA was lucky to have escaped with a win. Football season has started and there just isn't enough time to follow all the teams and keep up with email. Such a deli ma!
This week the weather forecast calls for rain everyday so I'm not sure how much work I'll get done. John, Jr. is studying for his EMT exam and working at the local Do It Best hardware store so I'm on my own with the repair jobs. He and I are working for a friend repairing a rental house. I enjoy his help and company and he needs the money. With property taxes due soon I also need the extra money.
Darlene has to take her mom to the doctor, pick-up our granddaughter, and prepare for a Precept class on Wednesday so she is off and running. I may catch up with her for lunch.
Later...
John
I just finished a long week working in the ER and we are still trying to catch up from our August trip to Thacher Island. Most folks know that we spend the month as keepers' of Twin Lights on Thacher Island off the coast of Rockport, Massachusetts.
This year the experience on the island was as different as the weather which was uncharacteristically warm and humid. We also had a visit from hurricane Bill. Actually the waves kicked up by the storm were fantastic and very hypnotic. I could have watched the crashing, churning and spray for hours and probably did. The power of the waves was hard to believe as I watched a large boulder being pushed up our boat ramp and eventually being swept over the side. I was awe struck to see the power of the sea. It was just great! Check out some of the pictures Darlene took on our web site at http://www.jfulton50.smugmug.com/ for just a glimpse at our awesome month.
We had so many folks came to the island this year the numbers beat all our previous records. John and Carolyn from Georgia came back for a visit this year as well as our local artist friend Debi. One visitor (Hollis) actually swam to the island and we kept him over night and fed him lobster and wine until we could get him on a boat for the return trip. Although the island is not that far from the mainland he would have to swim through the shipping channel. Many boats cruise through there on auto-pilot and could easily have hit him and we certainly didn't want that to happen. Hopefully he appreciated our concern. Two other visitors (Chris and Roberta) quickly became friends and were gracious enough to take John and Carolyn on a whale watching cruise on their boat. They also offered to take them to shore so they could catch the train back to Boston on their last day. That was a big help.
Back in Georgia.
Sunday a week ago, if you are from the south you know which Sunday, we were invited by our son James to his church to view the movie Fireproof. They have a large fellowship area with three large screens and a great sound system. Although the movie may not have the best acting the message is powerful and has a great message. I recommend it for everyone.
This past Friday Darlene wanted to see the movie Julie and Julia about Julia Childs. Since Julia was a fascinating person that I have always enjoyed she didn't have to twist my arm too much. We decided to take her mother who lives next door. A few years ago we had to take away Dot's drivers license for safety sake although she still feels like she should be able to drive. Darlene tries to include her mother in many of our activities as possible.
Saturday night we watched the Dawgs win a squeaker over South Carolina and the ever controversial head coach Steve Spurrier. The dislike for Steve has come from his coaching at Florida and the Georgia rivalry over the years. SC has a great team and GA was lucky to have escaped with a win. Football season has started and there just isn't enough time to follow all the teams and keep up with email. Such a deli ma!
This week the weather forecast calls for rain everyday so I'm not sure how much work I'll get done. John, Jr. is studying for his EMT exam and working at the local Do It Best hardware store so I'm on my own with the repair jobs. He and I are working for a friend repairing a rental house. I enjoy his help and company and he needs the money. With property taxes due soon I also need the extra money.
Darlene has to take her mom to the doctor, pick-up our granddaughter, and prepare for a Precept class on Wednesday so she is off and running. I may catch up with her for lunch.
Later...
John
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