Lull before the storm

Dear Family and Friends,
Well today has been rather low key.  Our weather continues to be cool.  This morning I finally dragged myself outside, jumped on my bike and gave the speedometer its first tryout.  It works great but I discovered that the walk Ken and I take nearly every morning, that is until recently, is actually 2.8, not 3 full miles so all these years I've been reporting incorrectly about the distance.

At 11:40 I attempted to pick up Keanna but since all the children were leaving at the same time parking was a challenge, you just can't believe the selfishness of some of the drivers, they just stop in the road to wait for their kids with a line of cars behind that need to find parking places, today there was a traffic cop lady telling them to move on but even then it took awhile to get them moving.  Once I found Keanna I discovered a very sad little girl, not only was it her last day of school but she had collided with another kid and had a tooth mark in her forehead and a huge bump.  She had an ice pack on it and was coping.

Once we got home I built a little fire, made her popcorn and she enjoyed her shows for awhile.  Then we left for Brentwood where we did a bank deposit, shopped at Dollartree and then stopped for a snack at Taco Bell.

Then we rushed back to meet Nikki and Kallie who were visiting Keanna's friends who also live on the lake.  Then I drove back to Brentwood and with Ray's help picked up the van which now has a freshly painted hood, a new headlight.  I had to pay the deductible and now the van is safely home in the garage.  All due to a little piece of wood that flew up and hit the van on the levee road last fall.  Could you imagine that the repair came to $1,600 for that little incident.  Soon we are trading cars, the van for the civic but not until we both get little things taken care of for our own cars.

While I was in town I took $54 worth of supplies I had purchased to screen the van back to Home Depot since I no longer needed them.  That cash paid for groceries at FoodMax.  Meds were also picked up from CVS.

Tomorrow is going to be a busy day, at 11 I inspect a duplex in Lodi and then at 1:30 I see a property in Danville, at 3 I see yet another property in Fremont and then I head home for a restful evening.  I am so thankful for the work and I do praise God for allowing it to happen.  While working on the computer today I caught an incoming email announcing that an order was available.  I dialed in but by the time I got to the web site the order was already snagged by someone else.  Bummer.

This evening I'm sending love and prayers to friend Roger in N. Carolina as the specialists attempt to solve his serious health problems.  I know there are others who also need our prayers, its a very troubled time in this great country and with no strong leadership we are adrift.

Love


tim