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"I don't remember yesterday; today it rained..."
Yesterday, Thursday, October 29th, was a blur. I got up at 4AM, left home at 6:20, arrived at SMC-W at 7, ate breakfast, then went to the Volunteer Office and...it was locked AGAIN...for the fourth Thursday in a row! I called Security and got Travis, whom neither I nor anyone else knows and he was surly and uncooperative, semi- suspicious. I ( Read more... ) -
Later on Tuesday...
Claire was at work at 6AM yesterday and today. She was still at work at 6:30PM today! She is exhausted! No TJC yet, but expected.
Claire says Scott and White, who has interviewed her by phone, wants to interview her in person this Thursday. It is for a Quality Directorship. I will be praying for her!! -
Tuesday, Dermatology; Pumpkins; Halloween Candy!
This morning I rose at 6:44, showered, dressed, and Larry and I drove to the 38th Street mediplex for our dermatology appointments with Dr. Carrasco. I got a clean bill of health, as did Larry, except for one tag Dr. C burned off Larry's head. On the way home we stopped at Randall's, where we early voted YES on all seven propositions, bought ( Read more... ) -
The Feast of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus
This feast, celebrated by the Church since 1670, actually had it's origins in France and was initiated by Bernard of Clairvoye in the 11th century. It is observed as a Solemnity, 19 days following the Feast of Pentecost, always on a Friday ( Read more... ) -
Saturday with Austin Tree Experts and new phones!
This morning promptly at 8AM, four very nice, hardworking young men arrived from Austin Tree Experts, as arranged by our tree man, Keith Baberney, to trim our trees and shrubs. They were extremely professional, worked carefully, efficiently and thoroughly. Two and one-half hours later, all our trees and shrubs looked terrific and they had cleared ( Read more... ) -
Sunday
The night before Halloween we had 9 inches of rainfall, punctuated by sharp lightening strikes and booming thunder. There was significant flash flooding and by the time I got up at 4:30AM, thousands of Austin residents were evacuating, or without power, or undergoing water rescues. Horses, cattle, goats and dogs and cats were missing and their ( Read more... ) -
The First Sunday of Advent
Today the Great Season of Advent begins, and practicing Catholics and all Christians begin the journey to Christmas, when we celebrate and commemorate the Greatest Gift to Humankind, the Light of the World, Our Lord Jesus Christ. Throughout these next few weeks, amid frantic shopping, gift-wrapping, parties, decorating our homes, trimming ( Read more... ) -
The Longest Day
I keep finding this wonderful movie on TV, but I have already missed most of it. I think that I may have never seen the entire movie as yet. Aside from being a terrific film about the D-Day Invasion, it stars many fine actors, including John Wayne, Henry Fonda. Peter Lawford, Rod Steiger, Eddie Albert, Robert Mitchum, Mel Ferrer, RJ Wagner, Paul ( Read more... ) -
Playing Catch-up ball...yet again!!
Last Thursday, while I was napping after working my volunteer shift at the hospital, Larry answered a phone call and discovered it was his cousin, Jim S., calling from Virginia. Jim and his wife, Lynne, were coming to Texas for a vacation and wanted to come see us. They decided to come see us on Wednesday, Larry told me. So, I got myself in gear ( Read more... ) -
Not a great weekend, football-wise
That is putting it mildly! Thursday night, the Steelers lost to the Titans, a team they should have defeated handily. Then, Friday, Westwood lost to Hendrickson. Then, Saturday, UT lost big time to the loathed OU team in the Red River Rivalry. Matt and Suzanne were there and actually left at half-time, they were so disgusted. Fortunately, Mount ( Read more... )