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2019 March 06 Wednesday

2019 March 06 Wednesday in Liberty Hill, Texas

23° and mostly sunny and reached 50° by noon and 54° before the sun disappeared into the clouds.

I slept In today, nine hours of sleep interrupted at 4 a.m. when the CPAP machine mysteriously shut off. That lead to a rude awakening! You kinda get used ta breathin’, don’t cha know?

Grandies meets at Cross Tracks Church, in the Fellowship Hall, every Wednesday, at 9, for a card ministry. We mail cards of all sorts to let people know that we’re thinking of and praying for them. Then, most of us, play games until around noonish.

One year ago our Grandies group was at the Blue Bonnet Cafe in Marble Falls for lunch. Once or twice a year we make the trek from Liberty Hill to the recycling center in Marble Falls with bunches of aluminum cans.

Today is Ash Wednesday so, after Grandies, we left the Fellowship Hall and walked next door to the Chapel for the service.

We then went across the road to Hobo Junction for lunch. I chose to forgo my unusual meal of chicken fried steak and had an open face roast beef sandwich with mashed potatoes. Ella had southern fried catfish with green beans and okra. We tarried a while after eating because we still had an hour to kill before going a short way down the street to Texas Physical Therapy for Ella’s treatment. One of the things about living in small towns is that nothing is too far apart.

We arrived about forty five minutes early, so we sat in the truck and played games or watched videos, until time for her to go in. Shortly, she came back to the truck. Her appointment is for tomorrow.

Other than some wasted time the only cost that I really regret is spending $30 for lunch rather than going home and eating food for which we have already paid.

G’night and God bless.

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2019 March 05 Tuesday

2019 March 05 Tuesday in Liberty Hill, Texas

22° and mostly cloudy. Turned to mostly sunny. Officially it reached 44° today. However, when I took Ella for get physical therapy at three o’clock, the thermometer in the truck said 46°.

I didn’t crawl out from under the nice warm blankets to capture a sunrise photo today. After days of nothing but uniformly gray skies, I just didn’t think that the sun might actually make an appearance today.

Food for thought and your tummy. About a month ago I ordered some “Survival” food from 4 Patriots. Originally I just planned to get their 72 hour emergency food supply. However, recently I’ve felt an urgency to be prepared for an unknown, unforseen, emergency.

Living in fifth wheel travel trailers for the last decade, as we have, has taught us to be ready to run for cover when severe storms approach. We have kept a small “to go” bag in our truck. It wasn’t much, just enough for a day or two. It has worked well as an overnight bag when we’ve been unexpectedly invited to spend the night with family or made an unplanned overnight stop on the road (without the trailer).

This year we’ve expanded the “to go” bag to two army duffle bags. Along with more clothing the bags now also include more survival gear.

But, back to the food order from 4 Patriots, I decided to order the 3 month packages along work the 72 hour food packs. We have been trying the different food packs (there are a large variety) and have been pleased with the ease to prepare as well as the taste. And, with a 25 year shelf life, they may well outlast me (if I don’t eat them first).

We decided to not go to the senior center for lunch today. The menu is just salads which doesn’t appeal to either of us. And it’s cold out, which makes it a good day to stay inside.

I almost missed this sunset photo.

G’night and God bless.

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2019 March 04 Monday

2019 March 04 Monday in Liberty Hill, and Georgetown Texas

26° feels like 14 under an overcast sky. It reached 33° for a minute or two.

We have a heated waterhose and I kept a kitchen faucet on a slow drip overnight to avoid frozen lines inside. We also opened cabinets where the water lines are located and directed a space heater into them.

We had more of a crowd than I expected at the Georgetown Senior Center.

G’night and God bless.

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2019 March 02 Saturday

2019 March 02 Saturday in Liberty Hill, Texas

42° fog and overcast. That climbs climbedto 49 and overcast.

It is Independence Day in Texas. Texas Independence Day is the celebration of the adoption of the Texas Declaration of Independenceon March 2, 1836. With this document signed by 59 delegates, settlers in Mexican Texas officially declared independence from Mexico and created the Republic of Texas.

To celebrate the day we stayed home. We played some games, did do3ne reading, and watched some videos.

Tomorrow’s high temp is predicted to be 44° and rain. We may not go to Tate’s football game.

G’night and God bless.

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2019 February 26 Tuesday