Author Archives: Tom

Even though we went to bed around 9:30 last night we were awake for the new year to start. When we got up this morning it was 49 degrees inside the trailer and 18 degrees outside the trailer. There’s a skiff of snow on the ground, ice on our porch and, ice on our truck.Continue reading “2018 January 01”

Monday 11th Worked 9-4 The days are so busy that they kind of blur together. Plus I’m getting a cold, which isn’t surprising when you work with so many children and adults. I do take Airborne and vitamins with extra C. I also have up-to-date flu and pneumonia shots.  Tuesday 12th 9-4 Nothing much toContinue reading “2017 December 11-31 Goodbye 2017”

December Thursday the 7th started cold with drizzle. I stopped at the post office to pick up my new laptop and to mail some birthday cards. Yesterday we had gone to Arik’s for supper and got home right around 9. I started hand washing my white gloves in the morning and let them soak allContinue reading “2017 December 7-11”

Monday 27th started bright and sunny at 60°. The Leander Senior Center was open again after the holiday, so Ella spent her morning there while I worked at the mall. On the way to work, traffic was very slow. As I got a little further down the road, I saw why: There had been aContinue reading “2017 November 27-30”

Sunday 19th No work for Santa today so we were at church for breakfast, worship, and Sunday school … in order of occurrence not in order of importance. Today’s sermon was on being of service and checklist sheets were passed to each person in the congregation. There were a series of headings with details below.Continue reading “2017 November 19-26”

Sunday the 12th we went to Church and Sunday school as usual. We had a special speaker today, Doctor Terry Teykl. He is a Methodist minister, author, and world traveling speaker. His mission is to deepen people’s understanding of and proper use of prayer. Along with being thought provoking, he was also funny. He saidContinue reading “2017 November 12-18”

Wednesday 08 Have you ever been dreaming and then realize that you are no longer dreaming but just “thinking”? That’s how I woke this morning. This was not at all like I normally wake. The norm is to just wake up … suddenly … totally. Today it was like a slow slide into conciseness. IContinue reading “2017 November 08-11”

Saturday 04 What a muggy start to the day. The overnight temp never went below 70° and an unusually high 98% humidity. I started the day by blowing up two eggs in the microwave. Yep! That’s what I said; I blew up two eggs in the microwave. I’ve made “boiled” eggs in the microwave manyContinue reading “2017 November 4-7”