Notes - a good Friday /

         This morning you and Carol drove over to Schneider’s for a dozen donuts and brought most of them home in the box. You went to Wind Chimes for an excellent Chinese lunch with Uncle John, Carol, Kim, Paul, Linda and Gayle – first time without Mary Lou except in name. Afterwards, you followed Paul and Kim to see the homes where he grew up in Dublin, both homes within a mile or so of Wind Chimes Chinese Restaurant on 5742 Frantz Road in Dublin. You and Carol both napped in the afternoon. Linda left with her old Otterbein College friend Patti for the weekend and is driving the Honda back to Mason on Sunday and staying with you and Carol until Thursday when you are bringing her up to work at the “tag sale” at Mary Lou’s on Friday. She is then flying back to Tampa on Saturday from Columbus. Friday you are heading back to Mason, and you are having dinner out with your old friends Jim and Jeanne Shumaker on Saturday night. They are passing through to home near Atlanta after two weeks in Upper Michigan. Carol will have physical therapy at the Mason Community Center on Monday and Thursday of this next week and the girls are getting their hair done on Wednesday. That’s how your next week in scheduled so far. – Amorella

         2122 hours. I am hoping to have lunch with Gary P. sometime this next week too. I called him to check in on the cats today because Carol had expected me to put out more food for the cats, which I forgot to do. I called him using the excuse I should have put out more water (which I also forgot). Anyway, I think the cats would have been fine but this way Carol can feel better. Gary thinks it is funny. He has never forgotten how to get into our house with the combination lock. I think that’s funny. He is a good friend. I am blessed with good friends. I really am. Kim put the picture of the boys and me (with my black ‘Papa’ T shirt) on Facebook for my birthday. I had not put my birthday on Facebook public before so it was a surprise. I had a lot of “Likes” and more than a few wonderful comments. I feel very lucky and am humbled by Kim’s actions and the subsequent thoughts of my Facebook friends.

         You were surprised by the posted picture and generous ‘no notice’ response. It has been a good day. Carol is in bed asleep and Kim, Paul and the boys are still outside sharing the family time with your neighbors. The quiet will soon be gone. Darkness has settled the atmosphere. The front door is opening. Post. - Amorella