WALKING WEEKEND

I left Nancy with her granddaughter this weekend and came home to 10 days of mail and bills. Took me a while to sort through all the stuff. I went upstairs and worked on paying bills. I got the plumber to come install the new kitchen faucet and instant hot water dispenser. I used it for my tea this morning. I ran to town just before 5 to cash my LW check and pay some bills. I saw the rotating barber pole and stopped to get my hair and beard trimmed before Ray went home. It was one of the first times I have stopped when there was no body else in the shop. Ray is having a tough time since his wife died and said he is having a problem eating trash food all the time.

Kathy and Val came last night. Val got on my computer and mapped out a four mile run up FM 2228 to practice for the marathon she is working on. We visited and turned on the attic fan to cool the house down. This morning Val took off running and Kathy followed and walked back with her. I walked over 2 miles up past Spring Mesa gate. I got back to the house just before our visitor from TWU who is working on Lou's paper for her research project. We had lunch together and after a nap Kathy and Val went with me to the Cross Plains community Cancer Walk. I walked with the American Legion group wearing my vest and cap for the first time. We bought memorials to Lou and came home so I could work on my SS lesson for tomorrow. We did watch the first half of the A&M Arkansas game before we went to town.