Some rain at last

I was up Monday to go pay for my golf fees. My regular friends weren’t going today, so I met another man from Ontario and caught a ride with him. I then showered and rushed to the park meeting where the kitchen band was performing so that we could show the park what we do when we go to nursing homes to entertain the residents. We are hoping to get more participants. I came home and was picked up at 9:30 by Joe Cop, the man from Ontario. He farms, has taught, manages a golf course in the summer and has just retired. We had a good time and I played better in 7 holes than I have been but had two horrendous holes. We returned and I stopped at the upholsterer in Mercedes who was finally there. He was a very congenial man and gave me a price to cover the golf cart we own with vinyl: $110. I will continue to look around. We were home by 1:30, just after the rain started. We have had little rain here since we arrived in November but have been led to believe we will have some during the next two days. It rained about ¼” today. We ate lunch and I began work on next week’s sermon. By then it was nearly 5. We went to solidify our plans with the couple we go to the concert series with for Thursdays performance. It is our turn to drive so we choose the restaurant where we will eat. We returned home and had a bowl of chili. I am developing a sore throat. I had a bout this past summer that began with a sinus infection that made my throat hurt. In attempt to prevent a recurrence, I took two vitamin C tablets during the day. I also sprayed my throat and went to bed at 9. Evelyn spent the evening sewing on the knight’s costume she had cut out yesterday. I am writing this around midnight because I couldn’t sleep after two hours. Perhaps I can get some more sleep now. I noticed it has not begun raining again as promised by the weather gurus. As one old boy said in NC, “They’re the only people who get paid to lie to us.” He must be unaware of the U.S. Congress, Senate and President. As one grandmother said to the granddaughter. “Not all fairy tales begin with ‘Once upon a time’, some begin with, ‘If elected, I promise....’”