Where have I been?

We have been in Texas for 3 weeks now.  We have been to 1 concert and out to eat with Joe and Bonny.  We have cleaned out our shed and disposed of some things just today at a patio sale at The Hamel’s.  I have been working on the sermons for Advent.  I have 3 finished and also the ancillary items: hymns, etc.  The first of the season is tomorrow.  We have not returned to Silver Sneakers exercises as yet but home to soon.  We spent all morning helping John and Sue at the aforementioned patio sale.  It was the second time we had provided a meal for them because we had taken lunch to their house.  John had come over and found a problem with our 2010 tax return and composed a letter asking for advice on whether to file an amended return or not.  Our neighbors, Armand and Rose, arrived, and we have played golf once last week.  We have decorated the interior of our house for Christmas but not the outside.  We will begin that tomorrow afternoon.  Everything gets very dirty and dusty here, so we have to wash it off from being in storage.  We have resumed our volunteering at the local hospital with the friends we have worked with for over 5 years.  We have been blessed to see Purdue clinch another bowl appearance.  We wonder why the coach has been fired.  I guess he was expected to win the Big Ten championship in 4 years.  We also plan to resume square dancing next week.  We also had Thanksgiving dinner with Don and Janice Waters and their family.  We also plan to be with them here for Christmas dinner.  That probably catches us up from the cruise.