Another good day! We cleaned the garage, I cooked a unique dinner when our grill died. It came out pretty good. Leftovers tomorrow night. I also reconciled the checking accounts, one of the last items to do after the pocketbook theft. Last week I left my pocketbook in the back of my car for no more than three minutes in the middle of the day at a store with lots of people around and they smashed my window and took my purse. Wouldn't have been so bad if I hadn't had my palm in it with SplashId on it with no password because I was still working on it. So even though I keep no money and no credit cards in there, I still had to change everything. Oh well. Live and learn. My uncle recently died and I wrote this thank you to him.

Uncle,

I would like to thank you for all the things you taught me:

How to grow old gracefully and how to keep young by always trying new things.

How to always be a gentleman (woman) even when dealing with those who were not nearly as polite.

How to be kind and caring for the creatures God put on this earth as our companions, even when they might not be so gentle.

How to realize that I was capable of doing anything I put my mind to, as long as I was willing to take a risk.

How to tell a good story and how to listen to one told by a teller far less gifted.

How to maintain your dignity even when you lose a good engine and everyone is saying “I told you so!”

How to share your home and life so others could enjoy them as much as you.

How to love and teach children, no matter how many there were, even when none were “yours.”