Catching Up

Since last posting, we've made a short trip to Florida to visit son Larry and his family during the Christmas holidays. It was nice seeing the family and getting re-acquainted with two of our great grandchildren - Trinity and Cameron. It was also nice to get home again from the hectic hustle and bustle of the crowds in Florida. There's nothing to compare with the peace and quiet of our mountain retreat - even if it a little cooler up here.

Our latest project on the house has been to install "underdecking" beneath the open part of our deck to keep the rain off the area below. The major part of that effort is now complete.

More up to the minute news: At our usual gathering of friends at the local bowling alley this morning, I was bested - as usual - by Oskar Lehotskey and Don Bradley. My series of 555 was third among the six of us bowling together - Oskar, Don, Bob Davis, Dale and Erika Claypool. Don't know what the girl's scores were on the next alley, but they seemed to be having great fun. Don and his new fiancee drive all the way from Franklin each Monday to bowl with us. Then, we enjoyed a nice lunch at the local Sushi Bar - a Chinese, Thai restaurant near Hiawassee that took over the now defunct Burger King building. We gathered a bowlful of raw vegetables and meats and it was all cooked on the grill while we waited. Very good, but too much.