New day, new week, and it’s a beautiful day out side. 

It wouldn’t be normal if we didn’t start the week out with a morning round of doctor’s visits. I am glad too report though that these were very good visits. Today we had Kate’s six-month check-up from both her radiologist and her oncologist. Both gave her good reports and said that they will follow up. Back to the radiologist in six months and to the oncologist in a year. In the mean time she will have her mammogram of course, some time in January and an ultrasound next fall. But —- that doesn’t mean the calendar is clear of doctor’s visits any time soon.  We still have her annual Heart doctor’s appointment, her infectious disease consult for her diverticulitis, and her colonoscopy and endoscopy exams, and family doctor visit all before Christmas. Medicare and Tri-care must love us. It just leans credit to what I’ve heard for years; — you know you are getting old when the only numbers in your Rolodex are doctors. Although, I guess today’s Rolodex would be speed dial on your IPhone. 

Yesterday was another great day at church. I had the pleasure of doing another infant baptism. In fact this was most likely my last baptism. I only have ten more weeks on the job and there are no prospects out there that I know of. I’m really going to miss that. 

Tomorrow our cleaning lady comes and I am going to ask her to help me get the patio plants brought in for the winter. The night are getting cooler and we have had no threat of frost so far but I have babied these dang plants for two decades and I don’t want a sudden drop in temperature to catch me off guard and it maybe kill my plants. Somehow — those pots seem to get heavier every year. What’s up with that???

Well. I have writing to do and my computer doesn’t seem to want to do it for me. I guess I better head down to my basement office and get to work. 

It’s a brand new week with all kinds of opportunities to be kind to one another. Peace, my friends.