No pics today, but there just might be some next week.

Lots of people are up early this morning. Jul & family are driving up to see us. They’ll return Thursday (12/18). Jul said the kids got up at 3:30 this morning. One of the kids said the trip should have been kept a secret. They’re too excited. ‘Wouldn’t want to be in that car. ‘Been there, done that. Danita wanted to start her day by going to the grocery store. She got up a 5; had to wait an hour for the store to open.

We spent the last week getting the Christmas decorations up. Mostly, Danita does the decorating. This year I contributed by buying a new star tree-topper. Danita’s been cooking ahead. I hear there will be some more cooking going on today. The house has been smelling delightful. All I have to do is keep up with the dishes.

Last week was nice. The Army Field Band gave a good concert . They mixed it up so there was something for every musical taste. We had  great dinner at Ikaros Restaurant. Our Marriage Encounter circle doesn’t meet very often these days.

We went to an interesting presentation at Church Wednesday night. It was titled “The Bible in an Hour”. The speaker presented the history of God’s covenant with us, from Genesis to the Gospels. The topic was interesting. The presenter knows his Bible. And he is an excellent presenter. He had several simple stick figures that illustrated his points and had us draw along as he made his presentation.

I went to my second SOCA board meeting last week. We have a database containing information on our residents including name, Email, phone, emergency contact, etc. It’s a good idea and it’s more-or-less working. One of our residents died not long ago. The family has been clearing out the house. One Saturday morning, a neighbor noticed water coming out of the garage door. Emergency contact information was locked up in the office, unavailable to the condo officers. This lead to a discussion of how the information can be made available to elected officers without compromising the privacy of residents. At the same time, some officers want to add license plate numbers (to help address traffic violators), and confirmation that at least one resident is over 55. Another issue is how we keep the information up to date. It’s an interesting topic. I’ve modified a couple of reports and made some suggestions. We’ll see how this all shakes out.

Well, I’m home alone, but not for long.  Danita should be back soon with lots of food, including some Wegman muffins for breakfast. Maybe I’ll spend a little time jumping up and down … “The Grandkids are coming!”

I hope this finds everybody doing well.