I am writing this on Sunday, 12/8. There are no pics this week.

The weather this week has been quite variable. A few days ago, the high was in the 60s. Today the high will be freezing. The forecast calls for *s*n*o*w*! and *i*c*e*!! Of course the news media is making the winter weather sound as bad as possible. I certainly enjoyed the weather earlier this week. I was able to do a 2-hour bike ride with a good number of hills. It’s a fairly rigorous route. At the end, my back was still fine. I was quite pleased. I think the PT he helping my back recover at an amazingly good rate. I was also able to go to Yoga class Tuesday and did well there.

We have a new helper in the clubhouse and she is having troubles getting the computer part of her job under control. She’s always wanting to start over and do things another way. That is not a good sign. I’m working with her, but it’s going to take a while. In the mean time, I’m spending more time keeping an eye on things, making sure data is backed up, etc. One of my frustrations: I installed remote access software so I could access the computers when they aren’t being otherwise used. Obviously, to do a remote access, the computer has to be left on at night. So far, this is not a skill that our new worker has mastered.

We had one neighborhood party this week, on Friday. Danita went and I stayed home. It was a Christmas Clubhouse decorating party, where everybody runs around in mass confusion looking for places to put all the decorations. Danita decorated and had free pizza. I read a book and got a to-go hamburger from Red Robin. Each of us thought we got the better deal.

Saturday we went to Church for an Advent presentation. Fr. Joe Breighner gave the talk. He has a rich background in counseling, presenting retreats, and writing columns and books. He even had a weekly show on the Baltimore country music radio station, weaving his Christian thoughts with country music. We both enjoyed his talk immensely. After that, we got some lunch on the way to Bud’s old house. His real estate agent helped him get the floors refinished and some painting done. We met at the house to check out the work and discuss the listing price. With a little luck, the house will have a sign in front of it next weekend. Then we went home to hunker down and prepare for the *s*n*o*w*!

Of course, the snow came later than predicted. We made it to Church this morning. There were a few tiny ice drops just as we got in the car to come home from breakfast. We were caught flat-footed. We haven’t procured our emergency storm supplies yet. Fortunately, we have plenty of wine left over from Thanksgiving. Danita’s hoping she’ll have to go to work late tomorrow.

I hope this finds everybody doing well.