Good morning! It's a wonderful morning. For now it's warm and clear out, after lots of late evening storms and overnight showers. It will be mid 80s later, and possible afternoon storms.
My son got here (my brother's house) late last night - safely, after having to travel through some of the storms.
Yesterday was not as hard a day. Most everything has been packed (although we did discover we had forgotten to check inside the dishwasher! LOL!). My brother took a load of his things home; mostly what's left is the
rest of my things (some furniture pieces and lots of boxes!), a few things for my sister, and things for charity. Fortunately for myself and my sibs, the apartment was my parent's 4th one in the last 7 or so years - meaning they had already
shed a lot of things (although this week that's been hard to believe! :) ). This has been emotionally difficult, but not as bad as it could have been.
Today we will load up my son's truck; and this afternoon Jimmy will get here with a small trailer to also load up. Right now, I'm not sure about when we're heading home. The plan is for tonight - but - if the weather gets too bad, we could
wait until in the morning. Of course, once home, it all has to be off-loaded (volunteers welcome! LOL!).
For now - I will go enjoy some time with my grandchildren! :)
Today is "International Jazz Day" ... "Julia Pierpont Day" ... "UN International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers" ... "Admission Day (Wisconsin)" ... "Ratification Day (Rhode Island)".
Quotes of the Day:
"When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro."
-- Hunter S. Thompson
"When your work speaks for itself, don't interrupt."
-- Henry J. Kaiser
Today in history:
In 1660, Charles II was restored to the English throne.
In 1790, Rhode Island became the last of the original 13 states to ratify the U.S. Constitution.
In 1848, following approval by the territory's citizens, Wisconsin entered the Union as the 30th state.
In 1953, Edmund Hillary of New Zealand and Tenzing Norgay of Nepal became the first men to reach the top of Mount Everest.
In 2003, comedian Bob Hope was honored by the White House on his 100th birthday with establishment of the Bob Hope Patriotism Award for those showing extraordinary love of country and devotion to the personnel of the U.S. armed forces.
.In 2004, the World War II memorial was dedicated on the National Mall in Washington. Some 70,000 veterans of that war were on hand.
Today's birthdays include
- King Charles II of England in 1630
- Patriot Patrick Henry in 1736
- Ebenezer Butterick, inventor of the tissue paper dress pattern, in 1826
- English novelist G.K. Chesterton in 1874
- Movie composer Erich Wolfgang Korngold in 1897
- Entertainer Bob Hope in 1903
- John F. Kennedy, 35th president of the United States, in 1917
- Actor Anthony Geary (General Hospital) in 1948
- Actress Annette Bening in 1958
- Actor Rupert Everett in 1959
- Actor Adrian Paul in 1959
- Singer Melissa Etheridge in 1961
- Actress Lisa Whelchel in 1963
- Spice Girl Melanie "Scary Spice" Brown in 1975
Everyone have a Great Saturday!
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