Good morning! It's a wonderful morning. It's a bit gray, and looks damp. They need rain here as much as we do at home. I looked at a radar picure, and it appears none of the rain has made it there yet ... but I remain hopeful! Meantime, in honor of "National Relaxation Day", everyone here slept really late! I even slept until past 9:00 ... practically unheardof for me! LOL!
Yesterday was a very nice day. We went out to breakfast at one of our favorite places here, and then just did a bunch of random errands. My sil had a list of places, and we quite contentedly went along. Sometimes one or both of us went inside (I had a lovely drooling spree in Sears ... if anyone wants to know ... I would LOVE that red Kenmore mixer on sale!! ROFL!!), sometimes we just waited.
When we came back to the house, we all just had a quiet afternoon ... napping, playing on the computer, etc. My brother grilled some steaks (he is THE master!), and then we played some Banagrams (we are definitely better as teams), and just talked a lot before calling it a night.
In a short time we'll be loading up the car and heading home. We can't stay too late today, as our grandson is coming later this afternoon for a week visit. Yay!! Tonight I'll be unpacking and doing laundry again .. and that's about it.
I would also like to mention (because it's "Best Friends Day" too) today would have been my parent's 66th anniversary ... and I know they are best friends together in heaven forever! What a joy to have that while missing them so much.
Today is "Best Friends Day" ... "Chauvin Day" ... "National Relaxation Day".
Quotes of the Day:
"He who labors diligently need never despair; for all things are accomplished by diligence and labor"
. -- Menander
" A vigorous five-mile walk will do more good for an unhappy but otherwise healthy adult than all the medicine and psychology in the world."
-- Paul Dudley White
Today in history:
On August 15th, 1519, Panama City was founded.
In 1914, a U.S. ship sailed from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean, officially opening the Panama Canal.
In 1969, the Woodstock Music and Arts Festival opened on Max Yasgur's farm near Bethel, N.Y., drawing an estimated 400,000 people for three days of music.
Today's birthdays include
- Napoleon Bonaparte in 1769
- Scottish novelist Walter Scott in 1771
- Longtime Chicago White Sox owner Charles Comiskey in 1859
- Actress Ethel Barrymore in 1879
- Novelist Edna Ferber in 1885
- British soldier and writer T.E. Lawrence (Lawrence of Arabia) in 1888
- Songwriter Charles Tobias (Don't Sit Under the Apple Tree) in 1898
- Composer Ned Washington in 1901
- Bandleader Hugo Winterhalter in 1909
- Chef Julia Child in 1912
- Conservative activist Phyllis Schlafly in 1924
- Actor Mike Connors in 1925
- Civil rights leader Vernon Jordan Jr. in 1935
- U.S. Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer in 1938
- Journalist Linda Ellerbee in 1944
- Songwriter Jimmy Webb in 1946
- Britain's Princess Anne in 1950
- Actress Debra Messing in 1968
- Actor Ben Affleck in 1972
Everyone have a Great Sunday!
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