April 18, 2021

 Saturday April 17, 2021

Blog time 1630 in office

Up at 0700 this morning.  Since Panera is closed to indoor dining we drove to IHOP for breakfast.  Big disappointment the food was cold.  

After breakfast we drove to an Estate Sale.  It was crowded.  We had a tough time finding a parking place.  Nancy visited the same sale yesterday and purchased several items.  Today all items were 50% off.  Nancy bought more items.

At home Nancy started the laundry.

I took a bike ride, 9.5 miles.  Today I wanted to make a dry run to another Panera that has indoor seating.  This Panera is about 3 miles further than the one we usually visit.  However, the route is flat making pedaling easy.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY ALESSANDRA.  Today is Granddaughter Alessandra’s 12th birthday.  We gave her a FaceTime call.

Today is also my father’s birthday.  My dad was born in Virginia, Minnesota on April 17, 1906.

Lunch and then down to office for some writing and reading.

Ended the afternoon with nap.

For dinner tonight I had tamales.  Love tamales.

Debbie and Missy FaceTimed tonight.

I phoned my sister, Helen, and we talked about today being Dad’s birthday.

For our evening viewing we watched a movie on Prime.  It was called Courier.  Another female martial arts expert was the star.  The movie was kind of gruesome.  We gave it a C.

Checked the yard at 2200.  I opened the door and I heard a noise.  It was a possum.  It looked at me but did not move.  Tomorrow I must put down some more critter repellent.

Sunday April 18, 2021

Blog time 1500 sitting in office.

Up at 0700.  The sun was up but the temp was only in high 20s.

Quickly dressed and headed to Panera.  Got us our morning coffee.  Also got a blueberry bagel.  

For breakfast fixed oatmeal with banana to go with my coffee and bagel.

At 0845 we left home for Trinity Lutheran.  Very small crowd today.

After church we took a tour of downtown GR.  We were both amazed at the number of new multi-story apartment buildings.  We spent about 90 minutes driving around.

At home I got on single speed bike and took a 10 mile ride.  The temperature had risen to mid 50s.  

Spent some time spraying all possible critter holes in our courtyard.  The spray is obnoxious. Sure hope it works.

Spent time this afternoon reading the GRP. 

Finished the afternoon with a nap.

For dinner Nancy fixed her world famous scrambled eggs.  Also had link sausage.  

At 1900 we Zoomed Alessandra and watched her light the candles on her birthday cake.  She blew the candles out with a single breath.  We sang Happy Birthday before signing off.

Tonight we watched another episode of New Tricks. I stayed up and watched the final episode of Who Killed Sara.  It was the season’s final episode.  However, the story did not end.  It will be continued in Season 2.  Bummer.

Checked the front yard at 2200.  No possum was seen.

We had FaceTime conversations with Debbie and Missy.  Everyone ok.