A little miscellany . . .

The rest of us are happy that Carrie is feeling much better. I have been having some really feeling swell, too. Partly the lovely, clear blue sky's fault perhaps, or who knows? Just enjoy it without too much intellectualizing. Emily is getting pretty good at igpay atinlay and seems to enjoy it. I was listening to some of the music I loaded on my MP3 player shortly before we left Topeka, and for some reason it brought to mind how much I like smiles - the big goofy kind you get from little babies involving their whole face when you smile or make goo goo at/to them. The loving smiles of family members. The pleasant smile of strangers responding to yours. And I was very fortunate at work that both Kay and Shawn, Shawn and Kay, had great smiles and lucky for me they were very tolerant of my sillinesses that popped out from time to time. We are currently blessed with lovely flowers and tree blossoms of many colors and configurations. It was only in the 70's today, but in the afternoon I got hot with my long pants so switched to gym shorts and whew felt better. My nephew, his wife and son may be visiting later this year, possibly in December - it is hard to make the change to it being Summer down here in that month. I did a VNG today and was pleased to remember how to do it, it having been quite a number of months since I did the last one before. And also did basic balance platform measurements. I am feeling more confident, less afraid, when I drive - and am trying hard to not get overconfident - looking twice, etc, trying to stay alert and focused. I believe my father at times was able to drive in a way that caused his passengers some alarm, but he was protected I believe, since he never had a serious wreck - though he did drive the riding mower into the pool one time. Well, keep smiling, and have a good week. Manford