Tom & Brenda's Family Journal

Yesterday we had an open house for the sale of our home.  We placed in on the market a few weeks ago.  Our realtor had told us the best weather for an open house was light rain.  If it is sunny, people find things to do like golfing or riding bikes and if it is raining too hard they won't come.  So I think yesterday was perfect.  There was one couple already before we left (about 1:50) but we haven't heard from the realtor yet how many more people there were. Tom & I went down to Tommy and Sherry's.   We had a fun time with the grandkids.  Anna (5 yr.old)  kept waiting on us.  "Is there anything you need."  She went and got me a blanket, a pen, and for Tom a snack and a pop.  She asked him if he wanted an apple.  Tom - "Sure" Anna  "Do you want red or green?" Tom "Red" Anna-"They aren't all red.  They have some green on them." Tom-"That's ok." Anna leaves and comes back in about 5 minutes.  "There ...

Last week I told you about my fall while I was out running.  This occurred the same day the Hollywood actress died from her injuries in a simple fall while skiing.  This news spurred my daughter to insist that I get checked out by the doctor.  I went to see Dr. Davis that afternoon and she agreed with my opinion that I seemed fine.  However, her instructions for me was the prescription that I'm sure all of you would love to have: 1.  Get lots of rest & sleep 2.  Eat well 3.  No running for a couple of weeks That kind of life sounds great.  I did relax a bit more than usual the following day.  But then Tom & I babysat the four grandkids for three days and I forgot all about the resting part.  I think I always eat well especially since Sherry left several meals for us. I hope to return to running tomorrow because I don't seem to have any repercussions from the fall.  Even the scrape on my face is almost all healed. We have decided to put our house up for sale and that mea...