Lost Blog, Lost Weight

Me and our newest grandson, James

Since the last time that I blogged I have lost about 20 pounds.  That weight can be regained but there is no way I can make up for lost blogs.  So much has happened in the last 2 and half months.  The doctor who I had not seen in a long time said it was good that I had lost weight.  The weight loss was expedited by an illness that I had been fighting for over two months.  I am all better now and now that life has slowed down a bit I plan to not lose any more blogs but I do plan to lose another 8 pounds.
School has consumed most of my life.  I seem to be addicted to it.  I am presently taking piano lessons and Spanish lessons both of which I am enjoying "grandemente." Janie is teaching me to play the piano.  I try to practice every day both the piano and my Spanish.  The only way I am going to learn them is to put in the time.  Can a 60 year old learn such things?  I plan to prove to myself that it can be done.  So if you hear me playing the piano and singing "La Bamba" you'll know I have arrived.

My piano teacher with a much younger student, Naomi

The congregation at WSBC heard the first of about 100 sermons from the book of Job Yesterday.  It is a book that has many phrases which are difficult to understand.  The journey should be a big learning experience.  By the time that series of sermons is over Spanish and piano should be well on their way to being firmly implanted in my mind.
The new carpet and flooring in the parsonage here in Hillsboro is really nice.  The new shower is way better than the old one.  The wall cracks still need to be repaired and the walls painted in the bedrooms.  The place is going to look really nice when we are through.
Taxes are due this week. I have them all filled out except for the check I have to send with it.  We have not been to Henderson in the past 2 weeks.  This has saved us at least $170 so far in gas and will make paying the IRS a little less painful in the pocketbook.

New Carpet

The grandkids are all doing well.  I have a math problem for our grandson, Joshua.  I plan to email that over to him this week.  I need to know how many gallons of water it will take to fill 200 feet of 3/4 inch diameter pipe.  Its for a little project I am working on for the cottage.   Lets see, he will need to know the formula for figuring the volume of a cylinder and how many cubic inches there are in a gallon.  We'll see what he comes up with.
I have 40 picture frames I need to make, I need to repair our riding lawnmower, and clean out the garage.  I need to see if I can get this all done before our vacation in May.