Is waking up ... at my age ... pa-dump! The next best thing is morning coffee with Lois. This morning was an early shopping day, so we launched it with breakfast out. Then to the stores. Early risers seem to be in better spirits, and store clerks are still fresh, before the hoard of complaining customers arrive. I'm not sure that she is always aware of it (even though I tell her), but I totally love shopping with Lois. Actually, I love doing anything with Lois. While we, like most marriages, have had our ups and downs over the past 42 years, not many can say that their spouse is their best friend.
This was a relatively uneventful, but busy day, which ended with ---
OFFICE PARTY
Not the drinking and carousing kind. I never could figure those out. Half the people can't remember what they did, and the other half end up paying for what they did. Not really, but I'm sure that a lot of them fall into one or the other of the two categories. All in celebration of Christ's birth. Go figure. This party, however, was actually a dinner (delicious, by the way) given by the doctor and his wife, at a local steak house. I was asked to pray after the salads were served, which was a bit difficult with a tomato wedge tucked in my cheek. Okay, so I don't pray before meals much anymore. It doesn't mean I've left the faith. But the food and fellowship were great.
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Lord, I thank you for my best friend, who remains beautiful inside and out. Thanks again for keeping me ticking past retirement age and for former (now part-time) employers, who have treated me like family for 12 years. Sometimes we didn't get along, but it all turned out well in the end. Thank you for sleep, the time my body rests, and my spirit roams.
Amen
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