It has been a while since I have been up early enough to see the sunrise of Rancho De Five. I was not disappointed by the pink hued sky this morning. Since the sky has clouded up with the hint of rain in the air (rain please come) I am so happy to have been able to catch that brief moment of the sun peeking into the day.
Getting up earlier on a Monday morning has a purpose. So now begins the wait of the A/C man. They have postponed our A/C tune-up two times. We are supposed to be the first call of the day between 8:00-10:00. We will see because we signed up for this extra level of service for calls and the like. So far, I do not believe we are getting our moneys worth. Oops, spoke too soon, he is here. O me of little faith.
Saturday night one of my all time favorite movies was on, The Bad Seed. At first I watched it all those years ago because it was so campy. The first time I watched it was in college. Over the top acting because it was filmed as if it were a stage play. And it was. There really is a lot of insight and thought provoking issues and events in the film. Have the DVR set for a couple of favorites on TCM this week, Where the Boys Are and Now Voyager...oh and Dead Ringer.
This summer we are visiting other churches. Our usual habit has been every other week visiting and then attending our home church on the other. Yesterday we went to Bayou City Fellowship. We have been there before but Curtis' series of unlearning and relearning prayer sounded like something we wanted to hear. Loved the whole service worship songs and sermon. We also got to see lots of long time friends that now attend BCF. Being out of church early and closer to our home was a major score yesterday. We went to Midway BBQ and picked up some brisket and headed home to eat lunch. Then we changed out the filters because you know, the A/C guy is here today. We also needed to change out a light bulb in our bathroom. It was not an easy nor pleasant task. Too bad we didn't have any of those 10 year light bulbs around.
I met Dena at Bassett yesterday afternoon because Sandra, designer, had put together her choices of furniture and fabrics. Lots of fun and Sandra did an outstanding job. Everything looked so beautiful. I tried to be helpful as Dena made her final decisions. Then we went to Dena's house. Oh my, it is looking so good! The cabinets, back splash, and granite look gorgeous! Love it all! We stopped in the sales office so Dena could ask a couple of questions and then we headed over to Victor's for a delicious dinner.
Read this interesting snippet of an article from NPR:
A study published in the scholarly journal Neurology [subscription only] says that, although there is no cure for dementia, "reading, writing, and playing games" can slow the disease's progress. The scientists, led by Robert S. Wilson, asked 294 patients about their reading habits over the course of about 6 years, and then tested their brains for dementia after their deaths. The study showed that mentally active patients — ones who read and wrote regularly — declined at a significantly slower rate than those who had an average amount of activity. (Related news from the Shots blog and Morning Edition: "Finding Simple Tests For Brain Disorders Turns Out To Be Complex.")
I am feeling less guilty, ok, I haven't felt guilty about reading so much, but at least now I am reading with a purpose and giving time to writing on my blog...purpose. Those quick games I play from time to time...helpful...with purpose.
Heading to a warmer spot in the house. Guess that is a good sign that all is well with the A/C.
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