Day 167

Ellen spent a lot of today getting ready to leave.  It's going to be early tomorrow.  We'll have to get up at 5 AM.

Late last night the weather alarm went off warning of a thunderstorm with large hail that was heading directly for us.  So just before bed we went out and put the truck in the garage.  That entailed moving out the lawnmower, which had a dead battery.  In pushing it I pulled a muscle in my side.  The pain made sleep last night problematical.

While Ellen was getting ready I moved the truck out of the garage and put the mower back after charging its battery.  I wasn't going to push it anywhere I didn't have to. 

The rest of the day was spent mainly reading the news on the web.

At dinner time (5:30) we went over to Jack West's to eat.  There were no empty slots in the parking lot.  So we went to the Nutty Brown Cafe instead.  We all had some good food.  I ordered homemade strawberry pie for dessert and we all had some.

Today I'm officially old - 60.  The only thing I can say about it is that it beats the alternative.  I really am beginning to feel old.  I just can't do the things that I used to do.  For example there's no way that I could have done all the work that we did moving into this place three years ago.  The reduction in my strength and endurance is that significant.  Crap.