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Since last summer -- that's how long it has been since we were going to go golfing.  That's Lester and I!  When spring arrived we talked together again -- and once or twice Lester had some tee times lined up that I couldn't make. Today!  We finally got it together.  Rented  golf cart and toured the beautiful 9 holes of the Eston, Saskatchewan golf course.  Just on the edge of the South Saskatchewan River -- a few miles south of Eston (I forgot my camera so just imagine a few rolling hills as  you enter the basin where the course is situated). The course is well kept and a rain last evening made everything fresh.  We both had some great shots -- but Lester's average was a little better than mine (I guess that's my way of admitting that he won!).  We chatted on the drive down but were a bit sleepy on the way back.  Just a good day's time together.  Thanks, Lester.  We'll have to play again before the winter winds blow!

Friends of ours live in Oregon.  She was best girl (bridesmaid?) at our wedding.  He was a friend from years gone by.  Both of us couples were married over 30 years ago. Now they are going to be in Calgary July 29th.  Calgary is just four hours down the road.  For a visit that happens too seldom, what's four hours. We'll talk and eat and reminisce.  They never had kids.  We adopted two kids.  He's into drywalling.  I'm into renovations in my spare time.  We have both been into church ministry over the years.  And somehow we never run out of things to talk about when we get together. So, Sunday, July 29th we'll venture down to Calgary after the morning service.  We'll return on Monday.  Not a long time, but a good time.  Besides, they are paying for the overnight in a hotel near the airport!

This morning was sermon preparation time.  The brew that has been perculating in my mind and on paper finally came together.  My title?  "What does God do for us?"  Pretty "unsnazzy" (where did that word snazzy ever come from?).  The afternoon and into the evening were spent putting on trim in the basement, installing linoleum at the bottom of the stairs, and moving furniture.  Next week we hope to begin the bedrooms.  They need painted and flooring installed. Our finish date is around August 6th.  Relatives will be arriving.  My early finish date would be July 30th.  The week before the long weekend.  That way, no worries, no cares, just time to enjoy! On another note, (and this is not a singing note!), I'm enjoying the weather.  30 degrees above, little breeze, and sunlight!  All the good things of life, plus Vitamin D!  Of course, it doesn't hurt to have aircondiioning!!

For the last two months I have been low on energy.  Part of it may be knees that don't work well and a stomach that experienced problems as Ibuprofen (for my knees) ate away at my "innards".  I also wonder if there was not a bit of warfare going on in invisible realms. Today I awoke and rode my bike to work.  By 9:00 I was already on the phone to a number of people.  By noon I had revamped my schedule to include a few more things (and knocked out some that I didn't need to do). At 1:00 an XRAY was taken of my shoulder.  I have had some tingling in my arms -- so the Doctor thought it best to get an XRAY to make sure any other work (chiropractic or otherwise) would not cause harm.  The rest of the afternoon I worked on a sermon. At 7:00 Jill and I headed to two garage sales.  Both were on the same crescent -- both attend our church.  Picked up a gift for my mother's birthday on July 21st.  Back home we completed some more of our laminate flooring.  Tomorrow the trim will go on.  Then we will only have two rooms to complete (paint and lay floor).  Not bad -- and I can still experience the energy of the day!