TEMPIS FUGITS!!

Please excuse my attempt at Latin (I never studied it), but however it's spelled, the phrase
means "time flies"! How true! Here we are only 27 days from August 2nd, and the house
and I are undergoing "Total Makeovers"! We (Cindy, especially), are working hard to
get things in order and done before the wedding. Whew! As you noticed from my
column in the PAFocus, more stuff has gone out the door than I realized I/we had!

Oh yes, I write a weekly column now for my paper, on whatever subjects come to
my mind or attention, as you can see by logging on. My next subject will be
"Strolling Through A Cemetery", and after that nostalgia will be my theme. So
far my readers have been very complimentary and encouraging, so I'll continue
with gusto. My editor and the paper's owner seem to like what I do, so here goes
my "new career", and my last one if I have a say in the matter. When you logon,
click on "Local Columns", "Local Sports", or "Editorials".

C.J. is working at Pier 1, spending as much time as he can with Leeann, which
is not enough, I believe, and they've been at the house a few times. She's a
very nice young lady, and they seem to get along very well. He is still
planning to go back to Harrisburg next month, share an apartment with one
of two friends who are already there, and work "somewhere", hopefully
using his college-honed Spanish skills. He keeps the yard mowed and
trimmed, and we're hoping to get out to hit a few tennis balls around this
week, since I'm on vacation all week.

Speaking of "vacation", we have a contractor coming tomorrow to start
building/rebuilding walls in the basement, install a sump pump, insulate,
install a new toilet, and surround, and put a vent fan in the bathroom.
He also plans to grade the ground around the house to help eliminate
the water that seeps into the basement.

Chartel stopped by a little while ago to bring her June payment, and
didn't say much except that she's still at I-Hop and doing okay. She
is still with Ryan, they're taking good care of the car (so she says),
and she hopes to start her new job at a new sports lounge soon.

Cindy is spending her "free" time, Mondays, Wednesdays, and
Fridays, when not at the clothing store, demolishing the downstairs
to get ready for the new construction. I get tired watching, hearing,
and seeing what she's done. Too much energy! Of course, she's
younger than I am (by a year and a half), so she's "more fit" for
physicality than I. Ha-Ha!!

The paper has asked me to continue my sports writing, along with
the weekly column, and to cover people, events, etc. of interest to
our readers, so here I go. My Rite-Aid store sold out of our papers
3 weeks in a row, the most recent issue within less than 2 days, so
I went to Weirton yesterday and picked up 20 additional copies,
most of which are already sold, so people are liking what they read,
I guess. I hope.

Yes, I still work full-time at the drugstore, and have started to
compile a travelogue on my recent travels to train for the company,
from Maine to Cape Cod to South Carolina. First installment should
be in print week after next. Hope you like them.

PLEASE PRAY for our continued preparations for married life, for
C.J. as he settles into Harrisburg soon, and for Chartel that she is
happy and growing in her life and career. WE LOVE YOU!!!

Cindy, Chartel, C.J. and Bill