Welcome February, I think!?

Blessings and Salutations! We trust and pray that all is well with you and your family.

Our title this month expresses the relief (tho temporary) that today is bringing us,
what with snow after snow after snow, and the accompanying cold temps that have
plagued us for the last few weeks. I was beginning to think that I was back in the
U.P. or the Twin Cities!! Huh? Today is sunny and near 40! WOW!
We are well, still active (somewhat), Cindy spending 2 days at the shop, and my
work schedule basically reduced to the same, in anticipation of "hanging it up" soon.

C.J. is doing fine, working full-time, and playing soccer when his back isn't giving him
fits - he thinks it's the same problem he had in high school when playing on that team.
He may have to go back to therapy soon, or he may just have to quit for a while.

He is the owner of the Lumina, now, and while it didn't pass both inspections, it will\
go back in soon, hopefully this week, to be fixed for his jaunts to work and to see
Leeann, and to visit Messiah College for workouts, etc.

Chartel is expected soon, (today?) to pick up her mail, especially her tax forms, so
she can get her (hopefully) tax refund on its way. We don't hear or see much of
her, but she sounds okay when we do, and we keep her nightly in our prayers.

My column in the PAFocus is being alternated with one of the other writer's, as
the paper is going through a financial "crunch". You know what that's about,
don't you? Amen! I've got some "cute" ones coming soon, (at least I think so),
and am anxious to see them in print. "Epitaphs" is next, followed by "Reasons
I Never Played Professional Sports" (Huh?), and then "Cereal Box Heroes". You
can probably figure that one out, but, if not, keep reading the website.

Other titles coming up are "A Senior's Bedtime Prayer", and "Writing A Column
About Writing Columns". Huh?

Our health is well, taking lots of vitamin C, along with multi-vitamins, ibuprofen
for those "over-60" pains, and eating well, thanks to Cindy's kitchen skills and
menu planning. I'd like to eat twice as much as I do, it tastes so good, but have
been cutting back, in an effort to reduce "Lump" to a respectable size, whatever
that is.

Oh, yes, a part of my routine and regimen is because I've been asked to referee
the Pittsburgh Steeler basketball game again, for the 4th year in a row, and I
agreed to do it since Cindy has never seen me "ref", especially a Steelers game.
She and her sister, Sally, have already begun to work on my "outfits" to "sport"
for a part of the evening - all in hopes of adding to the entertainment.

PLEASE PRAY - the game is Friday, March 13th, so I have some walking and
exercising to do between now and then.

THANKS! for checking in. Nice to know you're there and you care. Have a
great February!! Hope to talk to you or "hear" from you soon. Love, Cindy & Bill