Fortunately it was not raining an hour ago when I wandered out to the cabana to get some lunch from Danny. At that time, I was his sole ticket for the day. No one was out there swimming or anything, being an overcast day with occasional drizzles. There being no sun also meant no water exercises for me, even though Marlena called me from the pool to request my presence. Sadly, I was in the laundry room and did not hear the phone ring so I missed my summons. Danny thought he might ask 'Chef' if he should stay open or what since it appears no one else was coming. It's okay with the Hot Dog Lady now that I have had my lunch! I got the recipe or what have you for making his delicious pasta salad so some day I would like to give it a try, perhaps when summer is over!
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Today already brought several text messages from Justin, giving me a report on his activities in DC. His first one was when he was on his way to the Arlington National Cemetery, and he suggested I listen to song by Trace Adkins, on youtube.com, called "Arlington". It brought me to tears, as Trace tells the story in first person form of a man returning home from war, where he is given some land with other men.....Arlington National Cemetery! Wow, quite powerful and moving. Later Justin sent a message that he just heard a 21 gun salute, and I quoted a line from the song, ".....we welcomed another brother home....." I wrote back to Justin, telling him I envied him this, and asked him to please enjoy it!
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Justin did report also that the weather there is amazing, 'like a miracle', I told him. He did not even try to get tickets to the Kennedy Center event tonight, knowing folks had been there long before he arrived in DC to get tickets so instead, they will do their site seeing and touring. At some point our FL congressman arranged for them to have a tour the Capital and White House. On a program I watched on the Internet this a.m. there were people from as far away as Alaska and even a student from Albania, in town for the Restoring Honor event. C-SPAN is broadcasting live tomorrow at 10:00 for which I rejoice because it was not going to be shown on the Internet, although Justin was sure it would be. Tonight's event is going to be on the Insider Extreme so I will get to watch that, either live or later on, depending upon the weather. If it's nice outside, I will be at the cabana!
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Well, the sheets are tumbling in the dryer so tonight will be a clean-sheet-no-eating-in-bed night. I can last one night, I guess. Before the bed will be remade, I plan to vacuum the floor to get all the cruddlies cleaned up. It seems I must have more than 10 fingers and 10 toes, at least that's the way it would appear with all the clippings on the floor! Am I that untidy??? No, I say, no! I had to chuckle at myself when I stripped the bed this a.m.---seven books were removed from my bed before I could take off the bedspread. Not so many papers piled up this time, but so many books! My newest book is the "Screwtape Letters" by C. S. Lewis, an illustrated edition but I am still reading "Not Unto Us" and "The Council of Dads". It seems I, too, must have ADD when it comes to reading and OCD regarding the dust and nail clippings on the floor!
