Carolyn's Glasses

Elkmont, Alabama

Weather: low 37 degrees, high 43 degrees, cloudy skies with a light drizzle all day

Terrell and Kathy left early this morning. So early that I wasn't up yet. Try 0430 hours. They expect to get to Houston this evening for Kathy's medical tests and doctors' appointments.

We enjoyed having them visit, even if it was only for a day. We like having family around. There is a chance they will stop by here on their way home.

The lousy weather kept us in the house until just before lunch, when we received a telephone call telling us that Carolyn's new glasses were ready to be picked up. She went to pick them up last week, but the new lenses were not right, which meant that they had to be redone. When she tried them on today, the glasses were still not perfect, compared to the old glasses, but she decided to try them for a few days to see if she can use them. If not, we'll be going back to see what needs to be done to make them right.

A trip to the library was in order, since we were in town. The library in Athens does not have the greatest collection of books that we like to read, or at least I haven't found them yet. In addition, I don't know who picks out their new books, but it's obvious that person has different tastes than we do.

The last couple of weeks, the library had a limit of two books being checked out at a time because of server problems. That restriction was lifted this week, so I checked out four books. With that many books, I stand a good chance of finding something that I will read.

When we got back home, we installed a couple of new window blinds in our bedroom. The old ones just didn't work for us, and what we have now is much better. The hardest part of installing the new blinds was figuring out where to place the brackets that hold the blinds up. The instructions were a little murky, to say the least. Once we realized what was needed, it went easier than I thought it would.

The county is under a winter storm watch until late tomorrow afternoon. The latest forecast shows us getting up to three inches of snow, but it shouldn't be as cold as the last time it snowed. This is the most snow for a winter we have seen since we were in New York for the winter of 2000/2001, when we saw almost 70 inches. Believe me, what we're getting now is not nearly as bad as that was.

More later, be safe.

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