{"id":41902,"date":"2019-11-27T08:25:09","date_gmt":"2019-11-27T15:25:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/?p=41902"},"modified":"2019-11-28T01:21:07","modified_gmt":"2019-11-28T08:21:07","slug":"sitting-in-the-office-awaiting-the-rain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/?p=41902","title":{"rendered":"Sitting In The Office Awaiting The Rain!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Why don\u2019t sheep shrink when it rains?<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Sorry, just my sense of humor!<\/p><\/div>\n

Indeed it is finally raining. When I hit the ground, at 6:30 AM, the concrete around the pool was dry. Oh no, I thought, the “weather-guesser” missed again!\u00a0 Joe called at 6:30 AM and we talked for a half-hour about guy-stuff.\u00a0 You know, the first liar doesn’t have a chance.\u00a0 He is a good boy and we are proud of him!<\/p>\n

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Left to Right: Joe (Son), Amy, Robin (Daughter), Bob
Alex, Charlie (Grandsons), Sue, Paul (Me)<\/p><\/div>\n

At 7:15 AM, the iPhone alerted me that rain will start in one minute and last seven minutes. It was quite correct! It is raining!\u00a0 I called Colleen on the “bat-phone” and reminded her to listen to Dr. Laura as it is the annual corny jokes day.<\/p>\n

It’s almost Thanksgiving and 49 years ago, I lost my father.\u00a0 Thanksgiving has never been the same!<\/p>\n

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Left to right: Alma, Opal, Edith, Paul (Dad)\u00a0 LIkely in the late 1940s!<\/p><\/div>\n

We ran around the house, cleaning things up because our house cleaners are due at 10:30 AM.\u00a0 We decided to do CPK at 11:00 AM because we get our favorite booth, and the place is not too crowded.\u00a0 I did a half-turkey and brie sandwich with a Ceasar salad.\u00a0 Perfect!\u00a0 We capped lunch off by sharing a red velvet cake with ice cream!<\/p>\n

After returning home, the Silver Ghost and I returned to Old Ranch. It was “dry” this afternoon, but the clouds are threatening, and it is supposed to rain pretty hard this evening.\u00a0 I whipped out the iPhone as the Silver Ghost turned onto Seal Beach Blvd on our way to Old Ranch as the clouds were pretty impressive.<\/p>\n

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Magnificent formations over the city<\/p><\/div>\n

I confirmed tomorrow’s seating arrangements and conferred with the chef about needing a second turnkey or not; we decided it was not required. On the way to the car, the sunset had just occurred, and the clouds were amazing.<\/p>\n

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More rain is coming based on the clouds we are seeing!<\/p><\/div>\n

We sat and had a glass of wine before heading to the TV to get amazed about Christmas. First, we watched “A Rose For Christmas<\/a>.”<\/strong> Summary: Andy’s family has built Rose Parade floats for generations. When her Dad gets sick, Andy’s forced to supervise the construction and decoration of their client’s float and deal with a demanding businessman whose company commissioned it.\u00a0 Cute watching the interactions between the players.<\/p>\n

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Typical Hallmark! Just good with a happy ending!<\/p><\/div>\n

Then we watched “Signed, Sealed, and Delivered For Christmas<\/a>.”<\/strong>\u00a0 Summary: When the beloved quartet of postal detectives- Oliver (Mabius), Shane (Booth), Rita (Lowe) and Norman (Gustafson)-discover an urgent letter written to God, they delay their travel plans to help a little girl who’s mother’s life hangs in the balance on Christmas Eve. With guidance from a mysterious post office volunteer, Jordan (Estes), and Oliver’s former Sunday School teacher (Ross), the Postables are surprised to discover they’ve been a part of more than one miracle on this Christmas Eve.<\/p>\n

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Cute series!<\/p><\/div>\n

We made our tookies and watched two series before crashing at 10:30 PM.\u00a0 We are getting rested up as December will be busy!<\/p>\n

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