Today was the area bowling tournament in City. Daughter was to bowl at 1:00, so we rushed out of church as quickly as we could. We picked up fast food for lunch, and got to the bowling alley in plenty of time. Daughter bowled with one of her friends, who is deaf. It was neat watching Daughter try to remember the sign language she's learned so she could communicate with her. Daughter and her friend tied for 1st place in their division, so Daughter is proudly wearing her gold medal around her neck.
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These events are always an experience. There was a young man at our table who was excited and obsessing about whistling. He was asking everyone if they could whistle and if they like whistling. The house mother for Daughter's friend demonstrated her loud whistle for him, and he was thrilled. Apparently at the sheltered workshop he attends they whistle for him every Friday.
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The basketball team from the local Catholic High School was helping with the event today. Daughter was thrilled because the young man offering encouragement on her lane was cute. He was also very young.
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It's been a long day. We stopped and did our grocery shopping on the way home. Daughter wanted to come home and take a nap. I told her she had to put the clean dishes away first. Tomorrow morning they begin replacing all 29 windows in the house. It will be nice to have new windows that are more energy efficient and that are easier to open and close, but I'm not looking forward to the mess and disruption.
2 comments:
No I can't whistle. Some whistling is absolutely beautiful, and the rest is just shrill.
BIG CONGRATULATIONS for the gold medal of Daughter and her friend.
When the windows are replaced, you'll probably have to find new ways of getting out of the house.
This guy seemed to like the shrill whistle.
We couldn't get out these windows if we needed to-- they are hard to open, and then we'd have to deal with the storm window beyond....
We will lose the beautiful wood we have now, the new windows are white vinyl. We'll also lose the wavy glass we have in some of the windows. Hopefully the saving on propane bills will make it worth the change. I'll be able to easily open the new windows in spring and fall to get nice breezes through. I'll like that. Of course, that's assuming I'm still here....
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