It’s a comfortable 72 degrees at the moment. Rain is predicted to begin around 2 PM.

I was awake at 6 AM, fifteen minutes before my alarm was set to wake me. I was fully rested and feeling somewhat energetic. I woke at one point expecting to see the clock read 4 AM but I was overjoyed to see it read 1:08 AM.

I have always loved this photo of my younger brother, Destin, with our neighbor, Carter Anderson Herndon. Dick & Betsy Bryant Herndon moved next door to us around 1969. They were such fun neighbors and I especially loved their affection for US History. I still have two Lincoln paperback books Betsy gave me from her classroom.

The winter of 1974, Mother and Betsy were both expecting and due four days apart. Mother was due on October 31, and Betsy was due on November 4. they switched due dates with Carter’s birth on October 31 and Destin’s arrival on November 4.

Until the Herndons left Main Street to live on South Anderson Street in Elwood, Carter and Destin were playmates. Betsy captured this photo of the boys at her piano.

It’s time to start getting my day moving along with plenty on the agenda, today.

Make it a great day!