Glorious weekend and start to this week

Since last Thursday when a cold front came through north Texas, the weather has been just about perfect: sunny days, beautiful blue sky, low temps in the 50's, high temps in the 70's, low humidity. What more could you ask? The weather forecast was for another deluge of rain on Thursday, but the front came through with very little rain here. That was good news for one of our elders who has many hundreds of acres of cotton that needs to be harvested. The cotton has been ready for several weeks but the fields have been too wet. He said yesterday that he should be able to get into the fields tomorrow and may be able to get it harvested by the end of the week.
In addition to enjoying fantastic weather, all of our favorite football teams had success over the weekend and Sunday. The Ennis high school team won the homecoming game. The Russellville Cyclones won at Conway. The Texas Aggies had a big game against Iowa State. The Arkansas Razorbacks creamed Eastern Michigan. The Dallas Cowboys beat the Seattle Seahawks. One of our good friends in Springdale gave Merilyn four tickets to the Razorback game. She and Sarah made plans to go and we looked for someone else to go with them. Finally, Mom and Jordan, our nephew, came from Russellville to go with them and spend the night on Saturday. They all had a great time.
This weekend was my time to stay in Ennis. It was good that I did because I ended up spending nearly the whole day Saturday doing chores. Now don't go getting the idea that I live like a slob, but I do have to admit that it can be easy to let a few things slip a bit. At any rate, I got the laundry done, the kitchen whipped into shape, the bathroom cleaned, and the floors swept and vacuumed. The place is spic-and-span now.
Let me give you a good tip for your health. You've heard that old saying, "An apple a day keeps the doctor away." It turns out there is some truth to that. My mother was telling me a few weeks ago that she tries to eat an apple every day and was encouraging me to do that. She said she went through all last winter without getting sick and thought the apples helped. The next Sunday I saw a piece about protecting yourself from the flu in the Parade magazine of the Sunday newspaper. It said apples have a natural substance that helps increase the body's resistance to flu and other viruses. Right now you can get a 5 pound bag of apples at Wal-Mart for less than $3. For the past few weeks I've been having an apple for a snack each evening. Try it...you'll like it!
Enjoy the day, count your blessings, and be grateful!