An important week

This is an important week for our nation. I hope everyone will vote according to your conscience, but the important thing is to vote. I saw a blurb on MSN about churches all over the country praying and fasting about the election. I'm doing the same. We're having our own hotly contested race for Grant County Commissioner as well as governor. Personally, I'm really tired of the mudslinging in both races. I'm rooting for the underdog in these two races--or, as in the commissioner race, the poorest. Actually, I've already voted because rural Grant County votes by absentee ballot.

Now the answers to last blog's pictures. Julirae had most of it right, of course, she lives here. And Steve got one right, too.

1. What you're not seeing in this picture is important--the old Farm Labor Housing is missing. Those buildings were torn down in a day practically. Some charitable group is building more low cost housing on that location.
2. Is indeed that closet in the dining room. Years ago Uncle Jay gave this to us and since it spent most of its years in the utility room as a broom closet, it had no shelves in it. I'd put a portable plastic shelf in there for its contents. One day when Dad was bored stiff, I suggested he make some permanent shelves and, by darn, he did.
3. Again, what you're not seeing is important. This is the huge, old Skone & Connors orchard on Hwy 262 just above the turn-off to Frenchman Hills Road. It, too, disappeared in an instant. We're assuming they're going to put in another one.
4. The old Dave's Rec Hall building had a recent facelift. This is Casa Miguel's (Dave's) and there's a matching Barra next door. Is Barra a Spanish word?
5. This is, indeed, Spud's. It is literally cut off because of construction of Royal Road. You can't get to Spud's in town, you have to go out to the highway. A lot of beautification is going in Royal City.

Tomorrow we go to the cardiologist again. We were very optimistic, but Dad's been having some breathing problems again. We'll see what happens. We love you all. Take care of yourselves in this impending "hard" winter.