Bright moments

It is a cool sixty-three degrees here in Effingham, with low, grey clouds and a good dose of humidity. The air feels thick and stuffy.

Hence, the weather has most of us around the office and high school feeling a bit sluggish, though our humor remains. Even in the midst of a gloomy and dismal day, there are always bright moments:
The dogwood looks far more impressive and bright in person than this picture shows. The picture is taken across the street from the rectory, looking to the rear of the church. The tree covers the front entryway.

This afternoon we are supposed to have a track meet in Shelbyville, and none of us seem to keen on going. We're hoping for it to be rained out, but there is only a 30% of rain for the duration of the meet.

We will go and, in the end, we will have a good time and I'm sure our kids will compete well.

After the meet there will be another bright moment: dinner at Buffalo Wild Wings. If you haven't tried that parmesan garlic chicken flatbread, you should.

On another bright note, yesterday I ordered a pair of swimming goggles that have some sort of optical strength to them; they arrived today. They aren't perfect for my vision, but, though are a bit blurry, the diopters are such that I will now at least be able to see both faces and even read some signs. Perhaps these will help spur me back into the pool and get back to exercising. I've grown a bit lazy lately.