The Return to Pinehurst

Ok, so everyone thinks we're in a rut. Really we're not. Once again we're in Pinehurst and will be for almost a week. Our son-in-law, Ken, is in Scotland for a week. Yes, you're right. He's there, with his dad and friends, playing golf. He'll return on Saturday. In the meantime we are here to help Dawn with the girls. We arrived on Thursday and have been going strong ever since. Audrey has had appointments with a cardiologist and endocrinologist to have medical check-ups she should have had years ago. She has been on thyroid (thyroid removed) and cardiac (tachycardia) medication for many years, but has not had a check-up for far too long. She had the first round of tests on Friday and all was fine. There is one more test coming up on Tuesday - the usual stress test.

While here we celebrated Audrey's cousin's (John) 65th birthday. John and his wife, Linda, live here in Pinehurst and last evening (Saturday) Linda had a surprise party for John. Audrey, Bailey and I went to the party while Dawn and the other two girls stayed at home to video chat with Ken from Scotland. Technology is wonderful.

For those of you who know anything about Pinehurst and golf know that one of the nicest golf clubs in the east is the Country Club of North Carolina (CCNC). Well that is where the party was held and what is really special is that John and Linda's son, Paul, is the head chef at CCNC. You know we received special attention at the party and certainly ate well. I have attached a few pictures of the event to the post. If any one is interested, more pictures can be found at the below link.

http://tinyurl.com/55nxsd

Today has been a day of rest and relaxation. Audrey went for an early bike ride with the girls while I rode alone on a 12 mile ride before the temperature rose to the mid-90s. Right now the gang of gals are at the local fitness center swimming.

Here is news for all the geeks who read this post. Yesterday was a day from hell as I tried to up date my iPhone to the latest software from Apple - for the second time. In the end the effort was a success but to reach that point, I was on the telephone with tech support from Apple for almost 3 hours. Was the time well spent? Was the effort frustrating? You bet! The new software makes the iPhone unique in the world of smartphones. Right now I am listening to a radio broadcast of music from the 60s -- the song "Wild Thing" by the Troggs (you remember that song, right?). Now "Who Wrote the Book of Love" is playing by the Monotones. It doesn't get any better!

That's it from here in Pinehurst. Stay tuned for future updates from who knows where.