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Christmas Eve: got a little rest early, then go go go. To Wendy's, the bank, Publix, Kroger, back to Publix, then home. Then to the Stinky Kroger. Got home to find the Christmas cards delivered. Addressed a bunch, but C was stressing about all there was to do. She told Will we would come in the morning as opposed to tonight, so she felt better. Had to go pick up more at the grocery.

Mailed the cards just before 6 pm but they probably didn't go out until Monday. By then Kroger was closed. Picked up what C needed, but swung by Whole Foods, another Publix, and Target looking for a specific kind of unsweetened frozen coconut. Got home and didn't like the spicy soup M had made. Cleaned the kitchen. Was ready for bed. Had to get up early for Christmas.

Christmas morning M baked scones while I loaded the car. Left just before ten. Got to W&MC's & took covid tests before festivities began. Transitioning from opening presents to meal prep. I was leaning over the couch to pick something up and bruised a rib. Getting brittle in my old age.

I had been on the go all week. Saturday night we got home and C turned on her Canadian horse ranch show, Heartland. I played on my laptop but finally turned it off and went to sleep.

No church Sunday morning. I slept hard until 11:20 am. Could've taken a nap in the afternoon. Made ham quesadillas for lunch. Laundry and general cleanup. Watched the end of three games: Atl/Det, LARams/Minn, & Phil/NYG. Tough day for Fromm. Not much of a team, those Giants.

Drove to Acworth to swap out the watch C gave me for Christmas. Website said they had my model in stock but they didn't. At least I got cheap gas on the way back, and listened to my Hillary Clinton novel. Homemade pizza for supper. M ate with us. He's got C re-watching the detective show White Collar, which is good.

Monday: when you go to McDonald's you need to try the caramel Frappe. Very good. That app is going to kill me. Deleting it on New Years. Got up early and went to play golf. Teed off at 7:45 am. Was hitting several balls on each hole, as it was the first time I had played in a month. Guy behind me was starting to catch up, so I sped up, playing only one ball. Finished nine holes in an hour. Only two other guys on the course that I could tell. 

 

1. Sliced two drives into the woods. Decent approach, chip, and putt. 

2. Cruddy tee shot , but I chipped it onto the green, and made a nice long putt for "par".

3. Tee shot sailed straight, but I had aimed left. Good chip up a hill, and a good long lag putt. Bogey.

4. Hit one good high tee shot, but the second ball I hit off the tee was a worm burner that rolled to a better position. Chipped two balls onto the green, but two-putted for "bogey".

5. Popped up one tee shot, then a second went further but right. Three chips but none were good. Then a decent chip, and two putt. 

6. Hit two drives into the same bush. Five iron out to the fairway, then I pulled out a fairway wood I hadn't been using because the shaft was so short. I hit the shot of the day, a bullet straight down the middle, with a nice roll. Chipped onto the green. Two putt.

7. Two drives went to the exact same place. Second straight hole that happened. Then several poor fairway shots. Finally a good 8 iron to the fringe, and a two putt from there.

8. A pretty good 3 wood off the tee, then I sliced the approach. Good chip past the hole, then a good long two putt. Bogey.

9. Another good 3 wood off the tee, and a good chip to the fringe. Good long lag putt set up the bogey putt.

Shopped for tires on the way home. Cleaned up and did some laundry. Also bought a duffel bag, larger than the one I've been using for years. Did a little shopping at the Avenue East Cobb, swapping out items for the right size. Raked the yard. One of those 10000+ step days. Back hurts. Lemon chicken for supper.

Today: on the go all day. Golf not as fun. Should've let a guy go ahead of me. Instead I was rushing through the nine holes. Good though to play with some pressure on me. A typical round. Teed off about 7:40 and finished an hour later.

Arrived home right when C was going for a walk with Winnie, so I joined them. Two more miles after walking the nine holes, so I reached my ten thousand steps early. 

Then I took Ceil's car for new tires. Got Goodyears at Claire's favorite place. Then I had to drive C around town: to see Anna at Ansley Mall, then over to the Westside, then Perimeter Mall, then Whole Foods. After visiting with Anna me and Winnie stayed in the car the rest of the time. Chili for supper.

Not a good day for my bowl picks. Auburn and Louisville lost. Now Mississippi State is being outplayed.

Today's round…

1. Three wood off tee went straight but not far. Flubbed one shot, then a decent 5 wood and chip.

2. Nice 5 wood off tee sailed straight. Then several cruddy chips.

3. Like yesterday, I poked my 6 iron where I aimed it: left, but down even with the hole. Chipped it over the green.

4. A good 5 wood off tee. Bad chips.

5. Another good 5 wood off tee, went straight. Nice chip onto green. Two putt for bogey.

6. Two cruddy tries with my driver. Five wood sailed right but far. A cruddy shot, then a good 5 iron left of the green. Went looking for my ball and almost poked my eye with a tree branch. Decent chip rolled too far, and the putts weren't great.

7. Hit a good 3 wood off the tee. Didn't see where it went so I hit another good one. Fairway wood up the hill, then a couple of cruddy shots, then a long 8 iron onto the green. Two putt.

8. Very good 3 wood off tee, got a good roll down hill in the middle of the fairway. Six iron sailed right like yesterday. Bad chip. Okay putts.

9. Cruddy tee shot, then a good 6 iron and chip. Two putt. Played all nine holes with the same two balls.

I just read an article about Buckees, all the stuff that's there. Most I wasn't interested in, like fudge.

10 Things You Shouldn't Miss at Buc-ee's | Atlanta Magazine 

Bowl games getting canceled but the CDC changed some vaccinated waiting period from 10 days to five. Might help teams get on the field. UGA cancelled meeting with the press. The writers weren't happy, but it was the smart thing to do. The Hawks called asking if I could play.

I was reminded of the time Steve Norman and I were at the Varsity before a Tech/Duke game. He realized he had forgotten the tickets, and had to get Becky to bring them. This was back when tickets were printed on paper and not things you look up on your phone.

When she was little Anna had a stuffed bunny she couldn't live without. Couple times we left SC without her bunny, and it wasn't fun. For years I looked for a replacement bunny but never found an exact replica.

The year Santa brought Will a basketball goal the reindeer delivered it to East Cobb, while everything else showed up in SC.

A good putt putt game: www.addictinggames.com/sports/mini-putt.com