To all the northerners who are sick of Floridians gloating over our good weather, today is your day for revenge. It was 44 degrees and windy today and expected to get even colder tomorrow. Since the weather is usually perfect, the prevailing opinion of my golfing partners was to wait for the good weather to return before playing again. After all, they said, it's not like we live up north and never get to play. We can play all the time in beautiful weather so why play when it's cold and nasty. There is a certain logic to their thinking. They are all better golfers than I am, have lived here longer and played more golf so they don't see a need to get a chill in order to test their skills on a cold day. However, I really wanted to play golf today. You see, yesterday, with a slight hangover and extreme fatigue from dancing and ringing in the New Year the night before, I broke 100 for the third time in my life! Imagine what I could do today all rested and healthy. All last night I was thinking about my game, how I played different shots, where I could have improved and if only I had done this or that, how my score would have been even lower. Apparently, I need to play golf with people who are only interested in me and my score. They may be difficult to find.
After golf yesterday I was able to brag about my score to my biggest fan. My mother. Even with her diminishing capacity for speech, she was able to give me a big smile and even told me how wonderful it was that I broke 100. She shared my joy and was proud of me. No matter how old I get, I still love approval from this terrific woman. Too bad she doesn't play golf anymore. I'll bet she would have played with me today, even in the cold.
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ReplyDeleteI would have played golf with you :)
ReplyDeleteBoo hoo--too cold for golf! In Michigan we wonder if it's too cold to leave the house!
ReplyDeleteHi, Mrs. Birkett! Its Lindsay's friend, Tina. Lindsay sent your blog to me this morning and I'm enjoying it! The women in my family have a little book club that we blog about...its fun!
ReplyDeleteMy mom has about 15 inches of snow! They leave just outside of Auburn Hills in Waterford, much further north and near a lot of lakes. There is no golfing going on there!
Hi Mrs. Birkett,
ReplyDeleteI work with Matt and will check in periodically to hear about the happenings with the Birkett fam.
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Hello Nancy, My name is Opal and I was doing a blog search for someone with similar interests and your name came up. So Hi! Do you have a myspace account? If not, you should create one...I would love to add you to my friend list. I am also living in Florida in the retirement community of Del Boca Vista. We are also taking care of my Mother, she just turned 89! I absolutely love Elizabeth Berg, but I have never read Jodi Picoult...maybe we can do a book trade? I am a huge sudoku fan too! But my favorites are really Bunko and Parchessi. Some of my interests are healthy cooking and golf! By the way, when you got the cheeseburger and chocolate shake from the drive thru I just assume it was out of convenience with your mother. Because at our age we should really be careful about the things we eat. Some of my favorite foods are Kale an Cauliflower. My 3 year old Grandson calls it "Collie-flower" he is so adorable. I also really like Salmon (not farm raised) and I am a big fan of veggie burgers on the grill. We should get together for a cocktail, I love Gin & Tonics and Tom Collins. I also really enjoy shopping for deals, I like Bell's, but I really prefer Kohl's. I have found a wayof creating 2 of my favorite hobbies too, well actually 3, I like to do my sudoku puzzles in te golf cart with drinking gin & tonics when it is not my turn on the course. Well, it s great reading your blog!
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