When I was about 7 years old my mother bought me a record player and a few 45's to play on it. One of the first 45's I ever got was "Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head." I played and sang it over and over until I developed another favorite- "Judge You're Going Funky" by the Purple Haze (I think).

At any rate, I remembered that I had this song on a CD in my truck. I had just gotten my truck back after a month of no transportation and I popped the CD in. It seemed to me that B.J. Thomas was speaking to me. I've had a lot of troubles but I'm still at peace. So, I adopted this song as my theme song.

Then I made my trip to Lawrenceburg where my mother is in assisted living to drop off supplies and to fill her medicine chest. And the truck broke down. I called a Chevrolet dealership since I was out of town and had no clue what tow truck or mechanic I should call. The dealership is taking care of my truck and I've got a loaner until I can get the truck fixed. Whew!

I went ahead and bought groceries when I got back into town because I had been putting it off due to not knowing about other bills. It seems to me that I need to take care of basic needs first today- groceries, laundry, etc. The rest will have to wait.

At any rate I'm going to try to stay in the serenity zone and not let these "raindrops" get to me. It's a little difficult but if I stay busy with other things I believe I'll be okay.

One of today's project is getting together all my teaching materials to be donated. I've got 5 boxes to give the church, 2 boxes for Darcy's grandchildren and 3 boxes to give to Sherry for use in her classroom. I've found the items. I'm just boxing them up and bagging them a little more orderly. It felt good to have that to do.

My other project is, of course, my World War II manuscript and laundry. Can't get into the laundry room right now everything is occupied. All good things to those who wait as they say. It will be done and if it isn't...well, I still have clean clothes to wear. It will eventually get done.

Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head

As sung by B. J. Thomas

Raindrops keep fallin' on my head
And just like the guy whose feet are too big for his bed
Nothin' seems to fit
Those raindrops are fallin' on my head, they keep fallin'

So I just did me some talkin' to the sun
And I said I didn't like the way he got things done
Sleepin' on the job
Those raindrops are fallin' on my head, they keep fallin'

But there's one thing I know
The blues they send to meet me won't defeat me
It won't be long till happiness steps up to greet me

Raindrops keep fallin' on my head
But that doesn't mean my eyes will soon be turnin' red
Cryin's not for me
'Cause I'm never gonna stop the rain by complainin'
Because I'm free
Nothin's worryin' me

[trumpet]

It won't be long till happiness steps up to greet me

Raindrops keep fallin' on my head
But that doesn't mean my eyes will soon be turnin' red
Cryin's not for me
'Cause I'm never gonna stop the rain by complainin'
Because I'm free
Nothin's worryin' me