Did you hear the story about how lonely Adam was before he had Eve in the Garden? Well he prayed to God and said "Father, I'm lonely and need a mate."

So God said "What kind of mate do you want?"

After a moment of eager contemplation Adam said "I'd like the most beautiful woman; intelligent, faithful, passionate, a good cook and housekeeper, a wonderful mother for my children, talented, faithful, encouraging and always cheerful."

"Well I can do that if you want" replied God, "but it's going to cost you."

"Well what will she cost?" Said Adam.

"An arm and a leg!" was God's reply.

Adam thought it over for a minute and then countered "I don't think I can afford an arm and a leg. What kind of mate could I get for a rib?"

That story is intended to be funny and imply that men have had to settle for less than perfection in their mates. Well that's probably true in most cases, but I'd like to tell you that's not the case with me. I really lucked out and got the arm and leg kind of mate! After 43 years of marriage I'd like to report that Sylvia still fits Adam's description perfectly. What a blessing she has been for me and our family.

I would like you also to know that we are super thrilled with the mates of all of our children as well. We could never ask for a greater blessing in life. Thanks to all of you for being so great!

This week we had the annual 4-day Mulligan golf tournament at Riverside. It was Jerry's idea to wear these outrageous outfits. I was shy about it at first, but it turned out to be a lot of fun. Everyone loved them, except for Steve Watts who was playing behind us on Saturday. He said we distracted him and ruined his swing! Larry Rutherford really admired the pants on me, but when I offered to loan them to him, he declined.
We had more luck than usual in the tournament. We came in 2nd in "the derby" (which is a last team standing kind of playoff), were leading the whole field after the first day with a best ball gross of 66 and net of 58. Jerry had 5 birdies and an eagle(!) and I had 2 birdies that day, and each of us won a close to the hole prize.
Sylvia spent a morning helping measure the closest to the holes, and came down later to cheer us on. The course had never been in better condition and the food, as always, was great.