Today Tom planted the 12 elms behind the back wash closest to the house, and the 5 poplars which are between the house and the wash. Actually, they’re closer to the house as the purpose of the poplars is for shading. The Sharons will be planted next in front.

By now Mary should have my first letter. That is, assuming she wasn’t moved again and the address was correct.

All the mail sent to Fort Myers has now been returned to me. I never got the second letter I sent to Estrella which makes me wonder if I ever will. Perhaps they either decided to keep it or they just dumped it. It’s okay, though. All that was in it were Eve and Alex’s pictures and some journal excerpts.

It’s hard to believe I still haven’t been an adult as long as I was a child. In December it’ll be even, though.

It’s also hard to believe I was only on my own back east for 6½ years and out here for nearly 11 years. It doesn’t feel like I’ve been here this long and it feels like I was on my own back east for longer than I really was.

I’ve decided to lose more weight and get down to 110. That way I’ll be able to fit into some of my smaller clothes while I still being able to fit into the bigger ones as well, and of course, I’ll look much better, especially at my height. Once down to 110, I’ll probably eat my way up to 115 periodically in which case I’ll diet my way back down to 110, bouncing between 110-115 for as long as I care to do so.