Tonight Ruth and I made history. We took all four grandchildren to see a movie. We made it all the way to the end. Yes, to the very end, to the credits.

We saw the Meatballs movie. It's an animated spoof on the foolishness of eating unhealthy food. I laughed out loud a few times.

Ian had seen the movie before. He sat next to me, telling me just seconds ahead of time what was about to happen. What a memory! Did my rememberer ever work that well?

Humor helps. Jeff Foxworthy says you live in Missouri if you have gone from heater to AC to heater the same day; if driving in winter is better because potholes are filled with snow; if you know all four seasons: almost winter, winter, still winter, road construction.

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