Duane, Janice & Jenna. |
This was the first Sunday of this quarter so I didn't need to
study for the youth class. I did volunteer to be in charge
of the jail services for this quarter though, so I still won't be able
to enjoy sitting in class. Patrick Heatwole went in to the jail
with me this morning and we had a good time discussing Acts 2 with the
fellows there. Back at church, Bro. Wendell brought the sermon on
"The American Way vs. God's way". Very thought provoking and
challenging to our accepted "American" way of life & thought. A
quick dinner and a short nap then we did a little last minute cooking to
get ready for our company. Duane, Janice & Jenna came over for
supper and the evening with us. We grilled chicken, and had
scalloped potatoes, corn, sourdough bread, ice cream and bars. A
great time just visiting and catching up on each other. Duanes
hadn't been here for nearly a year and a half. They left around
9:30 |
Working on our cedar arbor. |
Monday was an absolutely delectable Labor Day! First of
all, the weather was gorgeous, cool with a little breeze but sunny.
Secondly, the store was closed so I was able to spend the whole day at
home. Ina Sue did the normal Monday washing while I started
working on our arbor for the back deck entrance. I got the rough
framework done by early afternoon. Then we went over to Hendricks
to pick some of his pears. His tree is pretty big so I set our 8'
step ladder on the back of our pickup and still wasn't able to get any
but the lowest branches. We picked almost a bushel then spent the
evening turning them into pear sauce. We both think it tastes
great but Ina Sue think it looks too dark. I think it looks like
pear sauce should. Carolina Sue doesn't care what it looks like.
She loves it! |
Picking pears from Hendrick's tree. |
Tuesday I was back at work again. Ina Sue spent quite
a bit of time putting a second coat of primer on the bedroom ceiling
with a paint brush. She said it was a very tiring job,
especially with a crying baby. In the afternoon I got an urgent
911 page from her. When I was able to get hold of her she told me
that some of the paint had spilled in the bedroom and that Carolina had
somehow stuck her whole face down in it. (Unfortunately she didn't
get a picture) When she tried to wash it all off some of it got in
her eyes and she was pretty worried about that. It doesn't seem to
have done any permanent damage thankfully. Ina Sue made us a ham,
broccoli, egg & cheese quiche for supper. I went in to the jail
for Bible study in the evening. To bed in good time. |
The monkey eats pears & supervises. |
Ina Sue & Carolina rode with Brenda & Meredith Groff up to Columbia
to visit Bethany (Patrick) Heatwole on Wednesday. They all
went to a big baby consignment sale that is going on this week.
Bethany fixed them lunch of pizza and they left around 2:30 to come back
home. I spent the day at work. In the evening we went to
prayer meeting. Uncle Enos led a discussion/talk on our small
(cell) groups. |
Ina Sue cooks up the pears for pear sauce. |
Thursday was September 8. (Our anniversary) I had
to work anyway. :( (We plan to mainly celebrate our anniversary a
week or two from now when we go to see Bill Bylers) Ina Sue kept
Meredith Groff. She said it was quite a circus with Carolina Sue
teething in her eye teeth and an extra baby. One would go to sleep
then the other would cry and wake the first one up etc...
I got home from work around 6:00 and we put together a picnic lunch to
eat at Uncle Enos' mule barn for a little anniversary celebration.
The evening was beautiful and relaxing. We thought it was a
wonderful 4'th anniversary celebration. (It is hard in one way to
imagine that we've actually been married for 4 years and yet in another
its hard to think what life was like when we were not together)
As satisfied as I was with single life, I would never choose to go back!
After it got dark, we stopped in at Don Heatwoles for a visit and stayed
around for some freshly boiled peanuts. YUM |
Adrien Michael Showalter |
We got word that Ina Sue's brother Robert and his wife Lori had a
baby boy around 1:30 this afternoon. His name is Adrien Michael
Showalter. (I wish I could say he was named after me but his
dad's middle name is also Michael so....)Congratulations Robert & Lori
for this newest addition to the Showalter family. |
The three muffins all tasting their hands. |
Not much happened Friday. I was at work all day with a
pretty heavy schedule. I finally finished up the phone system I've
been installing for IRP in Denmark. Ina Sue started caulking the
bedroom ceiling. Her neck is still pretty sore from that
operation. After I got home in the evening we ate a quick supper
then went for a walk around the neighborhood. |
Phone system I installed in Denmark. |
I didn't get quite as much done as I had hoped on Saturday.
We started the day off by going to Bob & Mary Liverman's for their
moving sale. They started at 8:00. We got there at 8:15 and
a fair amount of their larger items were already sold... We did
get some children's dress patterns, several books, and a lawn fertilizer
spreader. When we got home I started work on the arbor again while
Ina Sue made breakfast |
Our completed arbor. |
<<SAD UPDATE>>> My started from scratch super-duper
sourdough starter that I was so proud of is no more. It was
executed this morning around 9:30.
When I make a batch of bread I mix my starter with more flour and
water to make a sponge then place it in our slightly heated microwave
oven to raise. When the breakfast chef went to make her cornbread
this morning she told the oven to pre-heat to 375 degrees without
checking to see if anything was in the oven. Needless to say,
375 degrees is sufficient to kill any yeastees that were in my sourdough
sponge. Since I hadn't kept back any of the starter that
particular strain of yeast is no more for this world..... I
was a little bent out of shape but I really can't blame her. I
just learned that in the future I need to put a sticker on the front of
the oven warning that something is in it. |
Evening with Mark Hochstetlers. |
Back to Saturday events. I was hoping to have the arbor done
and grass mowed by soon after dinner. In actuality, by 5:30 the
arbor was just getting finished and the yard had hardly been started.
Oh well, I was happy with the finished arbor at least. Ina Sue
spent her day caulking, cleaning and cooking. We took supper over
to Mark Hochstetler's to belatedly welcome their new baby. Pizza,
corn, homemade ice cream & bars. A nice time visiting with them
then home in good time for bed. |