Jackson (the cat) puts up with anything... |
This is the wife giving my husband a lift.... by the way we did
typing tests last eve and he came in at 69 wpm while I came in at a
lowly 27 wpm. So this really is a labor of love.
Sunday - We raced off to church to get there before all the
visitors came streaming in. Church was packed we sat on the back
bench at the back of the church. John Hartzler (Jennifer's uncle
from Va. brought the message on "God's Omnipotence and
Sovereignty". He emphasized how God is concerned about the
details. There was a fellowship meal at the school for lunch.
We did not stay real long and came home for naps that is the me and the
children. Michael "worked" all afternoon putting the finishing
touches on the photo CD's of Grandmother Vera's life. Uncle Enos
needed them by tomorrow morning, hence the rush. We were invited
to Andy's for supper. We pooled our leftovers. Hendrick was
there also. Gordon's dropped in for awhile. Lively
conversation.... |
Playtime on the hay. |
Monday - I got up early to do laundry. Michael
off to work. Worked with clothes most of the day. A hot day!
Carolina Sue begged to go swimming so I relented but oh what a mess.
Finished the ironing, etc. Had creamed chicken over biscuits along
with carrots and pearl onions for supper. Spent the evening catching up. |
We stopped at Taco Bell on the way to VA |
Tuesday - Michael off to work. I took the children to
Delmar Diem's for the day while I met Mary Korver, Cheryl Bange, Glenda
Stover, Betty Heatwole, and Bonnie Peachey at Byer's Tire at 10:00.
Today was our day for the ladies prison visitation. They (the
powers that be) keep changing the time we are allow in to visit so
this time we ate first. Our favorite spot is Fazoli's. We
had a nice time at the jail, the ladies especially liked the song "My
God is So Big". Home by 3:30. Michael came home for one hour
and then he went back to work until 8:00. The children and I
played on the hay bales in our back pasture which they love. Nice
eve. at home.
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Mother helps modify one of Carolina's dresses. |
Wednesday - Michael to work early this morning. I sewed
a little bit. I don't know where my days go...it seems I don't get
alot done but keep up with my little guy. He is so quick that I
can not trust him. His new favorite thing is to go out to our shed
and eat dog food or I have even caught him eating out of the dog pan.
Do I feed him? Yes, but he likes to snack. Michael and I
actually had a date night. We dropped the children off at Dena
Skrivseth's at 3:00. Went to Augusta. We did winter clothes
shopping for Landon. I thought we had very good success until we
got home and almost everything drowned him. He is 14 months and I
bought 12 month clothes but his legs are short and stubby. So most
will need to be returned. Grrr... I ended up the most
pleased with what I got at Walmart. I hate that.
Thanks to a gift card from employees we went to Olive Garden. The
food was fantastic, Michael had Chicken Marsala and I had Chicken
Florentine. Home by 9:30 .A very good evening! |
Michael with his new nephew Adam Michael Martin. (Keith & Jeanne's) |
Thursday - Michael off to work. I was a bit
sluggish this morning. Mary dropped off her two youngest for the
morning. The children had fun playing outside. I made pecan
bars and snowcap cookies to take to Va. Did some laundry.
Lots of dishes, boy I wish I had a dishwasher. :) Sewed a little.
We ate roast beef and avacado sandwiches. Weird combination but
good. Michael is working on SAMC finances.
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Buddies! Carolina Sue & Sara Lynn |
Friday - Yeah I know it gets boring but Michael was off to
work again. He has been putting in a lot of hours lately due to a
short staff. I cleaned the house. I did all the packing and
getting everything in order to head north. Michael surprised me
and came home by 4:00. I was delighted. Packed up the
children/loot and headed out about 4:45. Stopped for supper at
Taco Bell. Made good time. To Va. by 11:30.. We
listened to a J. Grisham which made the time go fast.
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Aunt Marsha feeds her orphaned puppy. |
Saturday - Good night's rest. Keiths came down after
10:00.. Got to see Adam Michael (Keith's) and Erica Noelle
(Robert's) for the first time. Lunch was chaotic. Lots of
children! Bruce Martin and Gary Monroe also joined us. Grilled
hamburgers, baked potatoes, baked beans, macaroni salad, bars and
custard. I helped Jeanne sew in the afternoon. The guys went
to get apples and apple cider. Mother made pizza subs and coffee
almond ice cream. We drew names for C'mas then Keiths left.
Robert's came down for the evening. Michael and Robert played
Risk. We held babies. As you can see Marsha now has a baby
too. The children were enamored by the fur ball. Needless to
say the bathroom arraignments for puppies in the house leave something
to be desired. |
Showalter fellowship over Saturday lunch. |
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Jonathon Byler gave us a tour of his father-in-law, Dale Heatwole's robotic dairy
parlor. Impressive! |
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