Sunday supper with Grandpa's |
Ina Sue got us dinner together before we left for church Sunday
morning. Bro. Carl preached a very informative and
thought-provoking sermon on "No Joy in the Journey". It was about
depression and specifically clinical depression. It was a
different style of sermon but I thought he presented it and tied it in
very well with the Bible. After church we got an invitation to
James & Esther Bange's for dinner so we hurried home and put Ina Sue's
dinner in the fridge for later and went to the Bange's instead.
She served us a delicious dinner and we enjoyed the fellowship with Chad
Brubakers, Dewayne Stovers, Joshua Heatwole's and Merle Diems. We
came home at 2:30 and put the children to bed for short naps... |
After church snack at Uncle Byards. |
We got the children back up at 4:00 and left for Hephzibah. We
stopped at Dads for a delicious supper of Laura's soft pretzels.
Jean Coblentz was there and Sheldon Keller also. Dad & Mom rode
along with us to the service at Burkeland in the evening. It was
the ordination service for Tim & Lydia Groff. I don't think I've
ever seen the Burkeland church so packed! I think Tim will be a
great addition to the ministry there. I've never heard anything
but the highest praise for him and his family. After church we
went over to Uncle Byards to see some of their recent renovations and to
visit with them and Uncle James's over a snack. We had a nice time
but it was late before we got left. Home at 12:30am.... |
A beautiful maple on the way to Denmark.. |
We were tired from the late night on Monday morning but I got up and
exercised while Ina Sue started the laundry. It was a gorgeous day
outside. These are the days when the South really shines! I
worked a full day at the shop then came home to a delicious supper (left
from the aborted lunch on Sunday) After supper I folded the
laundry for Ina Sue while she took care of the children.
Ina Sue
made us breakfast of waffles on Tuesday. She was blessed to have
Carolyn Heatwole come over for part of the day while Betty was in
Columbia at the women's prison. They picked up quite a few pecans
off of Hendrick's trees. For supper Ina Sue made us
ham quiche and California blend. After supper I worked for quite a
while on the computer getting pictures of Landon ready to send off to be
printed for his photo album. |
Trying to work on the computer... |
Wednesday was another absolutely beautiful day. A little
chilly in the morning but warming up wonderfully during the day.
Ina Sue and Mary Korver picked up some pecans together in the morning.
I was able to get off work just a little bit early and got home in time
for Carl Heatwoles to pick us up at 6:00. Since he is the
conference treasurer, he has very kindly made it part of his job to
treat the bookkeeper out each year. He and Grace took Ina Sue & I
to eat at the Chestnut Grill in Orangeburg. We had a very nice
evening visiting and the food was wonderful. I had a rack of
babyback ribs while Ina Sue had a grilled chicken salad. Ina Sue
took the children over to Marcia to spend the evening while we were
gone. It seemed so peaceful to not have to spend the whole meal
time responding to children's needs and wants... :) We love
our children but a break was really enjoyable. |
Me, Todd & Kent at the picnic last week. |
After we got home from supper we got a call from my sister Laura to
let us know about a terrible accident that Kent's boy Todd had.
About a year ago, Todd was hit in the eye with a lead weight that his
brothers were using to practice their rod & reel casting with. The
weight actually detached his retina and caused tremendous pressure to
build up. As a result of the pressure he lost all sight in that
eye. Now Laura told us that he had caught a clothes hanger in his
good eye and punctured the eyeball. Kents were currently with him
in the emergency room where they were praying that this eye could be
saved. It seems almost impossible that God would allow two
completely separate accidents to take his sight entirely from him...
We are certainly praying... |
Randy, Joel & Sara Ocker |
We got a call from Dad on Thursday morning to give us some good
news. The eye doctor that examined Todd last evening does not
think that his eyeball was actually punctured and believes that it will
heal without permanent harm. There was even some other good in his
doctor visit. While examining his hurt eye the doctor realized
that his blinded eye was actually following his light. After some
further tests they believe that it may be possible for him to have some
vision in the other eye after all. Praise God!
I planned to take
the day off on but had to go in for a quick service call in the
morning. I took Carolina Sue along with me while Ina Sue took
Landon to Dr. Glenn's office for his 1-year shots. They gave him
five separate shots and he was NOT impressed. On the
way home she stopped at the courthouse and paid our car taxes.
The parking lot there was packed out and she found out the court was in
session in the case of James Brown's estate. I read on the news
later that my good friend David Cannon from Barnwell was on the stand at
least part of the time. He was James Brown's accountant for many
years and is embroiled in the whole controversy over the estate.
In the afternoon I planted some pansies around our mailbox & signpost.
Ina Sue picked up more pecans. For supper I fixed us fried
chicken, couscous and pickled beets. After supper I entertained
the children while Ina Sue did the dishes and made up cinnamon rolls for
our morning meeting at work tomorrow. |
Putting up new screen on the back porch |
It was much colder when we got up Friday morning. I
went in to work at 6:30 to get ready for our employee meeting. Ina
Sue spent the day cleaning and cooking for our supper in the evening.
I got home just in time to greet our company and sit down and eat.
Ina Sue fixed pizza, corn & salad for our supper with Randy Ocker and
Joel & Sara Ocker. For dessert she served us a wonderful icecream
pie with peanut butter/rice crispie crust. After supper we visited
and played several games of "Apples to Apples". A nice evening. |
Carolina helps with the new siding... |
We slept in till 7:30 on Saturday. Then I worked on a
stuck back bathroom window for a while until Ina Sue had
breakfast/brunch ready for us. She made us pancakes and sausage
gravy. After breakfast I worked on re-screening our back porch and
putting up some new vinyl siding on sections that the plywood was
deteriorating on. Around 11:00 we all piled in the van and ran
some errands. We stopped at Brookers and ordered some paint for
our back porch floor, then I dropped Ina Sue & Carolina off at our new
Piggly Wiggly in Denmark while Landon & I drove on up to Sanders
Building Supply to pick up some vinyl siding pieces that I needed.
We barely made it there by their closing time at 12:00 but were able to
get what we needed. Then back to Piggly Wiggly to pick up the
ladies before finishing with a dinner/snack from Nelson's WeeBake.
In the afternoon I continued my work on the back porch while Ina Sue
picked up sticks, watched the children, and pulled out annual plants
that the frost killed. After a light supper I took the children
with me to Denmark to wash the car and get gas while Ina Sue washed the
dishes and the floors. |
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