Jasmine Cottage in Fall. |
To church again on Sunday morning. Bro. Allen Schrock
was over from Monticello to preach for us. "Freedom in Christ".
Savannah was pretty grumpy during the service so I didn't get to take it
all in. We came home and made waffles for dinner. Took long
naps. Ina Sue went to do the water meter and met up with Hendrick
and Randy and had a long talk. At church in the evening the youth
presented the service. Several of the boys gave topics and a group
of the girls had special singing. We invited Myron & Jane over for
a snack after church. Popcorn, grape juice, apples & dip and
brownies. A nice time visiting. |
Even the crepe myrtles are bright this year. |
Monday was pretty normal with me fasting again. Ina Sue
did the laundry and also cleaned out our storage shed. After I got
home I got a bed ready in the greenhouse and planted lettuce for the
winter. Then I took the lawnmower & chain saw over to Nelson
Hochstetler for some needed repairs. |
A beautiful tree in Barnwell. |
I made Polish breakfast casserole for breakfast on Tuesday.
I didn't have any tater tots on hand so I used an old bag of yucca balls
that we had bought in Puerto Rico about two years ago. It turned
out really good. We thought maybe it was a positive change...
I headed off to work while Ina Sue finished up the laundry & ironing.
She made a batch of granola and a batch of cookies for us. In the
evening we kept Caroline & Michaela while Patricks had a date evening.
Ina Sue fixed us lasagna, corn, collards, and apple salad for supper.
After Patricks picked up their children I went back in to work for
several hours. |
Vermont doesn't have anything on SC.... |
When I got home from work Wednesday morning at around 2:30 my
dear wife was nearly frantic. She had woke up around 2:00 and
tried to call me but I would not answer my phone. She actually got
worried enough to call the police and ask them to check on me.
When they told her that I wasn't there she got even more worried.
It turns out that my cell phone battery had gone dead and I had left
around 2:10. I was actually on the way home when the police came
by to check on me. I was sorry that she was that worried but it is
nice to have someone who is concerned for you... I went back in to
work around 7:30 for a busy day. In the evening we went to Carls
for supper along with Nathan & Marlene Goering. Nathan is the new
conference treasurer so Carl was going over the books with him. |
Landon plays with his abacus. |
I took off on Thursday. We got packed up and left for
VA around 10:15. We had a good trip up with a stop at Hardees for
dinner and to break up the trip. Got there around 6:15. As
soon as they could get around, Mother Showalter, Marsha, Lori, my wife &
Savanna left to travel up to Maryland to spend the night with Ina Sue's
sister Jeanne. They got there around 9:00. I spent the
evening entertaining the children then got them tucked in their beds.
They did really good. |
Our toy chest |
The children and I slept in a little on Friday morning then
got up and I finished up the hominy and puddins for our breakfast.
Papa and I took the children along for a shopping expedition to Sharp
Shopper & Costco. We got a really good deal on some cheese at
Sharp Shopper that I was quite pleased with. Of course the samples
at Costco are always a highlight. :) In the afternoon the children
& I went in to the Dayton Farmers Market for hot pretzels and some
shopping/browsing. They took their naps in the afternoon while I
worked on the computer. We drove down to New Hope in the late
afternoon to see Robert & Marsha's new dairy in operation. Very
nice! Then we met Papa and Robert and his children at the Subway
in Weier's Cave for supper. |
Ready for Christmas. |
Meanwhile, Ina Sue and the rest of the ladies got up at drove
up to Lancaster in time to start shopping when the stores opened at
8:00. They shopped all day until about 6:00 in the evening when
they started the drive back. Savannah nearly got beside herself on
the way home so it was a pretty rough trip back for them. They got
back to Mt. Crawford around 11:00. On Saturday we got up and
drove over to Chad & Becky McMurray's new home for a tour and dinner.
It is a beautiful house with plenty of room for their big family.
She served us a delicious dinner of cheeseburger soup, salad, bread &
apple cake. After we left from there we stopped in at Bruce Goods
for a little to see their new baby Madison. After the children got
their naps in the afternoon I took them for a long walk out the lane and
down the road. For supper we built a fire outside and made
mountain pies. A good time talking with family around the
campfire. Roberts, Marsha & Sherman were all there. |
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