Dr. & Mrs. James Riley Hill. |
We felt pretty relaxed as we got ready for
church on Sunday. Only one little girl to feed and get
ready! Bro. Mark preached the sermon this morning on "Not Causing
Our Brother to Stumble". We came home for a light dinner of salad
then had wonderful long naps. I had a headache though when I got
up... We had Dr. & Mrs. James Riley Hill and Lloyd & Emma
Oberholtzer over for supper. Since this was the first Sunday
evening of the month, we didn't have church. Ina Sue fixed us an
asparagus puff pancake, salad, stuffed peppers for the main course then
pound cake, homemade ice cream and fresh peaches for dessert. A
nice time visiting. |
Savannah usually wakes up happy. |
We are starting to miss the little munchkins
by Monday morning. I headed off to work at the normal time.
Ina Sue called me halfway through the morning to tell me that the water
had cut off halfway through her laundry. :( So, she weeded
the zipper peas until the water came back on. She had a back
appointment then came on by and met me at Blimpies for a quick sub
together. Carolina Sue and Landon got back around 4:00. Ina
Sue got them all bathed and ready then we all went to our first evening
of Bible school this year. Hendrick & Duane B. are the
superintendents this year and they are trying a new scheme.
Instead of the normal curriculum with each grade they are using the
station method with groups cycling through the different stations each
evening. It seemed to go well for the first night from all that we
heard. |
Carolina measures out the fertilizer for each plant. |
Their theme for the week is taken from I
Timothy 4:12. "but be thou an example of the believers,
in word, in conversation, in charity, in spirit, in faith, in purity.”
Each evening took one of the aspects of being and example. Tonight
was "in word" Myron Brubaker led the adult class discussion.
Carolina Sue went proudly to her Kindergarten 1 class while Landon
stayed with us. After we got home we had peach milk-shakes for a
snack then after the children were in bed I spent an hour or so sanding
the shelves to get them ready for the 2nd coat. |
Carolina was in Ms. Jane's class for Bible school. |
Tuesday morning I got up and made us
waffles for breakfast while Ina Sue cleaned the shelves to get them
ready for the next coat. I helped put a coat on them then headed
in to work. Ina Sue found some paint chipping on the walls in that
closet so she started trying to peel it off. Uh oh, here comes
another big job.... I came home from work a little early.
Savannah was really having a bad day so after a supper of asparagus
quiche and grilled squash Ina Sue stayed home with the grouch while I
took the other children to Bible school. Benita Hege very kindly
offered to teach a pre-kindergarten class for the children still too
young for the established classes. Landon was pretty thrilled to
be included. Aden Diem led the adult class. After we got
home we put the children to bed and continued the work in the closet.
11:30 before we got to bed... |
Our finished shelves. |
We got up at 5:30 on Wednesday to put
the final coat of polyurethane on the shelves. Ina Sue then worked
on painting the walls while I made us grits & puddins for breakfast.
Ina Sue is not a fan but the children and I love 'em. I went to
work. Ina Sue spent most of her day baking. She had a
terrible time with her allergies today but Savannah is doing much better
thankfully. Supper of sausage/rice casserole, cauliflower with
cheese sauce, and cucumber salad, then off to Bible school. Uncle
Enos taught the adult class tonight on "Charity". Landon &
Carolina Sue are loving Bible school! After we got home I put the
children to bed while Ina Sue painted a 2nd coat on the closet walls. |
Supper at Petersburg campground with our good friends. |
We got up early on Thursday again and
put the final touches on our the closet. It is now cleaned,
polished and ready for storage. Ina Sue says it is like a dream
come true. :) I took the two oldest children with me on a service
call up to Bamberg while Ina Sue cleaned the house and vacuumed the car.
I was able to surprise Ina Sue and take the rest of the day off.
We still worked like tigers though. She cooked for the weekend.
I cleaned up the garden and mulched the zipper peas. In the later
afternoon I mowed the entire Govan square. Ina Sue made us
asparagus and egg gravy over English muffins for supper. Then to
Bible school. Tom Peachey led the adult class on "Faith". |
An afternoon swim with Daddy. |
Friday was rush rush rush! I
headed in to work and tried to get everything done in good time.
Ina Sue worked at packing up our clothes and other supplies. After
I got home from work at 3:00 we rushed around getting everything packed
in the van for our weekend camping expedition. Ina Sue didn't
think I could get everything in the van but I did, including the
bicycles. We drove over to GA to meet Royal Barnharts at the
Petersburg campground on Lake Thurmond. We did make a stop or two
in Martinez to pick up some supplies. We drove through a terrible
storm in Augusta but by the time we got out the other side the sun was
shining again. |
The Strite ladies enjoying the cool water. |
We got to the campground right behind Royals
at 7:00. I setup our tent while Royal got their camper blocked and
connected. Royal & Jenn provided a wonderful supper of grilled
hamburgers with all the fixins. Great way to start the weekend.
The children had fun getting re-acquainted and playing on the skates &
bikes. We stayed up late talking. It was a very pleasant
evening weather-wise.
Our air mattress wouldn't stay inflated during the night so we were
pretty ready to get up Saturday morning. The children
played while Ina Sue fixed us an asparagus puff pancake for lunch.
We spent the late morning and early afternoon swimming with the children
in the lake then came back in time for the children to get their naps.
Royal & I made a supplies run to Walmart where I picked up an air
mattress repair kit an a new mattress. I wasn't taking any
chances! For supper, Ina Sue and I grilled chicken and vegetables
over rice with a cucumber salad. Angel food cake & strawberries
for dessert. Another enjoyable evening of games and visiting.
We are all having a great time. |
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