Our Teacher Appreciation Supper. |
We lost an hour Sunday morning for
Daylight Savings Time. Still made it up in time to get the family
ready and out the door for church. Uncle Howard preached us a good
sermon on "Humilty". We were invited to Carl's for lunch along
with Uncle Howards, Uncle Enoses, and Myrons. A wonderful dinner
of pork roast, mashed potatoes, whiteacre peas, cole slaw and pie with
ice cream. Wow! A nice time visiting then home for short
naps. Merle Diem called me this morning and asked me to have
devotions and moderate at the service this evening. He is under
the weather with bad allergies. We had a nice song service with
sections of songs on different parts of the Christian life. |
Hendrick reading to the children. |
On Monday Carolina & I left for school
and work. Ina Sue dug into another big load of laundry. Ina
Sue also spent part of her day getting a salad ready for our party
tonight. I came home from work a little early and helped get
things around. We dropped the children off with Merle & Thelma
then drove to the school for the School Board/Teachers banquet.
The school board sponsors this supper each year as one way of showing
our teachers our gratitude for their service. This year we had a
fondue supper with pork, chicken and shrimp along with a salad, rice
pilaf and an assortment of delicious pies. A good supper and a
very enjoyable evening with our very esteemed teachers. |
My truck was almost too loaded down with lumber. |
Tuesday morning Ina Sue finished
ironing and folding the clothes from yesterday. I had a very
normal busy day at work. We had Hendrick over for a supper of
roast beef, biscuits, ranch potatoes, green beans and salad. We
visited for a while with him on the front porch and played
"Mother-May-I" with the children. |
Landon helps me set the corner post. |
After Carolina & I left on Wednesday,
Ina Sue fried up 7 lbs. of hamburger & onions for the freezer. She
also made an apple macaroon pie. I came home a little early then I
took Carolina with me on a quick trip in to Barnwell to pick up a load
of lumber for our shed addition. It was almost more than my little
pickup could handle. I drove about 35 mph on the way home and it
still felt like I was on the verge of taking off into orbit somewhere...
:) We made it home though without mishap. Ina Sue served us
an aspargus quiche for supper then we went to church for prayer meeting.
After the prayer time, Danny Hege spoke on the topic of "Euthenasia". |
Carolina Sue's classroom. |
I stayed home from work on
Thursday to work around the house. Ina Sue took Carolina Sue
and Savannah to school then stayed for a while to sit in on her class
time. She said that Ms. Ashley is doing a wonderful job. We
are so thankful for her! While they were off having fun,
Landon and I were hard at work setting posts for our new lean-to onto
our lean-to. I basically extended the back half of our existing
lean-to to make more shed space for our mower and tiller. By the
afternoon I was finishing things up. After Carolina Sue got home
from school she helped Ina Sue clean out our shop. For supper in
the evening, Ina Sue fixed us German meatballs with saurkraut and mashed
potatoes. Delicious! After supper we arranged our "stuff"
back into the shop and the shed then took some bike rides around the
neighborhood. A wonderful day together with family! |
Almost ready for the T111. |
Carolina Sue had a substitute teacher on
Friday. Andrea Skrivseth was covering for Ms. Ashley while she
traveled to a wedding. Ina Sue did her weekly cleaning. The
pollen that is covering everything right now is about to give her a fit
but she has decided not to clean the porches until the pollen is done
falling. We had ham & egg salad on homemade rye bread for supper
then took a long walk. Landon is really starting to get the hang
of his little bike. We need to help him get started but then he
can really take off. |
Cleaning out the shop. |
Saturday was another great day at
home. I wish I had off every Saturday! I started out working
to clean out our existing lean-to and re-organizing to make the most of
our space. After I got everything arranged we had room for all our
many children's "vehicles" as well as our bikes, mower and tiller.
Looks so much better. Ina Sue and the children worked at spreading
pine straw on the front shrubbery beds. I helped on that for a
while too. |
Spreading pine straw. |
I sprayed both of our new lean-to and the new
pump house with a sealant to protect the wood. Ina Sue spent most
of the afternoon cooking for tomorrow. We planted some zucchini
and squash in the garden. I washed the car after supper then
helped get the children all bathed and in bed. |