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Hi everyone, I guess I have been AWOL for a few days here. I really haven't been all that busy that I couldn't  post but I have   lurking here several times per day. I took a few days off from my creative efforts, I just didn't feel very creative. I had planned to do more crocheting and on more days than I actually did.

Keith worked some more on cleaning out the garage and we took a whole trunk full of balls to Goodwill, basketballs, footballs and tennis balls, a few Frisbee's and two Badminton  sets. Like Keith said with three boys growing up here there were lots of balls around. I think he may want to take down the Basketball hoop too except that it is embedded in cement on the side of the driveway.

I re-potted some starts of the Christmas/Thanksgiving/Easter cactus. I never know what to call it because since I moved it over to the south facing windows it blooms several times a year. The two big ones that Keith has, one is at the office, originally came from his grandmother and are very old and root bound, and already is large posts, they need to be in something as big around as a half barrel but that would be too deep.

Another big thunderstorm and this is daily.  But - the picture of the huge dust storm hitting Phoenix was really terrible.  It must have been difficult to even breathe. 

Larry:  My prayers for Stacey for rest and full recovery. 

Pat:  another great message through Joni and thinking of the almost two years of under employment that some of our family is experiencing, I want to hang on to the thought that the Lord takes no pleasure in their strife but there are good things to look for during this experience.  I know it is nothing like a paralyzing life-changing incident but it is hurtful especially while raising a family.  Many thanks for the message. 

Congrats to Judy B's guy for winning the driver's contest!!!!

Al:  Be sure that you bring a driver with you every eye visitation as you never know if they are going to dilate your eye.  It would be nice if they could just fix everything while you nap.   

A 2nd. cousin sent an old songbook that once belonged to my grandfather - It is called Rodeheaver's Plantation Melodies and my grandpa wrote the date - 1935.  (Homer Rodeheaver wrote a personal message on the front and the first song  is copyright 1918 "Standin' in the Need of Prayer".  All spirituals - it is just an amazing little book with both song and music.  Can't wait to get the grandchildren together and see what it sounds like with them. 

That sounds like a fantastic hymn book. I know at least one of our membership that would like to play and sing through it!!!

Carol, your brought back some memories from looong ago.  Once year, when I was in grade school, there was a presentation for the public and the two 1-through-4 schools learned a special song - everybody sang.  One year it was "Standing In The Need of Prayer", another year "Go Down, Moses" and another year we learned "Little Brown Church In the Vale".  And, oh yes, "Swing Low, Sweet Chariot".  Can you just imagine the reaction to having any of those in a school program today?

Carol, I would love to hear your family sing-along!  I really love those old spirituals, cannot remember where I learned them, but I know a lot of them.  What a treasure the old songbook is, lucky you!  I mean, blessed you; since I don't believe in luck.

Good for John!  Good truck drivers are becoming scarce, and really great ones rare!  Congratulations!

Well, John has gone home and I think both he and Beth will do a lot of resting now.  He doesn't have to go back to work until Monday, so will have a little time to unwind.  He is such a blessing in her life.  Such a small guy--110 pounds!--but with a tremendous heart.

I appealed to my publisher to move us up in the lineup if there is a possible way, and received an encouraging note in return.  They said there are ways to speed things along once we get into the production process; and that if someone should drop out, they will move us up.  Praise God for giving us favor!!  I can see that Beth is losing ground and she is so excited to see her book, and wants to be able to attend a few book signings with me.  I am hoping some rest will restore some of her strength; she is so weak now I have a lot of trouble understanding her speech.    But God is good and He is in control.  I am NOT one who praises suffering or feels God causes it; but I know He loves us and wants the best for us.

When I went for my walk earlier, it was just beautiful outside, nice and cool, partly cloudy.  I'm sure it will warm up rapidly.  So sad about the dirt storm over Phoenix--sure there was lots of smoke and ash included in it.

Hi everyone.  It is going to be another hot and muggy day.  The only thing we have on the schedule is to meet our daughter at Uncle Julio's, a very nice Mexican restaurant for lunch as she helps us celebrate our 49th wedding anniversary today.  

Our daughter did get dismissed from the hospital yesterday morning and then spent several hours waiting to get prescriptions filled at the public health hospital.  It was after 6:30 last evening before she got them and was back in her apartment.

Al, don't envy you on having your nights so interrupted.  It sounds like it is time to do something about the problem.  Almost everyone I know, including my wife, who has had cataract surgery said it was nothing to be concerned about.  

Janet, glad Darrel is doing better on the infection situation.  I know he has had to fight quite a battle.  Hope John has an uneventful flight home.  Seems the three weeks have flown by.

Judy, great honor for John on the truck driving.  I didn't understand the contract for power units.

Etta Sue, we got a letter yesterday from our power company almost apologizing for the number of outages we have had this year but that there has been a 68% increase from normal in the number of bad storms we have had which has caused outages.  That is certainly not the fault of the power company and they have done a good job under some tough circumstances.  When your eye doctor last tested didn't he/she speak of the cataract situation of your eyes?  Since my cataracts are at a very early stage I can't assess your situation and perhaps others can speak from experience.

Pat, the "Two Lenses" is really deep and must say my mind can't readily get around this idea. It certainly provides a way to deal with what seems to be a contradiction and a question often asked.

Marilyn, my lack of feeling creative is measured in years not days.  Glad to see you posting.

Carol, that sounds like a very valuable book especially with the personal message.  I hadn't thought of "Standing in the Need of Prayer" spiritual in a long time.

Janet, hope you can get the publishing date updated.  Isn't it unusual to have cool mornings this time of the year?

Every time I see someone post a song on here I wonder if anyone has the music and lyrics to 'Ancient Words'.  I think it is becoming my favorite song.  I found it today on YouTube by Michael Smith.  I have saved it to my computer.  Now to convert it to a .mov and take it to church in case some day they would like it on the overhead screen. 

Two Lenses.  I think I can relate to that.  I remember Mom saying 'something good always comes out of something bad'.  I don't know where she heard that but it seems so.  You may not see it immediately but sooner or later, you will.  That's looking at things through a wide angle lens instead of the narrow lens.  Or the cup is half full instead of half empty.

Thanks for the cataract website.  I have been told that I have the beginnings of a cataract in my right eye.  I also think something else is going on.  I wake up...every thing is normal.  By the time I get to the kitchen, my nose is running and/or stopped up.  I blow!  Yuck!  Then my eyes water.  By the time I get to the living room and start my Bible devotions, I have blown my nose 2-3 times and wiped my eyes that many times also.  Then sneezing begins.  I may sneeze a half a dozen times in a row!  My right eye especially feels like there is 'matter' in it all the time and sometimes there is! 

Allergies?  Cataracts?  Sinus problems?  And oh, yes.  Coughing with results, too!  I go to my Nose, Ear and Throat specialist the 11th.  I will tell him all of this, too.  It has been going on too long!

I remember singing 'Little Brown Church in the Vale' and 'Swing Low, Sweet Chariot' in school.  Haven't thought of those songs for years!!  Memories!!  Ah!

And I hope Janet gets the book published soon.  I am so anxious to get a copy of my own and read it! 

I think I forgot to congratulate John in winning his trucking challenge.  If he thinks he's a winner, I do, too!  Congratulations!!

Where we played Euchre the last time, the lady has two Christmas, Easter, Thanksgiving cacti.  They are huge!!  And she does have them in half barrels on 3 foot high pedestals and they hang to the floor!  I don't think I have ever been there and there weren't blooms!  And she has them in a south window with lace curtains...so not direct sunlight but diffused sunlight!  When she wants them moved it take two MEN to move them!!

I got overwhelmed today of thinking about some bushes that needs trimmed.  A neighbor boy does yard work...his dad is a landscaper...so I called him.  He is to come tomorrow afternoon.  I have about 8 bushes that I want cut down to about 8-10" from the ground and let them grow back up!

I may go with Kitty today somewhere.  She is having DVD's of her high school class duplicated for their 50th reunion.  If they are ready today, then we will go get them.  I also want to get a bath for Hawaii.  She is dirty.   

Like Janet, I don't believe God causes suffering.  But I do believe He allows it and, if we let Him, uses it for good.

I have an appointment in Glens Falls with the hearing aid place this afternoon and following that I'm going to the main office of my bank.  Someone in the bank goofed - fortunately in my favor, but it needs to get straightened out.  There was a deposit made two days ago of almost $13,000 that certainly does not belong to me.   

I just love this book of old "negro" spirituals.  (that is what they are called) and this is a precious piece of history.  Send me an email if you want to know the names of all the songs.  I will type them all out and send one email to the group.  Yes, "Go Down Moses", "Swing Low" and all are here. 

Janet:  We are not a singing family but grandchildren play instruments of trumpet, keyboards, piano and guitar.  It sounds as if Beth is really exhausted and she needs a lot of sleep to catch up - blessing to her and you. 

A huge storm yesterday afternoon.- we are in the midst of monsoon weather so this is normal.  On my walk, I saw several big limbs down and one young tree.  We spent the morning changing insurance on the house & autos. 

Jeanne:  It would be nice if the bank lets you keep the money -  not a chance. 

Just came back to share another piece that a friend sent.  I know I have read it before but certainly worth rereading as it shows the glory of Gods creation.

Carol, I would love to have the names of all the songs!  Snf how fun that will be to hear your grandkids play them!

Jeanne, maybe someone really wants to bless you!    Wouldn't that be wonderful?  However, you are wise to get it checked, for sure.

Larry, the wisdom and creativity of our awesome God continually amaze me.  Thanks for sharing that.

I got updates from Eli and Shirley, so will copy and post them!     

Well the bank error has been corrected and the money is being taken out of my account.  I asked if there might be a "good citizen reward" but that just brought a laugh!   

Jeanne.... to the bank!

Date: Tuesday, July 5, 2011, 10:24 AM

The team had a laptop that we've been carrying around for a while now, and this last week we got what they call a "dongle." It's just a usb drive with a sim card in it for internet use. That beening done, I've decided to write a letter to you guys within the bus. Right now I'm in the bus on a bumpy road. You guys ever been to the Indiana Jones ride at Disneyland? Yeah,that ride has nothing on this ride. In this one you have kids on the side of the road chasing you! It's pretty legit!

This week has been the best week yet! Grandma is doing amazing and we added a new member to our team. Her name is Natalie and she's pretty cool as well. Grandma has really hit it off with her and they talk all the time. Grandma is now the grandma of so many people here. The Malawians have started to call her "agogo", which means grandmother in Chichewa. This week she seems like she's into her grove. I could see her staying here. Ha ha! I don't think that that will really happen, but grandma's love for what she is doing here is really cool. I too love this place. I've been thinking about what it will be like to live here in a year or two, and it's a pretty awesome concept!

The first village that we went to this week wasn't really on my radar. I just wasn't that into it. I don't think that I even preached in that village. I think a lot of me not really doing anything was due to the fact that it was soooooo cold. Me and Tim lost our sleeping bags on the way to the village, so we took a tent rain protector, a couple of blankets, and put on as much clothes as we could. None of that helped at all. We froze like another. For the second night in that village, i went to the next village and bought us blankets....not use. It was just as cold and not fun at all. I don't think that me and Tim got but 2 hours of sleep each night...The second night, we had to burn the medical waste, so we just stood out there and kept ourselves warm for a while.

This second village that we went to was actually called Korea, Malawi in the Phalombe district. I thought that in itself was really funny! This village was the best of the villages that we have all be to. We got to the village relatively early and got to sit and listen to about 20 choir songs before we realized that we didn't have to listen to so many--they were trying to entertain us while we sat there--we thought we were obligated to sit there.Regardless, we sat there for about 2 1/2 hours! That night we showed the Jesus Film and me and Tim got smart and slept on the bus.That was a lot warmer!!! The second day, we decided not to have a church service, but just went straight to the Medical Clinic. During the Medical Clinic we got to pray for a demon possessed epileptic. We knew because she was having trouble saying "Yesu Kristu." We prayed for her and lead her and her mother to the Lord and she stopped shaking! It was amazing to see. I got to lead her asking for the Holy Spirit and we told her that she was Christ's and that Satan does not have claim on her any longer. That's what it's all about! Ameni! During that clinic Grandma got to cut charms off 10+ kids and we talked to many who had charms ourselves! After the med team, we chose to walk around for a while. In both villages almost all the water wells that they had were broken, so Natalie, Shelby, Tim, and I decided to find the nearest one that worked...it was a 5 minute bus ride to that well...grrr! After that, me and Tim decided to hit the Chimbuzi (toilet) and we felt very wierd around two guys who kept starring at us. We told Peter (our interpreter) and we began speaking to the church pastor about it. Before we could talk about one of the guys, the guy left, but the other guy was a mute man. So we talked about him for a while, and then decided to talk to him with the help of Wendy's sign language skills. He didn't know real sign, but Wendy could decipher a lot that he was saying by the general motions. We found out that he had been sitting there staring at us waiting for us to pray for him. We did as he ask us to and actually found out further that he had a stomache ache and some kind of ear ache. We prayed, then cleaned out his ears and gave him some Tums to help relieve his stomache ache. It was super cool to just minister to the guy because the village has a stigma with deaf or "dumb" people...they wouldn't give him a minute out of their day. I think God used us to minister to even those who people have ostracized! We then prayed over a young mute boy who couldn't speak, but could hear. We didn't see any results within him, but I told him to continue to try to say "Yesu." I'm prayng for his complete healing (I would appreciate if you guys do too). After that we chose to show the Passion of the Christ, but not before a public witchcraft charm burning--accompanied by a sermon!!! I preached and had an altar call for anyone to step up and renounce witchcraft, and we had one lady come up and cut off some charms that were placed on her baby. I felt that I needed to give her a word that God was proud of her...It was pretty amazing...She walked away with a stronger faith in God for her family's wellbeing. We then burned the charms after the sermon and we had the entire village's complete attention. Tim then preached on healing and then introduced the film. The night ended with an amazing bang! People reacted to the film very well!!!

Today, I got to preach on the Foursquare Gospel (thanks for the notes Dan Stewart) and preached on what the life of a Christian looks like. Tim preached after me on Psalm 23 and the Lord's Prayer....it was intense. This whole village was intense! We're pumped and ready to be in Blantyre for a quick rest up time, maybe we'll buy ourselves some new sleeping bags. After that we're totally ready to take on some more villages!

Continue to pray for us and thank you so much for all of your support! We only have 3 weeks left and we want to leave with a bang. Love you guys and thanks!!!

Eli

Dear all at home,
We are enjoying a couple days rest and good food here at Grace and will be leaving again tomorrow to minister in two more villages.  It has been a very rewarding and interesting experience to be here.  The people are so open and hungry for the Word that they will  sit for hours on the ground listening to the preaching and teaching.  Our interpters are really great to work with as well.  Wonderful men and one woman of God.  They work hard, know technology,preach and teach, etc.  We reallly enjoy them.  They are good to answere our numerous questions about the culture and country as well.

I have taken lots of pictures, but the batteries were down on the video camera when I went to use it.  I had to wait until we returned here to get them recharged, but hopefully I will get some good video this week.

Eli sent a long e mail as we were returning the other day, ( its hard to keep track of the days here.)  so I don't want to repeat the same thing he wrote to you.  I hope you got it.  He was sending it to Leanne and ask her to send it to all of you.

We went to the "wood market" again to buy gifts for people at home.  The "merchants" all swarmed around me and got into a fight over who was going to sell to me, so I left without buying anything.  We are going back today so I hope to have better luck.  Wendy had to rescue me from the center of the fight and get me to the bus. It was confusing and frustrating to say the least.

Eli, Tim, Wendy and I bought some fabric and ordered African style shirts made yesterday.  There numerous men sitting on the sidewalks at their tredal sewing machines, waiting for business.  We will pick up the shirts today.  They have beautiful fabric here in the Indian shops and it is resonable in price.  The problen is that you have to buy four or six meters at a time.

I hope all is well at home.  Its strange not having any news about what's going on in the country, the weather, or you.  We are usually so busy, we hardly have time to think about it.  I am keeping a good written record of what's happening with us, so hope to write that book.  Some of the other team members have promised to make a contribution to it as well.  That will be great to have other prespectives on it all.

Good bye for now.  Keep us in your prayers.  Every day or two, someone is sick, the bus breaks down or we can't find disel fuel for the buses.  We have been having to buy it from the black market.


Shirley

Janet, thank you for those wonderful letters from Eli and Shirley.  Their trip seems to be having some great success.  Praise the Lord.   

Well, I didn't get  $13,000 added to my account, but I did get a check in the  mail (highly unusual).  I had already paid what I  thought was a deductible to the optometrist here in McKinleyville, but then  our secondary came through, so I didn't really owe it.  We got $16, which I gladly accepted.

Carol - fear not, because they've already instructed me when to have another driver, etc.  There's  wonderful sister in our church who has vollunteered!  Thank our Lord for His people who show forth His character!

Yesterday Kitty and I went to Anderson.  I got a bath for Hawaii and then we went to the Family Christian Store.  I wanted to see if they had Michael W. Smith CD with 'Ancient Words' on it.  They didn't.  Then we went to Hobby Lobby.  Kitty got a bunch of stuff.  Then to Fazoli's for pizza and a coke.

I got home and a few minutes later I got a call from Kitty.  She was almost crying.  She has worked so hard on this DVD for her 50th Class Reunion.  It seems the duplicator could only copy 10 DVD's and now he can't get the rest to copy.  So I went over to help Kitty.  We made a video for her software program.  Then I burnt another by simply using the Autoplay pop up.  It worked.  And only took a few minutes.  But I couldn't do it again!!  I do believe her computer is jinxed!  So she is going to take the original one of last night to the duplicator and see if that one works!  I will be so glad when she gets these done! And I know she will be super glad. 

Her g-daughter comes today for 11 days so Kitty won't get anything done!

Rehab, lunch and haircuts today for Ivalou and I.  Then the neighbor boy is to come this afternoon.  But it is cloudy and has rained.

hi to all, just lurking around, hope all are well.

Awesome thoughts, Larry, thanks for sharing, I found it interesting and fascinating...I love stuff like that..

Our Heavenly Creator did an awesome job with HIS creation, earth and all that is in it....

Amen, Joyce, He surely did!

I slept well last night (am so thankful for that) woke at 7, went to walk for 20 minutes before it gets too hot, home to shower, and still got to my chiropractic appointment by 8! 

Larry, I think it was you who asked about cool mornings here--it would be a really rare event for it not to cool off at night.  That is a real blessing, to have the repriev e from the heat at night.  If one gets up early, the mornings are just delightful!

I don't have a heavy day today, just hair app't, then lunch with Pat to celebrate my birthday (late) and need to go see Beth and sort out some things at the home.

I miss my Mom.........   But I am so happy for her, know she is having a wonderful time up there!

Hi everyone.  It is going to be a hot and humid day in Georgia with only a possibility of showers.  We had to have our Friday Men's Coffee at McDonald's this morning as the man with the key to the senior center has come down with a cold.  We had only a small turnout.  Nothing else on the schedule that will require leaving the house, other than to get the mail.  Will just work on a couple of things that need attention here in my office.

Jeanne, it was nice while it lasted but if it is too good to be true then it is not true.  I hope the bank at least thanked you for alerting them to their problem.

Janet, is Eli an ordained minister or a lay minister?  What a story and experience he is having. 

Al, $16 is better than zero dollars and to get it expectantly is nice.

Etta Sue, check out Amazon for the CD you want.  Too bad about the DVD duplicator.

Hi Joyce.  I thought that was an awesome piece as well. 

Janet, sometimes it doesn't get too cool here at night.  Glad you get a reprieve from the heat.  It has been so long since I lived in the midwest that I had forgotten about it cooling off at night.

Yesterday evening I took our new DVD player back to Sam's and got a refund.  Neither Pat nor I were really happy with it.  I will just get another Roku box for the bedroom, which will be about half the cost.  We have a perfectly good DVD player in the family room to use for discs.

Larry, I don't think Eli is ordained yet.  He attended a college out in California for two years, graduating this past Spring.  You can tell by his writing that he is very young and inexperienced; but he is certainly enthusiastic!  If he can retain his zeal and still get the experience and wisdom he needs, he should be a real warrior for the Kingdom!  His dad (Shirley's son) was killed in a truck accident when Eli was only four, and he was raised by his Mom, who is a Mexican national who speaks little English, so his upbringing was different from most.  But he did get into a good church, and had a lot of support from his school, church and extended family.

I cannot wait to hear Shirley's story!  As Etta Sue commented, she is a good writer, and does check out her facts, too.  I did a Google search on guinea worms and found Eli didn't have the story straight; but they are a dangerous creature!

Anyway, I wanted to pass their updates on to you just as written.  Hope you are enjoying them.

I just got this and think it is worth our time and thought:

Scripture: Philippians 4:13
"I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me" NKJV

The dictionary has much to say about the words negative and positive.

Negative:
Lacking in constructiveness, Lacking in helpfulness, Lacking in optimism, Lacking in cooperativeness, or the like: "A man of negative viewpoint."

Positive:
Emphasizing what is laudable, Emphasizing what is hopeful, Emphasizing what is good; Emphasizing what is constructive. or the like: "A man with a positive attitude toward the future."

For all the negative things we have to say to ourselves, God has a positive answer in the Bible for it:   
 
You say: "It's impossible"
Jesus says: All thing are possible (Luke 18:27)   

You say: "Nobody really loves me"
Jesus says: I love you (John 3:16; John 13:34)   

You say: "I can't go on" 
Jesus says: My grace is sufficient (II Cor.12:9; Psalm 91:15)   

You say: "I can't figure things out"
Jesus says: I will direct your steps (Proverbs 3:5-6)   

You say: "I can't do it" 
Jesus says: You can do all things (Phil 4:13)   

You say: "I'm not able"
Jesus says: I am able ! ! ! (II Cor.9:   

You say: "I can't forgive myself"
Jesus says: I forgive you (I John 1:9; Romans 8:1)   

You say: "I'm afraid"
Jesus says: I have not given you a spirit of fear (II Tim. 1:7)   

You say: "I'm always worried and frustrated"   
Jesus says: Cast all your cares on ME (I Peter 5:7)   

You say: "I don't have enough faith"
Jesus says: I've given everyone a measure of faith (Romans 12:3)   

You say: "I feel all alone"
Jesus says: I will never leave you or forsake you (Heb. 13:5)   

Prayer: Father empower me with the words to say to myself and others that are positive, hopeful, good and constructive. In the name of the Lord Jesus Christ. Amen!

What a blessing to read the Thoughts today. Many thanks to each of you who contributed.

Marilyn, my teenage son got into a cleaning frenzy one time during freezing cold weather, and the huge pineapple plant I had grown from just a pineapple top (it measured almost 3 ft. across at this time) and my beautiful Christmas cactus hanging basket were frozen. Then, one thing and another seemed to interfere with getting a start of either of those plants. Just recently I saw some one sale, but needed to wait till the $ were more plentiful, so I hope to get another one soon. Y'all treasure those plants and the memories that come with them, and, since the basketball post is set in concrete, maybe it will be a good reminder of great times had playing at that post.

I've read that passage in Lamentations many, many times. In fact, just a few verses above 32-33, are those that I have in my signature. I found that passage - beginning with the first verse - at a time when this young single mother was trying to "herd 3 teenage boys like herding cats" and rear the little one, play piano for church, and work. I've often thought long and hard about verses 32-33. The grief is most certainly painful, but we are promised that He will never leave nor forsake us.

I would like the "new every morning" verses to be read from the Living Bible at my funeral.

Lately, seems like I've been dealing with a deep need for total quiet, but God's mercies have been renewed afresh to me just this evening.

Father, how much I thank you.

Janet:  I will write a note to myself to send on the names of the songs.  Anyone else?  Love the last post about all things positive.  This nation needs positive thinking - maybe this is our test.

Etta Sue:  You are a whiz kid with all of your techie stuff.    

Carol include me in that list please, and I will speak for Pat as well!

An insurance claims adjuster is sitting in my drive as I am typing.  Yesterday while my head was wet and the beautician was cutting my hair, a lady came in the shop wanting to know whose red car was in the cul-de-sac.  It has been hit!     Hawaii was hit.     When I parked Hawaii, I said to Ivalou 'I hope whoever has this SUV beside me doesn't leave first and if so I hope they straighten the wheels before backing out.'  The lady didn't.  17 days old and Hawaii has a boo boo!!  The driver's back quarter panel is dented and scratched.     And a tiny bit above it.  I am thankful it isn't worse but....it's my brand new car!!  And thank God, the lady didn't drive off and that she has insurance.  I put a picture on my FaceBook wall.

I also got my bushes all trimmed yesterday by three neighbor boys.  It only took them an hour and fifteen minutes.  Well, worth the money spent!  Looks very nice! 

Tony called and he is coming today to grease and oil the two lawn mowers.  Also a tire is losing air on the Honda mower.  It will be good to see him.  Haven't seen him for awhile.  He was in the Smokies last week on his cycle so he will have some stories to tell me, too. 

That's it, folks!

Laundry day today.  There are three streets in our mobile park.  We live on the middle one, then there is an upper one and a lower one.  The laundry room is on the upper one, so the task that falls to me is to load the laundry basket into the car, take Marbeth up to the laundry room, unload the backet, carry it into the laundry room, bring her coffee about an hour and a half later, then go up and get her and the laundry an hour or two later.

Hi everyone.  While at coffee this morning we had a brief bit of rain, didn't even notice it until we saw this little girl come in to McDonald's with her little umbrella.  We did have a nice shower yesterday afternoon, which was unexpected. 

Today is Pat's birthday so will be taking her out for a late lunch to celebrate and to a place called Mimi's, which she has selected.  It is the place we tried to find the other evening and didn't but now know where to turn to get to it.  I got her a planter of miniature roses this morning and she seemed to like them.  Of course, the new TV was the major part of her birthday. 

Janet, appreciate your sharing the special writings from a far away place and a different culture.  I am sure Eli and Shirley will never forget their experiences and it will likely change Eli's life.  He sounds like a fine young man.  Janet, I loved that reading.  I have seen it before but is probably one we should read daily.

Etta Sue, I am sure they will be able to fix your new car up so you won't even be able to see where the boo-boo occurred.  However, that is a shame and know you must have been a bit upset.  However, you had no control over the situation.

Quote from: Al Moak on July 09, 2011, 09:07:58 AM
Laundry day today.  There are three streets in our mobile park.  We live on the middle one, then there is an upper one and a lower one.  The laundry room is on the upper one, so the task that falls to me is to load the laundry basket into the car, take Marbeth up to the laundry room, unload the backet, carry it into the laundry room, bring her coffee about an hour and a half later, then go up and get her and the laundry an hour or two later.

What a lovely job you do with Marbeth!  I'd like double cream in mine, Al!