Mon.-Cleaned up back room in house and tidied Phil's office. He doesn't want me to clean it too well because he knows where things are just like it is. Missing Susan. She's at Girls Camp. Fed her rabbits. Did wash. Blogged. Got lots of squash, a few beans, a tomato and some onions from the garden. Had them for lunch. Janelle called around 4 and she and Micah stopped by. We went over to see her house and then they had supper with us before heading over to Tom's for the week. Terribly hot. Weather report shows that it will be in the 90's on Sat. Guys were working on Janelle's yard most of the day. Philip with other crew.
Tues.-Guys working on Janelle's house in morning. Janelle stopped in here after checking out school.Worked on her website. I worked on house, lawn, garden, freezers and fridges, etc. Everyone so laid back about Sat. One of Susan's rabbits got out. We set the have a heart trap. It came running right up to me and then I started talking to it and it ran away. They come running right up to Susan when they escape. Freeman made bbqued bear ribs for supper. He could become a millionaire with this recipe. He'd be great on TV with his own grilling show. He'd give the different animals that he eats different voices and would have them saying all kinds of things.
Davis guy at the Pontiac place found a $900 part for $300 for us. He was so excited. And it's guaranteed for life. Michael mowed. Freeman weed whacked. Phil and Tom worked on the tractor. Phil was going to practice tonight with a group that is playing on Sat. but they moved it to Thurs. night, so he is over at the Grunerts. They are helping him find tools for skinning the pig on Friday. Phil thought John might enjoy observing and helping with that kind of country living so he'll be over Fri. morn. Philip working with other crew. We miss him.
Wed.-Rabbit caught in trap. Guys at Guilds building book shelf. I made lots of food for the week ahead so can stick with the last min. preps for pig roast. Made Chinese pasta/beef/veggie dish and burger/green beans/rice dish and squash dish and shoo fly cake. Picked at least 25 large cucs from garden. Didn't even know they were forming. Picked a gallon of green beans and squash too. Tidying up around the place. Met Karen with Susan at Pamplin Exxon around 1:30. She had the time of her life at Girl's Camp. I think she will be going for a long time. Had a great time with Meredith and Bethany. We're going to have to have girl cousin sleepovers. Phil mowing fields in eve. Michael mowing grass. We picked up things from Trinity to use for Pig roast-dutch ovens, coolers, and tables. Good talk with Mom this morn. and with Helen in eve. Naomi called late afternoon. Her girls were rear-ended and her car is totalled. Please Jesus, bless and protect them. Thunder clouds are beautiful but sounding ominous. Must get off the computer.
Thurs.-Prepared lots of fly bags-zip lock quart bags with pennies in them. Punched holes on top edge and hung around porches. Theory is that they think it's a hive and they see themselves in the reflection multiple times and thereby scare themselves with themselves. We'll see if it works. They sprayed for flies as well. Did wash and other odds and ends. Janelle went to Appomattox with Susan and I to get some sweet feed and a sonar battery, Walmart, library, Salvation Army, and Krogers. Mitch and Mickey brought me things I ordered from Sam's Club. Took Susan out to get crickets. Michael, Susan, and Phil went out to get the pig. It will be alive until tomorrow morning. Then we'll have a day of it. Michael and Susan rescued the poor duck from the angry rooster. That rooster is scary, even when he's on the other side of the fence. Have had a sore throat and am very tired these past few days.
Fri.-Big Day. Tent set up. Tables up. Fly bags hung up. Bathroom cleaned. House cleaned. Etc. etc. Picked up Makenzie in Appomattox around 9 in the eve. She'll be here until Wed. Oh! And Wilburjene was butchered today!!!! John, our neighbor, came over to enjoy the process. His wife, Jeanne, wrote about it on her blog, Seven Oaks. "Oh, Oink." What a good writer she is.
Anne and Dave got here around 11:30. Nate Bal---got here around midnight and set up his tent out back.
Sat.-Pig Roast! Got things ready and people began to come. Had a great time. People coming and going...people down at the river...Kids playing sports...People singing....I'll write more about it later or maybe Jeanne will. I love everything about it except when people know me and I don't know them. I got completely soaked by Micah, Serena, and Abby, but they were completely soaked too. We were hosing each other down and when that stopped, we continued to get each other wet back in the food tent by emptying the bags of water that I had frozen into ice to keep the cold foods chilled. Not all of the ice was melted and it's a real shock to have ice water thrown on you or ice put down your clothes. As always, I went to bed and thought about the people I didn't really get to talk to, but it's just not possible to have a good conversation with everyone. The young people stayed until after 9 and Michael thrilled us all with a wax bomb. He got a fire going and melted several gallons of wax in a metal bucket. When it was boiling, he tossed a bag of water into the wax and fire ate up the sky, shooting into the air about 30 feet and throwing a wave of heat all around. He did this several times. Don't try this at home. It must be done by a true pyromaniac. Most of my children fit into this category and I blame that on my mother. It skipped a generation with me. I used to have nightmares about fire. Fly Bags Worked!!!
Cassidy celebrated her 16th birthday party here. Her mother, Julie, had a beautiful sheet cake with a picture of Cassidy as a baby in the middle. Helen was searching the crowd for that beautiful baby. Cassidy had her sleepover here too. Kelly G., Makenzie, Susan, and Cassidy slept in the camper and had Sampson barking in the middle of the night due to their shrieks of laughter. Philip scared them badly several times during the night in compliance to Susan's whispered request.
Sun.-Church was great. Better is one day in Your house than thousands elsewhere. Such a mix of joy and sorrow. Joy that Lawrence is with us due to transplanted lung miracles. Sorrow because he received those lungs from a once living person and friends and family grieve even as we rejoice. Joy for the father's who are leaving a good legacy. Sorrow because of those who have not. Pastor Frank shared Ps. 112. Blessed is the man who fears the Lord and obeys His commandments. What will happen for that man? His children will be mighty on the earth..generations will be influenced for good...Prosperity and wealth are in his house...his righteousness endures forever....He'll have light in the darkness...will not be moved...will not be afraid of evil tidings...His heart is firm, established and steady and he will see his desire on his enemies.
I am desirous to write about that which moved me most...to actually see and hear close up what I've always 'known'. Faith became sight and drew us in to overwhelming broken gratitude. Thank you, Thank you God, for being faithful to the faithful and for being good.
Had to leave church early to make it on time to Dr. Hubler's Consecration to Bishop service at Cornerstone. He said to those of us there, that on earth, we sometimes just get to taste of God's goodness and in Heaven, we will feast on His goodness, and that our presence there to support him was a taste of God's goodness and he was thankful. Stayed for the reception afterwards. Dr. H. gave Makenzie and Susan a dollar bill for the soda machine and they came flaunting their Mountain Dews in my face. I tried to glare at him, thinking of the fact that the girls had gone to sleep after 2 this morning, but it's not good to glare at a Bishop too long.
Took it easy in the eve. and tried to stay awake until an early bedtime.
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