Mon.-Memorial Day. Made juice for a few hours. Cleaned out the inside fridge and freezer. Homeschool ball in eve. Visited Katherine M. in hospital between games. I thought she looked great.
Tues.-Worked in old house for several hours. Cleaned metal cabinet. Susan on her final week or two of school. Reading 'Marching Through Culpepper.' Julie came over later in the afternoon. Had supper with us. Michael and Roger worked on the garage. Looks great with cedar siding on the outside.
Wed.-Got so much done today. Finished the 'have to organize before the pig roast' section of the old house. Been putting in an hour or two a day and I can feel it in my lungs. I'm going back to 15 min. a day before it gets hot and hopefully, by the end of the summer, things will look a lot better in there and maybe we can have a guest room set up. Also cleaned out several cabinets and cupboards in the kitchen. Threw out at least 5 bags of junk! Worked in the garden, canned nuts, cleaned up back porch a bit, cooked old Abbey meat to cut up for Lucy tomorrow, (Susan's project), and caught up with Sara. I am so thankful to have this kind of energy. Being diligent about drinking a gallon of water and taking my vitamins. Susan is working hard on finishing up history and getting a tan in the process. Oh, the bonuses of homeschooling.
Johnny Fisher is in the hospital with congestive heart failure. Pictures on face book are making me cry. His grand kids were all around him. He's looking pretty good.
Thurs.-Errand day. Dr. F., haircut for Susan, greenhouse for tomato plants, Food Lion, Walmart, Homeschool Ball.
Fri.-Canned nuts. 1 hour in open mason jar at 200 degrees. Wipe edge with a wet paper towel when you take it out, put on lids, and let it go pop. Making room in freezers by getting out rice, nuts, corn meal, etc. and canning it. Rosalee had surgery to remove her stent and it went well! Praise the Lord! Mom and Dad are down. They are coming over for supper as is Freeman and Alli. We are having sausage, apple, sweet potato bake and homemade cole slaw, salad, and some leftover peanut butter eggs for dessert. Here they are! Had a wonderful time and laughed ourselves silly over Philip's renditions of 'Scaring Ray.'
Sat.-Great Day. Got a lot of work done around here and then went to Bethany's graduation ceremony. Very deep and touching service. Stayed around and visited with others for awhile. Came home and changed and went over to Tom's for a most delicious supper of grilled steak, grilled chicken, ziti lasagna, rolls, seven layer salad, potato salad, olives, grilled veggies, and fresh strawberry pie. Amazing. Sat around and visited until 10 with everyone including John and Sandy. It's always nice to be with them. Got to hug nieces and nephews several times today. And got to almost snuggle with Dad on the sofa while we talked about different Old Testament prophets. My heart is full.
Sun.-Pastor Josh preached today after 8 years and was it 17 days of not preaching to an adult group. We'd like to have him preach more often. He preached about the lies we believe. 1-we need to be self-sufficient. 2-God's heart is set and things will be as they will be. 3.-I deserve this. I had it coming to me. 4. I am not truly a child of God. After each lie was presented, the truth was shared. Came home and rested for a brief moment and then went over to the other Hertzler family to celebrate Bethany's birthday some more with a good hundred people I'm sure. There was plenty of food, fun, and fellowship. Some of the young men were playing songs and getting ready for the pig roast music fest. Came home after 5 and soon Mom and Dad came over for supper. Michael and Sarah made sausage biscuits and gravy. Some of us watched some Dundee while Mom, Dad, and Phil, looked up Hertzler genealogy on line. Great day.
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