Mon.-Catch up day. Lots of wash. Cleaning. Guys work schedule changed and they came back from NC before Phil left to join them. Checked on Philip's pig. Has two piglets so far. 25 round bales of hay delivered from the R farm. Susan had a game tonight. They won. Best game so far. Alli and I got groceries before going to the game. Caught up with Katherine and Judy today. Beautiful and balmy 60 degree weather. Food Lion was crowded. Is it going to storm? I asked the check out lady. Supposed to get more snow than we've gotten at one time for the last 25 years. Checked on face book when I got home and I think it probably is not going to happen. Which is fine with me after Susan's accident and Philip's close call with a friend all due to icy roads. I love snow as long as everybody is inside and there is food in the house and the electricity doesn't go off. I miss my Banton Nation. Very much. XO
Tues.-So cold and damp outside. Had a good day. Exercised right away and that always helps me feel like I accomplished one of my three main priorities. Made 7 layer salad for lunch and supper and added some of the chicken I had cooked in the crock pot during the night. Susan wasn't feeling well and didn't go out for drama and then practice was cancelled anyway and not everyone got to try out so we were glad she didn't go out. The roads were getting slick anyway. Just a light dusting so far this eve. I finished 'Georgie's' blanket. It is a Winnie the Pooh and Friends fleece blanket. I put two pieces together and cut 4 inch strips all around the sides and tied them together. Also did some knitting while watching a WW1 documentary with Susan. She was in a baking mood in the afternoon and made 4 grain pancakes and healthy banana bread. Michael had an oral exam for aviation that lasted several hours and he felt pretty good about it. He's studying like crazy again. Over at the guys house to use their internet service to watch all the videos he needs to see for class. Philip, Freeman, and Tommy, were working on cleaning up around the little house on the property on the one acre right down the road. I helped Alli put away some kitchen things later in the day. Their house looks so nice. Susan said that Mr. Fisher, the athletic director at school, came up to her after the game last evening, put his two hands on her shoulders and said, "Susan, it's basketball, not football." "Right, but it worked, didn't it?" "Yes," he said. "It worked."
It's so nice to be thinking about Gil and Lindsay and their children. Now I can put them in rooms in my mind. Actual house rooms. And I can see their town and their pizza place and their marijuana co-op store that smells just like a health food store near us.
Wed.-A day at home getting lots of things accomplished. Grams and More phone calls and scheduling, cleaning off desk and doing paper work, roasting chick peas, listening to a speech CD with Susan, making yummy sliced potatoes baked and topped with cheesy chicken salad for lunch, chicken curry with rice and toppings for lunch, carting two boxes of books over to the old house, CD's organized, another area of the bedroom cleaned up, studying for Encounter, exercising, a Martha Stewart candle decoration put together, reading about women in ministry in Bible times, many of whom were Paul's friends, and I forget what else. Susan got lots of studying done and took a nap and went to youth group with Philip. Michael visited with Phil and I in the eve. and played his guitar. Earlier today, Philip and Freeman brought in the baby pigs. One was a real yelper. Davi wanted to eat them.
Thurs.-Good day. Got up by 5 and studied until 7:30 and it went by in the blink of an eye. Started walking on the treadmill and was ready to stop after 5 min. and 15 calories burned. Made another 7 layer salad for lunch. Tommy was working with the guys at Happy Valley and received a bump on the head. After cleaning it up with peroxide we could see that it wouldn't need any stitches. Michael and Philip went to worship practice. Susan got groceries and went to basketball practice. Then she and Philip started for Appomattox to take his car to the garage and it stopped. Phil went out to help him. Fortunately, he had only run out of gas. I roasted a cauliflower but we didn't care for the chili, cumin, curry flavorings mixed in with the yogurt that we spread all over the white flowerettes. I also roasted chick peas at 400 after tossing them with olive oil, garlic salt, and pepper. Our new favorite treat. Susan studied WW11 and read to me the highlighted portions of her book. We both found it interesting and terrible. It was about 2 degrees this morning. In an area close by it was minus 7. State of the union address must have been a real doozy. People are talking about it on face book. God help us. Also, the grammy awards caused quite a stir. As did Lindsay's Bee School tidbits of knowledge. :) Did some wash and dusting and cleaned our bathroom too. I am so thankful for the way our children love each other.
Fri.-Listened to Speech CD 3 while exercising. It's so interesting. We have 7 more to go. Walked for 5 1/2 min. on the treadmill. I am starting to use 5 pound weights instead of 3 and I am not sure if it's the treadmill or the weights that are making me so stiff and sore. Could also be recovering from traveling and the fact I ran out of Epsom salts. Phil did not pass the sugar test for the insurance company. Maybe it was from the apple juice from the cleanse. He hasn't been eating much sugar. Michael went to school this morning and is studying out there for most of the day. Susan went to Richmond for a game. Philip is having Buck night. Tommy has been working with them at Happy Valley so he is just staying here. Philip is writing his sermon on 'Turning the other cheek.' Austin, Jimmy, and David are coming over too. Studied some more by reading 'The Charismatic Theology of St. Luke' by Roger Stronstad. Gil recommended it. Vacuumed and washed all the floors, tidied the back room and porches. Didn't sleep last night. I hope these good brain vitamins don't keep me awake all night. Susan made the best coconut zucchini cake. Everybody that got a taste liked it. I am thankful for the beautiful sunshiny day after such a cold night that we had to keep the water running so the pipes wouldn't freeze. A good 50 degree jump from night to day.
Sat.-Susan went to Dr. F's this morning and then out to Lynchburg in the afternoon with Julie to go Goodwill shopping. Then they went to AJ's skating rink to attend a party that Tommy H. organized for his homeschooled friends. I went out to church to attend Chai with Jenny. It was a great time. At least 70 women came to hear the word, enjoy their pastor's wife who somehow makes us all feel like she loves us best, fellowship with each around a table, enjoy some breakfast, and worship together. After Chai Time we had a Grams and More committee meeting where we discussed our next Grams and more on the 15th. Then I went to lunch with Katherine, Corrie, and Cathy, at The Golden Palace. After that Mack cut my hair and then I went to Food Lion and Walmart, the later being a big mistake. I got behind a lady with a gazillion coupons. Came home and put groceries away, stuck two chickens in the oven plus 6 potatoes, made my candle centerpiece, did some laundry, and talked on the phone with a few friends. Phil was working with Tom on our farm all day. Philip had breakfast with Stephen L. and later went over to play hockey at the Lapps after working on his pig barn. Michael is working hard with a group doing a flash mob dance. He has practice every night until his performance which I think is Wed. I wish I could see it but he said it will be on youtube. It was nice to see my peanut M&M girlie for awhile tonight. Davi was happy to see her too.
Sun.-Good morning at church. Guys came back here and hung out with Jordan a little. Susan went to the gym with Savannah and out to eat and then to Fine Arts Festival human video practice and then to a movie and back to Savvy's house and then back home. Phil and I ate quickly and then went to take sausage and scrapple to Brother Nolte. It was great to see him in his habitat. Then we went to visit Steve and had a nice visit with him and Dianna. Came home and watched Airforce One and went to bed. Logan called. He said that he will be down here tomorrow as long as he can get through the snow that is to come.
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