Monday, February 24, 2014

Hertzler Doings~Feb. 24-Mar.2, 2014

Mon.-A good catch up day. Wash. Unpacking. Cleaning old house. Cooking. Exercising/walking in this beautiful weather. My mouth, body, and soul and spirit are quiet. Met Phil in App, with car. Needs to get fixed. Alli came over and we planned her shower. Susan out to town with basketball practice and gym and groceries, etc. Hope to get to bed early again tonight. Michael passed his instrumental rating stage check test today. Studying tonight. Thankful that Phil made me breakfast and called me 'Sweetheart' on the phone. He pretty much does both of those every day. Thankful for the worship songs that were being sung in the house when I walked in the door. Thankful for my beautiful daughter who was singing them while she baked three kinds of healthy goodies. Thankful for a cleaning plan for the old house. Thankful that about 1/5 of the people we invited to the party have already responded positively.

Tues.-Got everything together to can vegetable soup tomorrow. Put meat in crockpot and will cook through the night. All the veggies are in the cooler in the house. Still playing catch up. Went to Susan's game in the eve. We were all there. Freeman and Philip were quite loud as was their mother. Philip and Scotty painted Susan's number 24 on their faces. Matthew and Austin were there to watch her play too. Jenny's family was there to cheer her on. A lot of yelling going on for family members from family members.  Baby Boy didn't like the whistle and kicked about too much. The New Life Lions triumphed again. What a game. What a rush.

Wed.-Been canning all day. Will have to finish tomorrow. At least 50 jars till it's all said and done. Plus three jars I decided to use for supper since a jar broke and those jars were getting all messed up with soup in the canner. Canner and pressure cooker working hard. Remaining jars to can are in a cooler with ice. Did some email work for Grams and More. Caught up with Betty G. somewhat. Made a cake for the tea party tomorrow with Lori and Teresa but Lori's son needs to get to the ER tomorrow to check out why he has so much chest pain. Lord, please heal this young man. Susan cleaned over at Happy Valley. PR was there and she said he was whistling as he came out the door.

Thurs.-Finished canning. Took Susan and two others to their game in Richmond. Followed the Landis'. Lost their game. Sad times. Went to Golden Corral and fed our sorrows.

Fri.-Playing catch up. Was busy studying for Encounter for about 2-3 weeks and didn't notice dirt. But today, my eyes were opened. Washed soup jars. Phil put them up on shelves for me. Made at least 53 quarts of soup. Cleaning house and washing clothes. Birds were thankful for the new food in their bird feeders. Susan ran some errands in town. Philip finished dog pen. Freeman's been at a worship conference in Fla. with some other guys from church. Michael passed his flying test today. Is now licensed to fly in bad weather. Pa. is supposed to get 4-8 more inches of snow next Tues. I feel sorry for them. Naomi will escape it with their trip to FL.

Sat.-Busy day decluttering and cleaning. I wish I had a personal assistant who would clean and declutter and organize my life. Susan cleaned her room and bathroom and did jobs and packed up the truck with chairs and food and blankets for her party later and went to Appomattox with Julie for drama practice. Colton came back with them. Matthew and Isaac came around 6 and Claire, Molly, and Mary came soon afterwards. They are partying with a bonfire and hot dogs and s'mores. All of them know each other and Susan will have a bigger birthday party in May when others can come and play volleyball, etc. I'm so proud of my girl and for who she is and the way she does what she does. Philip, Michael, and Jordan butchered a pig today. Phil spread black dirt all day long. Dog pen is finished and Lucy spent most of the day in it. So much bigger and nicer.

Sun.-Jenny preached and it was good. Feel like I need to go somewhere and catch up with my soul. Or let my soul catch up with itself. Had a relaxing afternoon. Everyone here in the evening for hot fudge sundae cake and ice cream to celebrate Susan's 17th birthday. Went around and blessed her with kind words. Played Apples to Apples. Began raining around midnight.

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