Well, to be quick and sum everything up......Wednesday was my day with Stephen and Joash. I took them to Hershey, using up some Hospitality Day coupons. We went to Hershey Chocolate World. How I lOOOOOOOOOOOVE that place! I hope there is chocolate up in heaven, or something very similar!!!! We did the new Chocolate tasting experience thing. That was great, I got to eat............you guessed it, chocolate! The boys loved it too. The only disgusting thing was that they only allow 2 hours of free parking. I guess it's fair on their part, they could charge us for all parking. However, it's mean when you know you might go just 15 or so minutes over that! So the whole time I had to try to mete out our time and get everything all done. The tour doesn't take long but then there's the factory hands on tour and the chocolate tasting thing and then the boys had a tiny bit of money to spend in the gift shop. And, I had to shop in the chocolate part of the store for some gifts and some for myself of course:) So that was stressful, knowing it would be cut close. They charge $10 for anything over 2 hours:( And, when I saw we have to be at the car in 5 minutes, I got lost. I'm serious, don't laugh, it happened to me last year when I took Rachel too:( Why is it that when you really NEED to be somewhere at a certain time, everything wants to go wrong:( GRRRRRRRR! So I took off in the area I thought was right, only to come to a dead end. Then I tried another way and that was wrong. Stephen was trying to help me and I don't know what he thought of this dumb directionally challenged friend of his:( But on our way out I found out that Joash had been holding his free piece of chocolate in his hand the whole time and had it all melted and popped open and all over his shirt and some on his shoes. I could have cried. I did not have time to wipe it off and yet I didn't want that chocolate in my car. So I threw the chocolate in the trash and away we ran towards the car. Joash was almost crying, he said he did not want to run but I said we have to. I was not willing to pay $10 for being 2 minutes overtime. So I made it a minute early, praise the Lord. Then I stopped as soon as I could pull off the road and wiped the chocolate off of Joash as best as I could. It was not a good job though, it was already dried into his shirt. We went for lunch at a Wendy's next and I tried to wash it off with water in the restroom and it would not come off. So the poor guy had a big chocolate spot on his shirt the rest of the day. What a pathetically miserable mom I'd make:(
Before we went to the chocolate world, we went to the Hershey Auto Museum. That was great. They loved the old cars. I'm not a big fan of them but the tickets were free and boys like em so it was fun seeing them have fun. Probably the highlight for them and me was at the one cycle there was dressup clothes to pose with. We spent a bit of time there.
The third place we went was the Hershey Rose Gardens. I can NEVER get tired of seeing and smelling roses. I just think heaven is going to have gobs of roses and new colors and with our senses that are so much beyond what we have now......just imagine how it's gonna be! Can't wait! Stephen loved the place, he begged to take pictures with my camera and he didn't do too badly! It was just tiresome a little because he'd beg to take one everytime he'd see me taking one but we had to keep stepping and he didn't grasp that concept very well. I gotta give him a break, he's only a child! Joash got tired of the flowers soon after we were there:( Once when I was taking pics of Stephen, Joash said, "I just don't know why you don't like me". When I asked him why he said I was taking alot of pics of Stephen and not of him! Right before that Stephen had dropped a handful of pennies and I had told them to wait to pick them up til I took the pic. They had been in a perfect pose. Joash did not listen and started picking them up anyway. I said it pretty forcefully and in a no nonsense tone again that he must stand up and let me take the pic first. He ignored me and kept picking up the pennies. I was very frustrated, I can't stand outright disobedience but I left it go. However, I think he knew I was pretty stressed out at that moment and maybe that was part of the reason he thought I don't like him! Children can be very sensitive so I must be careful! After that, I was careful and went out of my way to include him and make him laugh. So, that was my Wednesday.
Saturday the Heart to Heart Tues. night shelter group went to NYC to hand out cds and tracts. There was only 5 guys and 2 girls. Sharon F went with me. She is not part of our mission but I had not other girl so she went with me. I had a blast. It's sad that not more of the group came along. Out of maybe 10 or 11 girls, I was the only one. It is extremely hard to plan something in the summer. Everyone is so busy, it's almost impossible to get them suited. I was expecting alot from the Lord an I had such a wonderful time. My big prayer was that the joy we have in Jesus would shine on our faces so they could see we have something to live for. That prayer was answered, what a confirmation, it make me so happy. One woman that I gave a cd said I look like an angel straight from heaven. She kept saying she can see the peace on my face and the joy of having been with Jesus on my face. She was saved and she asked for another cd to give to a friend. Sharon was nearby so she came over since I had no more and she gave her two more. The lady said so many people are Christians but the joy is not reflected on their faces because they are not Christians the whole way and have sin in their life they do not want to give up. She said I look like I never sinned. I assured her rapidly that I have been forgiven of MUCH, she has no idea! So that was indeed my confirmation from the Lord that God was reflecting His presence off of his daughter! I was so blessed to see some of the people reading the literature. Some grab it as they walk by and you don't know if they will even read it. But others I saw reading and it really blessed my heart. When we first started on our way to NY the talk was "What are we going to do?" I thought our goal was to hand out tracts. I would have been happy to do that for a few hours. The others thought we could do entertaining things and kind of weave that in with it. I was glad we did it the way I originally thought. I was pumped about handing out stuff and did not want distractions. After we did that, we went to a fabric shop where we found some nice pieces. And, I would write more but it's time to eat breakfast and go to work so............adios til next time!
Monday, June 29, 2009
Sunday, June 21, 2009
Busy Week, Wonderful Fun
Oh, goodness, this week was crazy busy! Sunday night was when Bible school started. I made it 4 out of the 5 nights. I could not make it Tuesday because the shelter picnic was. If it had been a normal Tues. night, I would have canceled out and went to Bible school. Every night that I went, I picked up Rhonda's children. They loved it. Rachel really liked her teacher. They all did, but Rachel is like me, every little thing counts for something and her teacher went out of her way to make her feel special. on Thurs. was the last night of Bible school and they had an icecream machine and snack there. The kids got alot of loot too! I was surprised at all the stuff! They were delighted of course!
Wednesday I made jelly with my mom and Merci. We had a high old time! The jelly didn't get as thick as it should have but it's alright. Still tastes good! Merci and I shopped for some fabric. Merci is going to help me sew a dress. There's a ruffle pattern that I would like to do and am not sure how to do it. I am afraid of botching up a good piece of fabric and if I sew the dress and it doesn't look right, I won't wear it and then it's all that money and time down the drain. Two heads are much better than one. Merci used to sew a lot of clothes so she's going to help me figure this ruffle stuff out! I guess the little girl in me is coming out! I do so love ruffles and lace and pretty things! One thing I have to start believing is that dark colors are okay on me. I wear pastel colors and some brights in the summer and then dark colors in the winter. I don't like many dark colors on me but I will wear them for winter. I've been told that dark colors make me look thinner! I didn't want to believe that but now Merci is telling me the same thing. So I'll have to look into wearing darker colors and smaller prints. I usually picked out big prints. I have to revamp my brain! Oh, what we do to look thinner:):)
Friday night I was supposed to go to my grandma's house for family night. I was planning to but I got a call at work from my aunt. She said Karena never saw my house (that's my cousin) and they were coming down to Lancaster to a sale and she would love to hang out at my house while her husband was at the sale. So, that's what we did, hang out at my house. My grandma was not impressed but I had just seen her last week so I didn't feel too bad. I had fun with my aunt and cousin. We watched a movie and had a good time talking.
Saturday was the highlight of the whole week for me. I had Steve Hursts and the Brills over for mountain pies. I was planning that we have them at my house. Then the landlord told us we may not do open fires, she does not want the liability. Sigh! So I got the pavillion at my neighbors by the creek. All morning it rained :( Then in the afternoon it rained and the sun shone at intervals. It was crazy how much it switched back and forth! I kept not knowing whether I'd be making pizzas or if we could have the mountain pies. So finally I gave up and said we'll do pizzas with all the stuff everyone was bringing. Then the sun came out so bright I did end up going over and having the mountain pies there. We also did home made strawberry icecream. This was the first time the Hursts and Brills had really met. Two different cultures but it looked like everyone got along well. Todd got out the fiddle and Merci the guitar and we sang and had a good old fashioned sing! Emily got cold so we hurried over to my house and sang some more. I did not know my piano is out of tune.........what is wrong with my hearing that I can't pick that up? GRRR! But now that I know, I hope I can get it tuned. However, if I remember from last time, it cost me $70/$80 to have it done and if I move next year it will have to be done again:( It costs alot to live:( I never did have it tuned after it got moved so I guess it's my fault. Every time you move a piano you can pretty much guarantee it's going to need a tuning. The different climate can even put it out of whack! But I got out the keyboard and Johann played that. Waaaaaaaaaaaay too soon it was time for them to take their sleepy kids home. Sniffle, sob! I wish good times would not fly by so fast. That's one of the things I will love when I'm in heaven. I will be able to see my favorite people EVERY day and not ever have to say goodbye. I don't even like saying "goodby" here on earth, because it's actually never "goodbye" for the Christian but rather "see you later". The location might change but not the fact that we'll see eachother later! Sometimes I get a little down after looking so forward to something and then it's all gone. I had maybe 5 minutes of that and then I decided not to let it get me down this time. There's more good times like this, Lord willing!
This morning I was at Mom & Dad's church for Father's Day and then to them for lunch. Now I'm supposed to be in bed sleeping.........speaking of which I'm going to do right now!
Wednesday I made jelly with my mom and Merci. We had a high old time! The jelly didn't get as thick as it should have but it's alright. Still tastes good! Merci and I shopped for some fabric. Merci is going to help me sew a dress. There's a ruffle pattern that I would like to do and am not sure how to do it. I am afraid of botching up a good piece of fabric and if I sew the dress and it doesn't look right, I won't wear it and then it's all that money and time down the drain. Two heads are much better than one. Merci used to sew a lot of clothes so she's going to help me figure this ruffle stuff out! I guess the little girl in me is coming out! I do so love ruffles and lace and pretty things! One thing I have to start believing is that dark colors are okay on me. I wear pastel colors and some brights in the summer and then dark colors in the winter. I don't like many dark colors on me but I will wear them for winter. I've been told that dark colors make me look thinner! I didn't want to believe that but now Merci is telling me the same thing. So I'll have to look into wearing darker colors and smaller prints. I usually picked out big prints. I have to revamp my brain! Oh, what we do to look thinner:):)
Friday night I was supposed to go to my grandma's house for family night. I was planning to but I got a call at work from my aunt. She said Karena never saw my house (that's my cousin) and they were coming down to Lancaster to a sale and she would love to hang out at my house while her husband was at the sale. So, that's what we did, hang out at my house. My grandma was not impressed but I had just seen her last week so I didn't feel too bad. I had fun with my aunt and cousin. We watched a movie and had a good time talking.
Saturday was the highlight of the whole week for me. I had Steve Hursts and the Brills over for mountain pies. I was planning that we have them at my house. Then the landlord told us we may not do open fires, she does not want the liability. Sigh! So I got the pavillion at my neighbors by the creek. All morning it rained :( Then in the afternoon it rained and the sun shone at intervals. It was crazy how much it switched back and forth! I kept not knowing whether I'd be making pizzas or if we could have the mountain pies. So finally I gave up and said we'll do pizzas with all the stuff everyone was bringing. Then the sun came out so bright I did end up going over and having the mountain pies there. We also did home made strawberry icecream. This was the first time the Hursts and Brills had really met. Two different cultures but it looked like everyone got along well. Todd got out the fiddle and Merci the guitar and we sang and had a good old fashioned sing! Emily got cold so we hurried over to my house and sang some more. I did not know my piano is out of tune.........what is wrong with my hearing that I can't pick that up? GRRR! But now that I know, I hope I can get it tuned. However, if I remember from last time, it cost me $70/$80 to have it done and if I move next year it will have to be done again:( It costs alot to live:( I never did have it tuned after it got moved so I guess it's my fault. Every time you move a piano you can pretty much guarantee it's going to need a tuning. The different climate can even put it out of whack! But I got out the keyboard and Johann played that. Waaaaaaaaaaaay too soon it was time for them to take their sleepy kids home. Sniffle, sob! I wish good times would not fly by so fast. That's one of the things I will love when I'm in heaven. I will be able to see my favorite people EVERY day and not ever have to say goodbye. I don't even like saying "goodby" here on earth, because it's actually never "goodbye" for the Christian but rather "see you later". The location might change but not the fact that we'll see eachother later! Sometimes I get a little down after looking so forward to something and then it's all gone. I had maybe 5 minutes of that and then I decided not to let it get me down this time. There's more good times like this, Lord willing!
This morning I was at Mom & Dad's church for Father's Day and then to them for lunch. Now I'm supposed to be in bed sleeping.........speaking of which I'm going to do right now!
Sunday, June 14, 2009
The Incredible Unknown
I believe as long as there's life, there will be adventure. If it's not drama, then it's some other adventure happening. Oh, well, it makes for an exciting life. At least my life's not boring. I wonder how big a chance there is that someone could get ahold of my blog that I had not given the address to. There are so often things that I want to write but I'm scared to. I'm scared that just what if a certain person got ahold of it somehow, stumbled across it and the stuff I'd want to write in here would surely get me in trouble if a certain wrong person found out! GRRR! I sure don't understand how someone could get it without me giving it to them but it's possible.:(:(
Well, I think all of you who read this though, know of the big decision I needed to make that would affect my life quite drastically. Well, I decided the Lord likes to teach me flexibility, because when I finally made the choice and it was going to happen in Sept., I soon got a call that it would not happen til April of next year. Sigh, fine then, God, if you want to bounce me around like that, I'll deal with it!!!!Understand, I'll deal with it!!!!!!!! Okay, so I was hugely disappointed but I got over it. I came to the place where I don't even care anymore. Whatever happens, happens! So, guess what, now it might happen in Nov. of this year! I'm excited again, but maybe I shouldn't be. Who knows, God might change it again on me!
But now another big unkown thing that I can just come out and say no matter who reads it....... I will have to move the end of this year. We love this house dearly and it hurts to think of leaving so soon. This house was perfect and so much good happened since I live here. If I was to design a house, this would have been about what it looked like. All the work of moving, it was NOT my definition of fun! And all the holes I put in the walls that I will have to patch up........yuck! Not cool! But, the reason we are going to leave is that it is taking up almost every penny we earn. That's not cool when you know nothing is going into savings. It's all being used up:( So we need to find a cheaper place. So sad. I love this location and being so close to Mom and Dad and the transition wasn't as hard since I still live in my own hometown. I don't want to leave. I hope and pray that my next house is near this one. I love this area so much. So close to the highway and Goodwill and Kmart are only 7 min. away, the Library is 8 min. and Walmart is 10. This place was really just too good to be true. However, I am finding out that you can get nice places for a bit less. So, that would help save money! We need to do something. But hopefully I can just enjoy the here and now and not worry or let it ruin my days here in the meantime.
So, those are major things to me. This week is a busy week. I had Bible school tonight and for the next 4 nights. I picked up Rhonda and Steve's children. They loved it! Poor Joash is only 4 and he is a little shy and when we got to church it was 3 minutes before starting time. I wanted to be there sooner but you know the story, it always gets later........so I thought they would sit with me but right away they were to sit with their age on a certain bench. So each was on a different bench. Well, when they were dismissing them, Joash pulled at Rachel to get her to come and then he tried to get Stephen to come. He didn't understand that different ages get dismissed to different rooms, etc. They finally got him to his room and he enjoyed it. Just watching them have fun was enough for me to make it worthwhile. Their faces lit up at some of the songs. They are all bubbly now and excited for the next 4 nights.
I had to go without Sharon. She was not feeling well and I missed her but I made it! This morning I was at a different church. It was a neat church. The people were very friendly and I really enjoyed the worship. My friends were there to lead worship and I knew most of the songs. I took my brother and one of his friends.
Goodness, I am so tired I can barely stay awake. I think I'd better go to bed so I can be awake for work tomorrow and Bible school.
Well, I think all of you who read this though, know of the big decision I needed to make that would affect my life quite drastically. Well, I decided the Lord likes to teach me flexibility, because when I finally made the choice and it was going to happen in Sept., I soon got a call that it would not happen til April of next year. Sigh, fine then, God, if you want to bounce me around like that, I'll deal with it!!!!Understand, I'll deal with it!!!!!!!! Okay, so I was hugely disappointed but I got over it. I came to the place where I don't even care anymore. Whatever happens, happens! So, guess what, now it might happen in Nov. of this year! I'm excited again, but maybe I shouldn't be. Who knows, God might change it again on me!
But now another big unkown thing that I can just come out and say no matter who reads it....... I will have to move the end of this year. We love this house dearly and it hurts to think of leaving so soon. This house was perfect and so much good happened since I live here. If I was to design a house, this would have been about what it looked like. All the work of moving, it was NOT my definition of fun! And all the holes I put in the walls that I will have to patch up........yuck! Not cool! But, the reason we are going to leave is that it is taking up almost every penny we earn. That's not cool when you know nothing is going into savings. It's all being used up:( So we need to find a cheaper place. So sad. I love this location and being so close to Mom and Dad and the transition wasn't as hard since I still live in my own hometown. I don't want to leave. I hope and pray that my next house is near this one. I love this area so much. So close to the highway and Goodwill and Kmart are only 7 min. away, the Library is 8 min. and Walmart is 10. This place was really just too good to be true. However, I am finding out that you can get nice places for a bit less. So, that would help save money! We need to do something. But hopefully I can just enjoy the here and now and not worry or let it ruin my days here in the meantime.
So, those are major things to me. This week is a busy week. I had Bible school tonight and for the next 4 nights. I picked up Rhonda and Steve's children. They loved it! Poor Joash is only 4 and he is a little shy and when we got to church it was 3 minutes before starting time. I wanted to be there sooner but you know the story, it always gets later........so I thought they would sit with me but right away they were to sit with their age on a certain bench. So each was on a different bench. Well, when they were dismissing them, Joash pulled at Rachel to get her to come and then he tried to get Stephen to come. He didn't understand that different ages get dismissed to different rooms, etc. They finally got him to his room and he enjoyed it. Just watching them have fun was enough for me to make it worthwhile. Their faces lit up at some of the songs. They are all bubbly now and excited for the next 4 nights.
I had to go without Sharon. She was not feeling well and I missed her but I made it! This morning I was at a different church. It was a neat church. The people were very friendly and I really enjoyed the worship. My friends were there to lead worship and I knew most of the songs. I took my brother and one of his friends.
Goodness, I am so tired I can barely stay awake. I think I'd better go to bed so I can be awake for work tomorrow and Bible school.
Saturday, June 6, 2009
Creation Museum
Well, my poor neglected blog appears to need a facelift again! Hmmmmm! Well, I just got back from a trip from the Creation Museum with my family. Had a wonderful time. I don't know if we will ever again travel as 6 in our family, so I'm glad we had this special time together. My sister wanted to bring her boyfriend along and she was not allowed to. I like her boyfriend alot, but I'm glad he could not come along because I thought it was nice to do one last trip with just our 6 family members. Vernon hardly ever goes on trips with us anymore so this was fun that we went as a complete family.
I'd say it was the most relaxing family trip I've been on in years. Funny that I say that, because I was as miserable as can be. But it was relaxing in that everyone has finally become old enough to entertain themselves. Instead of getting bored and bickering and fighting, everyone recluded to their own little world. We were all prepared with things we like to do to keep our minds occupied. I can honestly say I was not bored at all during the driving. I used my MP3 alot and I had my computer along. I didn't even take time to play music games then. I have some really cool music games/lessons and I didn't even touch them:(:( I did take my scrapbooking stuff along though and I got 8 or 9 sides done. So that was worthwhile to me! I wrote emails even though I couldn't send them I wrote them awhile. I didn't even read any of the books I had along. I think maybe I should ban myself from scrapbooking this week and make it a point to read some books and do music lessons on the computer. Ha ha, we'll see how long that resolve lasts. I did take new interest in learning a song on the piano so I will continue that this week.
Now, for those of you who do not know why I was miserable...........I had the worst and longest sore throat I've had in my entire life! I used to rarely get sore throats. Only in the past maybe 5 years have I started getting them. But they have never been strep throat and never last longer than 2 days. Well, this one lasted 8 days and it was RAW! I could hardly swallow, it was so painful. I went to the doc the morning we were to leave and took a strep test. It was negative. So, $75 later I was on my way. How frustrated I was that I wasted that $75 but how was I to know? It hurt way beyond any sore throat I've ever had, and who wants to go on a trip not knowing if you have strep throat? So I had to deal with that the entire trip. Lots of stuffy/runny nose and coughing spells. Bleh! Usually it's the older folks with all their aches and pains that can't wait for their new body but I sure wanted a new one during this time! But, here I am at home and feeling alot better.
We started out Wednesday morning and came back in the wee hours of Saturday morning. We drove the 9 hours to Indiana to a motel Holiday Inn Express. Very nice place, I'm used to the Econo Lodge, Super 8 and Days Inn so this was luxurious for me! When we got there, Mom informed me that the 4 children were sleeping together and my parents had a room to themselves. That did not work out then because I didn't think it was nice to make Sarah sleep in the same bed and get so close to my cold and most of all because I had not brought an appropriate nightie along. If only Mom had told me ahead of time.............after living by myself for a few months now I do not have to have appropriate nighties on hand! Well, Sharon's here but we're both girls, and Sarah wouldn't have minded.........but this was maybe a godsend because I cannot abide to think of sleeping in the same room as my little brother. He's too bratty. My nose was stuffy and I had to blow it and cough alot and he would have either made fun of me or told me to "shut up" so it's nice Sarah and I were by ourselves.
Then we went to the museum on Thursday. I'd been there 2 years ago so this was familiar to me, but fun to see again. I'm not the brightest star in the sky when it comes to studying science, so it was a treat for me to just believe everything and not have to figure out what's true and what's not. I really enjoyed the grounds outside as well. We took some nice family pictures there. I wish all my friends could see that museum. Alot of my friends did, but there's alot that have not.
We left the museum to go to friends in Kentucky, 3 hours away. They are from a Team Mennonite church. We got there at 10pm and stayed up to talk til 11pm. Then we got up at 6:30 for breakfast and visited some more and did a little shopping locally. I found some beautiful mint green fabric. I don't wear any other shade green but this mint green was just perfect. I have not seen that print in that color around here so I feel like I got something different.
We left to come home around 11am. We had 12 hours plus all the potty stops and eating. Sigh! But I slept alot and it was relaxing.
I am glad I had off today. I really needed the extra sleep and time to do things. I mowed the lawn, it was beginning to look like a hayfield! Then I washed my car and chamoised it and swept it out and wiped the interior. Next I washed my hair and I've been relaxing on my butt for the last hour or two.
Tonight I am going to a mountain pie supper at the Ephrata dump. I am ready to see my friends again. They are going to sing around the campfire and I guess I'll go home then. I can't sing yet, my voice is still recuperating and it would be too hard on me to hear them and not help along. I know what would happen, I'd try to sing along and end up in a coughing fit and embarrass myself good and proper! So I'll just come home early. It's time I do that anyway! I am bad for staying out too late.
Sunday I am invited to a picnic lunch. I think I'll do that. Hopefully I won't sound so croaky til then! Some people manage to sound sexy when they have a hoarse voice, but not me!!!!!!!! I sound anything but cool!!!!!!! Sunday night I don't know yet what I am doing. Time will tell.
Oh, I wanted to mention that the friends we saw in KY did not have electricity or a phone. It was kind of cool, to rough it for a little! But they are the jolliest people around, I could learn alot from them!
Well, that's all for now!
I'd say it was the most relaxing family trip I've been on in years. Funny that I say that, because I was as miserable as can be. But it was relaxing in that everyone has finally become old enough to entertain themselves. Instead of getting bored and bickering and fighting, everyone recluded to their own little world. We were all prepared with things we like to do to keep our minds occupied. I can honestly say I was not bored at all during the driving. I used my MP3 alot and I had my computer along. I didn't even take time to play music games then. I have some really cool music games/lessons and I didn't even touch them:(:( I did take my scrapbooking stuff along though and I got 8 or 9 sides done. So that was worthwhile to me! I wrote emails even though I couldn't send them I wrote them awhile. I didn't even read any of the books I had along. I think maybe I should ban myself from scrapbooking this week and make it a point to read some books and do music lessons on the computer. Ha ha, we'll see how long that resolve lasts. I did take new interest in learning a song on the piano so I will continue that this week.
Now, for those of you who do not know why I was miserable...........I had the worst and longest sore throat I've had in my entire life! I used to rarely get sore throats. Only in the past maybe 5 years have I started getting them. But they have never been strep throat and never last longer than 2 days. Well, this one lasted 8 days and it was RAW! I could hardly swallow, it was so painful. I went to the doc the morning we were to leave and took a strep test. It was negative. So, $75 later I was on my way. How frustrated I was that I wasted that $75 but how was I to know? It hurt way beyond any sore throat I've ever had, and who wants to go on a trip not knowing if you have strep throat? So I had to deal with that the entire trip. Lots of stuffy/runny nose and coughing spells. Bleh! Usually it's the older folks with all their aches and pains that can't wait for their new body but I sure wanted a new one during this time! But, here I am at home and feeling alot better.
We started out Wednesday morning and came back in the wee hours of Saturday morning. We drove the 9 hours to Indiana to a motel Holiday Inn Express. Very nice place, I'm used to the Econo Lodge, Super 8 and Days Inn so this was luxurious for me! When we got there, Mom informed me that the 4 children were sleeping together and my parents had a room to themselves. That did not work out then because I didn't think it was nice to make Sarah sleep in the same bed and get so close to my cold and most of all because I had not brought an appropriate nightie along. If only Mom had told me ahead of time.............after living by myself for a few months now I do not have to have appropriate nighties on hand! Well, Sharon's here but we're both girls, and Sarah wouldn't have minded.........but this was maybe a godsend because I cannot abide to think of sleeping in the same room as my little brother. He's too bratty. My nose was stuffy and I had to blow it and cough alot and he would have either made fun of me or told me to "shut up" so it's nice Sarah and I were by ourselves.
Then we went to the museum on Thursday. I'd been there 2 years ago so this was familiar to me, but fun to see again. I'm not the brightest star in the sky when it comes to studying science, so it was a treat for me to just believe everything and not have to figure out what's true and what's not. I really enjoyed the grounds outside as well. We took some nice family pictures there. I wish all my friends could see that museum. Alot of my friends did, but there's alot that have not.
We left the museum to go to friends in Kentucky, 3 hours away. They are from a Team Mennonite church. We got there at 10pm and stayed up to talk til 11pm. Then we got up at 6:30 for breakfast and visited some more and did a little shopping locally. I found some beautiful mint green fabric. I don't wear any other shade green but this mint green was just perfect. I have not seen that print in that color around here so I feel like I got something different.
We left to come home around 11am. We had 12 hours plus all the potty stops and eating. Sigh! But I slept alot and it was relaxing.
I am glad I had off today. I really needed the extra sleep and time to do things. I mowed the lawn, it was beginning to look like a hayfield! Then I washed my car and chamoised it and swept it out and wiped the interior. Next I washed my hair and I've been relaxing on my butt for the last hour or two.
Tonight I am going to a mountain pie supper at the Ephrata dump. I am ready to see my friends again. They are going to sing around the campfire and I guess I'll go home then. I can't sing yet, my voice is still recuperating and it would be too hard on me to hear them and not help along. I know what would happen, I'd try to sing along and end up in a coughing fit and embarrass myself good and proper! So I'll just come home early. It's time I do that anyway! I am bad for staying out too late.
Sunday I am invited to a picnic lunch. I think I'll do that. Hopefully I won't sound so croaky til then! Some people manage to sound sexy when they have a hoarse voice, but not me!!!!!!!! I sound anything but cool!!!!!!! Sunday night I don't know yet what I am doing. Time will tell.
Oh, I wanted to mention that the friends we saw in KY did not have electricity or a phone. It was kind of cool, to rough it for a little! But they are the jolliest people around, I could learn alot from them!
Well, that's all for now!
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