Tidbits....

I do not like this new Blogspot format....just when you get used to doing something with ease, they (whoever they are) think they'll make things better & easier.  Wish they would give us a choice! 

Everyone knows I am not a cook, but I thought these two photos were extra cute ideas for special occasions.  I actually put them on here for Sheila P.  The melon is for a baby shower and the little chicks are actually deviled eggs for Easter.  Way too cute!
Ben leaves today by bus to go down to Atlanta with Al.  She'll finish up school and the both of them will be bringing "stuff" back for the summer.  I am really looking forward to having her back for the summer.....
John visited a church in Dinwiddie this past Sunday.  They want him to preach for them the second & fourth Sundays....we'll see.  He is actually getting up at 4:30am one morning a week and cutting some of the greens out at the Fort Lee Golf Course.  For that, he gets free carts for each week.....geezzzzzzz.  You'd think after being a member their continuously for some 30 odd years and turning 75 this year they would let him have a cart!  Another thing I am p.o. about.
I've been with Alicia on various doctor visits, scans.....report later....
I have much to do and so much to type.....better scurry!

Mid April Already!

Just thought I'd post this terrific pic of John's "Mom" a couple years ago....Everyone is back from all the different journeys and things are back to normal (ha!) again.

The pool is open and the yard is looking good.....Al only has a few more weeks at CTS before she's home....

John has been asked to speak at another local small church on the 2nd & 4th Sundays....he's going to visit there next week, just to check it out.

Will write more later....much to do....and today is SATURDAY!!

Happy Easter.....Quiet...

Here's Lois's deviled eggs for her family Easter dinner! I just had to post the pic...it's sooooooo cute!

Well, Allie & Ben made it to NY at 8:30am....now they are only a couple hours from home....a real whirlwind for them. Once they arrive, Ben has to play the piano for the 11am Easter service at Redeemer Lutheran and Al catches a 3:30pm plane back to Atlanta. Whew! I remember driving from Wooster, Ohio and Savannah, GA just to be home a few hours, so it doesn't seem odd to me, just TIRING! John is at a little slower pace and is flying home on Monday and I miss him terribly!

My Easter....totally quiet. I worked out in the yard and by the pool today and did some ancestry.com. Tomorrow I'll ride the John Deere and cut grass. It actually feels good to have the pressure of Easter relieved.

Best part...the weather is cool!

Change of Plans....

Al flew home for spring break/Easter. It was to be a quiet, easy week for all of us. I guess God had something else in mind. Harriet, John's step-mom that raised him from age 13 up, passed away Monday evening. John flew into Ithica yesterday where Uncle Vic picked him up at the airport and they made their way back to Moravia, NY.
Allie & Ben P. plan to drive up late after he gets off work today (Friday). For them it will be a marathon because Al flies out of Richmond back to Atlanta on Easter Sunday and Ben has obligations at his church. They are driving John's little Honda since Al's car is in GA.
I am staying here in Petersburg to hold down the fort with the animals. It was awfully quiet last night, but I know that we have all made the right decisions to be where each of us are. It's just hard to see everyone going in different directions. All will be well in my world on Monday when John flies back & Al is back at school in GA. I have MUCH to do here to keep me busy so the time will go by quickly....
Tabernacle Church decided to just have Sunday School in John's absence.....it's difficult for Easter Sunday.
I had made up Easter baskets for Al & Ben...they were Prince George camo buckets with goodies! Funny!
It was so warm, we started cleaning the pool area and started up the pump....now it's cold again but it looks so beautiful to have the pool going. I also put out the humming bird feeders.
Alicia took me to have my colonoscopy last week....a good report....I dont' have to have another for 10 years!
Allie & I went to see Dr. Ciurash yesterday and he adjusted her meds so hopefully she'll feel good once she returns to Decatur.
An old friend, Lisa Schaffner, called and did a phone interview for BOOMER MAGAZINE on Workcamp. She was the cub reporter that traveled to West VA with us for our first workcamp with Walnut Hill Baptist Church. She became anchor for Channel 8 and now work's for a non-profit. She will use photos from off our website.
Friend Jerry came by and cut up a good portion of the fallen tree in the back yard from Hurricane Irene...new little solar lites leading the pathway down to the pool...and I get to ride the John Deere this weekend & cut grass (love it!)