The Petersburg Romaines: CATCHING UP WILL BE SLOW!

Well, Allie & I just returned from a whirlwind trip to find her wedding gown. We drove to Philadelphia, stayed in a hotel downtown, took a train into NYC the next morn, saw Paul B., went to the loft where she selected her handmade dress, looked around at Macy's, went to Penn station, rode the train back to Philly, slept and then drove home this morning. WHEW!

Visiting D.C.

It was perfect and she will be a vision next November. The dress is handmade by the designer and will be ready in about 5 months. That's all I am allowed to say at this point! LOL!

So much has happened since I wrote in July when Ben and Al were engaged. A major happening is that John is no longer pastor at Tabernacle Methodist. I am glad and will say no more. He is now chaplain for Prince George County's EMS and Carson Fire Department. He took a class at SRMC and meets with the firehouse twice a month. He's helped with several happenings including giving the benediction at the groundbreaking ceremony for the new firehouse. So proud of him.

Workcamp 2014 was of course incredible. As you can see we were visited by quite a few special guests as well as the "pope". Our theme this year was the song "BRAVE" and we had fun with it!
Our Palestinian friends were brave and tried everything from power tools to ice skating so that was much fun also!

The Scudder "kids" were evicted and forced from their home as well as other atrocities by their father. A wonderful workcamp staff family have helped set them up in their grandparents home and it's been an adventure getting the place ready. It had been locked up for over ten years, so much had to be done to get it ready. All is well now though, and everyone is moving ahead. Especially little Jackson, who is on the move and will be walking any minute!
We finally had the huge stump from the tree that fell behind out house during the last big storm taken care of. It was hauled away into the woods and the deck repaired! Ben replaced most of the aging parts on the pool this summer, so next year should be a breeze!

For now I'll just upload some pics of happenings and hope that this will justify catching up!