Boo!

W O R K C A M P
- Yes, we will be teaming up with Elderhomes again next summer....this past summer we installed 14
wheelchair ramps and stoops....no counting the handrails, etc....all of this was in addition to the normal
repairs that workcamp makes for it's residents......48 houses in 2 weeks!!! Here we come!
- We have limited the number to 16 from a church this summer in the hopes that it will allow more churches
that at new and smaller to be a part of WORKCAMP 2009. This is causing much anguish from the larger
churches, but we are believing that God is gonna work it all out. We can only take 360 so hopefully this will
make the wait list a little shorter!

THE ROMAINES
- Al and Drew are heading down this way for a Halloween festivity this evening so we'll get to see them a little
- It's COLD!!!!
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The Pool Is Covered

(Brother & sister, Eason Bailey & Jessica Bailey-Mauger)

The pool is covered. I hate looking down there and not seeing the water. But, I try to put a positive spin on it...this means Thanksgiving and Christmas are just around the corner! The tarp we bought ended up not being quite big enough, so we had to jerry rig it with bungie cords....

Hopefully we'll get to still use the fire pit at some point.

Al drove down and we went to the courthouse and filled in absentee ballots...yep, we have voted. JR wants to get up and the crack of dawn and stand in line and talk with people.....I think I'll just stay in bed under the covers!

It looks like we may have guests for Thanksgiving....the Somali brother and sister that Al is mentoring may be joining us for our meal. It should prove to be very interesting.

The reason for the photo of EASON & JESSICA....

- Eason proposed this past weekend and is engaged to be married next year

- Jessica (Asst Commonwealth Attorney for PG) is expecting her first child and found out this past week

that she is having a little boy! William Avery Mauger.....can't wait!

Their mom, Debra is a good friend....and all of the family is involved in Workcamp....Deb is on the board.

Life's Random Happenings

(JR sharing cider with brothers and sisters in Vic's kitchen in NY)

Life is full....full of random happenings.....

- In the water everyday at the YMCA doing aerobics....now if I could just get the diet thing down

- Al is coming home today after classes....we'll run over to Prince George Courthouse to see if she can get an

absentee ballot....lines will be long next week and she has class

- The monitor on the desktop computer finally went, so I'm heading out to replace it....funny how the

computer runs a good part of our lives!

- The leaves are beginning to really turn....and the pool STILL needs to be covered!

- Jr is preparing to preach again this Sunday....our trip to NY juggled the weeks around...I love the first

Sunday of the month....church and then we all eat together covered dish....lots of fun and good

conversation

- JR and I are heading to the local hospital this afternoon.....our dear church member WILLIE is there and

we just gotta see him!

- Took Will to the vet yesterday...our 11 yr old little fellow picked up a cough somewhere....which is odd

since he doesn't come in contact with any other dogs.....

- Nov 1st is a mile marker....I start looking at houses for next summer....and pulling paperwork together...

- Am going to work on a special Christmas gift for family....TIME, TIME, TIME!!!

Busy Weekend

The weekend was packed with lots of events and people. I had a chance to talk with Tim, Jenny, Michael and Edith in England on Saturday. Cousin Stuart spent the weekend with Allie in order to attend a portfolio sharing at the art school at VCU. Alyssa was supposed to come down from NY, but it didn't happen.
JR spoke at Tabernacle on Sunday on the Book of Hebrews....he was terrific! Then we hurried home for a Workcamp Board meeting and then a wrap up meeting with about 25 folks from the workcamp staff. I LOVE seeing all of them! Jeffrey couldn't come because he has a bad sinus infection.
I would imagine that the phone is going to start ringing now that I have mailed the 2009 workcamp brochures and there have been a few changes.....

SLOW & STEADY

(Cousin Alyssa, Grandma Harriet and Al in NY)
Still easing back into real life after our trip to NY.....
There is much to do and it's time to get into gear! JR & I fixed the front gutter, he's stacking wood, I painted the woodstove, water aerobics, updating all the files to get ready for workcamp, put together the info mailing for workcamp.....and the list goes on!
Cousin Stuart arrives in Richmond tonight to stay with Al and show his art portfolio to VCU on Saturday. Al made her first beef stew in her new crockpot....
And we still haven't covered the pool.....it's just to pretty!
JR preaches on Sunday, Workcamp Board meeting at 1pm.....then the workcamp staff gang arrives at 2:30 for a wrap up session and some Halloween cupcakes! Boo!
I start looking at houses for camp on NOV 1st.....can't believe it's here already!

SOUTHBOUND

The photos are of Amy & Joe's little restaurant "THE GATHERING". What a really neat place!
We are home....we left Sunday morning about 5am and beelined it home!
Saturday was a beautiful day. We picked up Alyssa at her apt and us three girls headed to a big mall in Syracuse. Alyssa needed to buy a dress for a wedding....IN VIRGINIA! Yep, she is headed to VA this coming weekend to look at Mary Washington and VCU.....she and Deanna are hoping to finish up college in VA next year. Al is delirious....they love each other so much!
Buzzy came down and visited....then we ALL went out to dinner at the cafe. Grandma Harriet went with us. It was so good to be with family and friends.
Back to the grind! Going to fill the crockpot first!

NORTHBOUND

Thursday morn at 5:30am, Al, JR and I hit the road to upstate NY. About ten hours later we pulled into Vic & Betty Romaine's driveway. It's magical up here. The air is crisp, the leaves are gorgeous and we run into family EVERYWHERE!
After hauling in our gear, we headed to Grandma Harriet's house and chatted awhile. She just celebrated her 90th birthday and is still going strong! Her house is filled with knick-knacks and African violets. Back to Uncle Vics for dinner and to bed early.
JR was up early for a walk down to the diner on Main Street for coffee and then he walked over th Grandma's to borrow her car for our visit so Al and I could have wheels. While he golfed, we went down to THE GATHERING, Amy and Jo's little cafe. It's so wonderful and the food incredible.
We found a neat little shop owned by a photographer and he printed up special "Moravia" shirts for us....Gracie came from Cortland along with Mike who had driven down from near Buffalo. It was an afternoon of coffee and childhood stories. Al and I ran by the local pharmacy and connected with her cousin Alyssa. We are heading to Syracuse with Alyssa and mom Lori tomorrow to help find a dress for a wedding.
All of my photos so far on on Facebook....Al took some fabulous photos......she will post them when we return home on Sunday.