Fun in the mountains

We walked again Thursday and tried to get ready for the weekend. Tom and Stacy brought the kids in the evening after dinner. We had asked Peter to stay for a few days the following week and he accepted the invitation. Saturday was a beautiful but warm day for the Folkmoot Bazaar in downtown Waynesville. We were there most of the day. Tom, bless his heart, brought a receiver and was willing to connect it. We all waited for the delivery of our 42" set in the afternoon. We found that it was less than inch too wide for the entertainment center. We had to send it back but did get hooked up to Dish network. We may delay the TV purchase until Christmas because Clark Howard says that the prices will be drastically reduced at that time. We only have about two months before we return to Texas anyway so we can use our 20" set until then. We worshipped Sunday and then came home to change into our walking clothes for a walk around the lake. We didn't return home until 3:30 so I barbecued hamburgers and hotdogs for our sunch. (supper/lunch) Tom worked long and hard hooking up the wires to the set in the great room with success in getting it all onto one remote control. Unfortunately he had no success in reinstalling Windows XP so the computer is still down. I will have to find a "Geek squad" for professional repair.
Monday we all went with another grandmother and her four children to Sliding Rock, a natural waterfall over smooth rocks where people can slide about a hundred feet down into a pool. It is a creek that runs down the mountain. The water is too cold for these adults to venture into it (although there were several who did) but the kids loved it. Peter went at least 5 times. The lines to slide got longer in the afternoon. A busload of people came to slide. We had taken a picnic and had eaten at a picnic table along the road on our way. We came back home and took one of the four other children, the only boy, to stay overnight with us. We will take him back tomorrow. The boys had a good time playing together. The visiting boy was especially happy to be away from his sisters. In general the boys behaved very well, at least as boys do. How did my mother ever stand to raise two of us?