Worship, guests and hurricanes

We arose and went to Bible study where we learned some Islam views of women and their roles in life. I assumed that I would relieve Phil, the leader, of his responsibilities of leadership but had to leave prior to any announcement to rehearse our choir selection for the day. Phil did offer our proposal of using “The Chair” as a guide, but the class wants to discuss options next Sunday. We came home for a sandwich and a paper filing project. We were successful and took a nap while the lasagna was baking. The Riggs arrived on time, and we enjoyed merlot and a salad followed by the lasagna. We then toured some of the houses that are not yet finished behind us. They left before dark, we cleaned up and watched TV. We called the Oefingers to plan the meal at the Akron football game. Evelyn also called her high school friend, Jennifer, who lives in Fort Lauderdale. We think she might come for a visit, especially since she will be without electricity for at least a week. Hurricane Katrina went across her area last Thursday and will be powerless until next Thursday, at least. At this writing, Katrina is 100 miles southeast of New Orleans. We pray for the safety of the people unable to get out of town and our friends who live close enough to get some violent wind and rain in Cajun country. We are planning an experiment for the next two weeks. We are eliminating candy, ice cream and other sweet desserts until the football game. Perhaps that will allow me to lose 3 or 4 pounds and Evelyn to lose enough to remain “alive” in the Weight Watchers program.