May 27-30

We ate breakfast and called Stacy who was packing to make the trip. We went on to walk and then come home to get lunch ready. They arrived around 1:30 and we enjoyed hearing about their recent vacation to Williamsburg. Olivia wanted to go for a horseback ride so she and Peter were taken to Queen farms stable. While she was there, she asked if she could come and volunteer to work with the horses. They said she could come to lead pony rides for the kiddies and help groom the horses. This excited her. In the evening we went to the block party in downtown Waynesville. There were three bands and other entertainment especially for the kids. Forrest Ramsburg, the son of Laurie, daughter of our friends from New Haven, had his magic show on the street and had a good crowd. I finally mailed the payments to Pacificare but they will probably be late. We came home and went right to bed. Sunday we went to worship. We enjoyed witnessing a confirmation and Holy Communion. We returned home, missing another dinner at church. We enjoyed our noon dinner of spaghetti here. Then Tom took Olivia to work and Peter to the recreation center to swim. I was to get Olivia at 4:00, take her and Stacy to the center and come home. I went to the bedroom to watch the Indy 500 and the Cubs game. When I wakened it was 4:30. Evelyn had done my duty. I straightened the house, preparing for our dinner guests, Barry and Jackie Conover. I am replacing him at the church in Franklin next Sunday. He brought the readings and bulletin for the service. They are a very nice couple. They left around 8:00 and the family returned. We watched a cartoon movie explaining the mystery of Red Riding Hood. It was very funny. It finished early and we went to bed. The worst event was that we found that the air conditioner is not working. During the afternoon, it gets quite hot although it is comfortable for sleeping at night. Monday produced surprises. The Georges had decided to return home before lunch. They packed and then went with us for our walk around the lake. We got very warm and finished around 12:10 and they left for an A&W root beer stand. We took Olivia who had decided to stay with us this week to work on the horse farm. We had planned to eat at home but would not have time to go home, eat and get her to the farm on time. Instead we went to the local dairy bar and had a baked potato followed by a soft serve ice cream. It was off to the stable. Evelyn and I came back and then I showered and left for the Kern Cafe. Tom had discovered that there was a wireless connection outside the cafe which doesn’t open until next week. It is somewhat hard to see the screen outside but not impossible. I worked until time to get the horse whisperer. We came home and she watched some cartoons until dinner time. She complained that she didn’t feel well. She never vomited but we didn’t force any activity. She got better and went to look at the horses across the way. She returned home excited to look for some horses, check prices, and board one (that she wanted to buy) over in the adjacent field. Wow! Her parents will probably be interested in following up on this. J We came into the house to wait for the cooling evening breeze. I watched the History Channel’s presentation George Washington, the Warrior. It was pretty good and stimulated my memory.
We arose with the alarm and gave Olivia her medicine. I called Sharon about the air conditioner and she said she would be out in the late afternoon. We moved around slowly and finally got to the lake around 10. We found the roses were being cut and got some. I went up to the hotel lobby to see if anyone had turned my hat in to the lost and found but I found it right where I had left it Sunday. Evelyn and I walked the lake while Olivia played with 40 other kids on the playground. We all came home and had lunch before I took O to the horse farm. I returned home and stopped on the way to see if I could find a red peony and a grape holly type tree. I can’t remember the name but I found both. I wanted to take Evelyn with me to get O. but she was too tired. I took the trash so I had room to load the items we wanted to take to the church rummage sale. I also picked up the elderly lady we take to the Bible study. We all left for the study which was really not of much interest to those of us who haven’t been here very long. We took a tank sweeper, a propane grill and several sweaters I don’t wear anymore. Evelyn also took some clothes too. I took Frances home and Evelyn took Olivia to the grocery. I picked them up, we bought some gasoline and came home.