Beginning the week

Sunday we ushered at church and were blessed with Holy Communion. We came home and had sandwiches for lunch. We rested in the afternoon and watched the Cubs game until the Georges family arrived. We visited and then had pizza around 7. We watched “Searching for Bobby Fischer” until 10. I was disappointed in that I had not recorded the opening scenes. I think we all enjoyed the film. The kids slept in the living room on air mattresses. Tom came and discovered that somehow the firewall that I have had working for months suddenly blocked the access to any wireless connections we had. He was able to fix it in any case. I am thankful to God for giving us a talented caring son-in-law.

Monday I went to work while the ladies took Olivia to horse camp. Our business was very slow today so I was not too tired when I came home. I brought home some taco salad shells from work, and Evelyn made taco salads for our lunch. Tom and Peter had gone to Asheville to shop so I was able to shower before lunch. Olivia had taken her lunch. She had a very good time at camp. There were 6 other campers and were all girls which made her happy. She learned to saddle and bridle a horse and unbridle same. She didn’t get to ride in the mountains but did ride around the farm. We napped in the afternoon and then Tom and Stacy went to retrieve Olivia. We had soup for dinner and some more birthday cake. Tom connected a new cable that allowed us to show the pictures from the computer on our TV monitor. They looked very good there. We went to bed without the rain that had been forecast. Oh, yes. Stacy made some sangria for her and I to drink for lunch. It helped me sleep in the afternoon.