A busy day

Sunday we worshipped at Peachtree United Methodist church near Maggie Valley. This church had been mentioned in one of the trilogy the girls had read and, lo and behold, one of the ladies in attendance had hosted the author, Carrie Madden, in her little cabin while she was writing the book. This was exciting for the girls. The worship used Ezekiel for the text and pointed out how God can do marvelous things--even restoring flesh to the dry bones--and can restore our lives and perhaps our country--even after Obama turns it into a second rate socialist country. We came home and enjoyed the etouffee for our lunch. After lunch I started the girls on the bird house project. We had bought 3 birdhouses earlier, and I had saved corks for more than 2 years to apply to the outside. I had split them, bought some Elmer’s glue and set up the card table on the deck. They all worked on them a while, but Olivia worked most diligently. Rosalie spent most of the afternoon watching the Cubs game while Elizabeth and I were in and out. Naturally Olivia has the most creative birdhouse. She is oldest and has the most talent for crafts. Hers looks really good. We then went the closing for the Folkmoot USA festival. It is held at Lake Junaluska and features all the visiting dance troops. It closes with a candlelight farewell service because many of the dancers from various countries have become friends and will likely never see each other again. We took tickets and the girls helped us again. We came home and had snacks before going to bed. The tent and its contents had dried out so the girls slept outside again. That tent is indeed a blessing because our little house is quite full when we all have to sleep inside. The girls really enjoyed the performances we have attended.