Visiting with the Georges grandchildren

We were up and off to exercise.  I walked while Evelyn went to the class.  We made our daily trip to the grocery for last minute items for our guests.  We returned home for lunch and a nap.  It rained nicely and then Evelyn went to get some plants.  She returned with 3 tomatoes and pepper plants.  She planted them in our pots and front yard.  We just stayed home and rested in the evening.

Thursday our family arrived at noon for lunch.  Olivia and I left for Hartford, TN and our whitewater rafting adventure.  We were very early and explored the campground nearby.  I had thought it would be rather cool on the river, but the day was bright and sunny.  A young man gave a humorous talk about what we should do while in the raft before boarding the bus to the launch site.  We had donned our helmets, life jackets and picked up our paddles after we met our guide, Jennifer.  She did a great job of steering.  She got us off a flat rock we were forced upon and impressed me.  The ride started just below the dam of the Pigeon River.  The water is not released on Fridays, so we had to go today.  There were what our guide called class 3 rapids on several occasions that made the trip exciting.  Of course we were soaked many times as we hit waves on our down stroke.  We were with a family of 4 from Oklahoma.  Our guide made 7.  We showered off and drove back through the gorge.  I was tired and fought sleep much of the way.  We returned home for supper and relaxation.

Friday we went to the rec center while the kids slept late.  We returned to find them barely moving.  We had a breakfast before running some errands.  We delivered all of our remaining Folkmoot brochures.  We picked up some Subway sandwiches  for lunch.  Afterward I took Peter to the army surplus store in Clyde.  He is very interested in war memorabilia but was disappointed in that they had none of the items he asked about.  We tried to play some cards with the kids instead of their watching their electronic devices.  We could only hold their interest for 4 hands.  They disappeared after supper.  Evelyn and I watched about half of On Stranger Tides.

Saturday morning Evelyn fixed bacon and I fried eggs for a late breakfast.  The kids then began packing things for their trip home.  Tom and Stacy returned around an hour after we finished eating.  They brought us gifts.  Mine was a coffee grinder.  I have never bought coffee beans in my life, but she does and wants me to begin grinding my own beans.  It will be a long time before that happens.  They left for home after we ate our lunch from Taco Bell.  We then went to bed for a nap.  We had committed to ushering at the HART but made a plan to go to lunch with some friends tomorrow after church.  We won’t get to eat until around 3.  The play was really entertaining.  It featured 4 young women singing at their senior prom and then at their 10th reunion.  On the way home, Evelyn noticed the set of her ring, which we had bought and had set about a month ago in Cherokee, fell out.  We went back to the theater and found it, thanks be to God.