Alone again

Friday we slept in because Olivia hasn’t felt really well for a while.  I had thought we might possible be scheduled to serve at the Open Door so Olivia could help them, but we were not.  We drove to the Star Ranch to see where it was.  It is a ranch that rescues animals, especially horses, and Olivia has been fascinated with all animals, especially horses, for over 5 years.  The ranch was not open in the afternoon, but we returned at 5:30.  We had thought she would be able to feed the horses, but the regular man had already done it.  We did spend some time allowing Olivia to just look at and pet the animals.  We didn’t go to the street dance downtown because Olivia wasn’t feeling very well.  We had changed her medicine, and she felt better on Saturday.  We just stayed home and watched some of the Olympics.

I fixed omelets for Olivia and I this morning before leaving for Clayton, GA to return her to her mom.  We had a great trip and were early.  When Stacy arrived, we went to a restaurant, Grapes and Leaves, where we had eaten a few years ago when exchanging children.  We enjoyed our visit but were sorry to see Olivia leave.  She has been a delightful guest although we were sorry she never felt good enough to do anything in the evening but stay at home.  Stacy really missed her all week but was very busy all week.  We left them around 1 and drove to Waynesville in spotty rain.  We hit several strips of rain that were no more than half a mile wide if that wide.  We were able to talk with Andrew and made plans for our meeting in Louisville in a couple of weeks.  He wants our old bicycle that will be difficult for us to take, but we will with the help of God.  I have a bike rack under the house but don’t know whether it will fit on our car.  We will begin helping with our church garage sale scheduled for next Saturday.  we have some things to contribute and must get them to the church early in the week. 

I watched the Olympics while Evelyn and Emily talked on the phone.  I haven’t seen much of the games but did begin to enjoy the track events, my favorite part.  I just sat amazed about how fast the runners in the 10,000 meter race ran.  The women’s winner just ran away from everyone in the final lap.  Of course there are also great human interest stories, not the least of which was the first black lady gymnast champion, Gabby Douglas.  She is a devout Christian and gave God the glory He deserved.