Lots of days

Friday was the final day of VBS.  It was also a day for Olivia to be by herself.  She went with us to the Rec center and watched Evelyn Zumba gold while I walked outside near the creek.  Many campers were tubing down the swollen creek.  We took her to a consignment store to buy her some clothes.  Then we took her to Ingles grocery that has a Starbuck’s coffee bar inside it.  She had a gift card her mother had given her.  We rested until time for VBS.  The meal was pizza, and we all helped with the games which featured an obstacle course with a water balloon breakage station that the kids loved.  Olivia packed for her trip home tomorrow.  Before she went to bed, we had a long visit with her and hopefully did some bonding that might help her in the future.

Saturday was a driving day as we took Olivia home we left here at 8 and went to the local Wafflehouse for breakfast before leaving for Roswell.  We arrived there without incident right at noon.  Tom gave us a drink and we left for home immediately.  On the way we stopped at Jaemor farm for some Vidalia Onion Mustard Relish that we enjoy on hamburgers and hot dogs.  We also took a side trip to Helen, GA where we camped in 1974.  It is a Bavarian style village featuring appropriate architecture on all the buildings.  The traffic was so thick that it took us nearly an hour to drive through both ways.  We did explore the state park where we camped but found it completely different.  We were home around 6:30 and Evelyn walked with the neighbor ladies shortly after supper.

Sunday was a different worship day.  First the choir didn’t sing.  We were replaced by the children who sang 3 different songs with gyrations they learned in the week long sessions.  They did a marvelous job of memorizing the words.  The highlight was the Scobodovy family children.  They are precious and very intelligent.  We helped clean the area in front of the sanctuary where the “mountains” were.  We usually go out for lunch after worship but came home for roasting ears, fresh sliced tomatoes and cornbread salad.  We had been invited to a small party at the home of one of the ladies Evelyn had met at exercise.  She and her husband live quite high on a mountain.  We arrived early, but so did another of the 3 invited couples.  The other guests were from Tuscaloosa, Alabama.  The hosts had lived in Fort Wayne for several years, but we never knew them.  He had worked for a Lutheran Christian NASCAR driver, Ned Jarrett, but works for himself in another type business now.  We had a delightful time visiting with all of them.  I think I talked too much, but they kept asking me questions.  The male host, Kerry, is evidently interested in traveling in a motor home, so we talked about that for some time.  I wanted Evelyn to give her view of our travels for the female hostess, Marianne.  The male’s perspective is no doubt different from the males. We returned home and Evelyn walked again while I made popcorn as usual.  

Monday I stayed home in the morning while Evelyn went to exercise and do some shopping.  During the past week, I had contracted some sort of rash that acts like poison ivy despite not being in contact with any.  Spots keep showing up on various parts of my body.  They look like bites and that concerns us.  I think I will spray the bedding tomorrow.  I had talked with a doctor at church Sunday, and he thought that my problem might be a result of chigger bites.  The worst swelling is in a very tender area.  He suggested that I use Cortisone Cream on my body and Neosporin on my right eye.  I stayed home and worked on one of my Advent sermons before Evelyn came home for lunch of leftovers.  During the afternoon Evelyn worked on her upcoming Bible studies.  She watched a video she will show and answers one of the daily lesson sheets in her workbook. 

Tuesday is our day to volunteer at the hospital.  First we have lunch at the cafeteria.  We are allowed $6 for food which seems quite liberal to me.  I couldn’t even finish half of my grilled chicken salad sandwich.  There is a man who cooks at the grill and gives me a generous serving.  I had a busier day busier than usual in driving the golf cart.  I was concerned that it might be raining heavily during my watch but nothing happened.  We delivered a thank you poster to the Taco Bell in Canton because they had donated taco shells for the VBS last week.  My friend, Stephanie, was taken aback when I gave it to her.  We had a BOGO dairy Queen blizzard and then came home to finish off some left overs for supper.  It rained some in the evening.  I went to give some brochures to Linda and Gary offering suggestions for them to entertain his brother who will visit in September.  I worked on the computer in the evening