Shopping for Noah

Friday we returned to the rec center for exercise, and then we went to the GO grocery and BiLo to buy many things for Andrew and Noah.  We plan to meet them in Lexington at the end of this  month.  Evelyn wants to buy many cereals and other foods to provide them with enough food to last until we return to NC in the spring.  We have received an email from Noah about things he would like to have for his apartment.  We asked him what he needed and wanted.  He requested some things that we have or can get: a toaster oven, a basketball, a DVD player, some knives, baking items, and other things.  We went to 3 different thrift stores and got many of those we didn’t have as extra equipment.  We brought them back in boxes and made 1 for each young man.  We stayed home for the rest of the day.

Saturday we went to 3 flea markets looking for a cast iron skillet.  We didn’t find one but did find a DVD player, a basketball, I also found a boom box that plays cassettes.  We were home by noon so I could watch Purdue play Indiana State.  It began with a bang, Purdue scoring on the opening kick-off and ended with a Purdue interception.  The game was tense, especially in the 4th quarter.  It no doubt is a harbinger for the remainder of the season.  ISU was one of the weaker teams they will play.  I did some cleaning of an Omaha Steaks cooler I had bought for Noah in the afternoon.  I also went to drink a beer with Gene, our neighbor, but he couldn’t drink because they were going to a dance.  I debated about asking Evelyn if she wanted to go but didn’t.  We stayed home again.  It seems we are gone all the time for a while but then settle down longer than anyone would believe.  DirectTV was running a promotion for movies, so I spent a good share of the evening searching the channels for some movies I could record for later viewing.  I also watched some of the late football games before falling asleep.

Sunday was worship day.  The interim pastor is beginning a series of Bible studies focusing on the church year and what Grace means to Lutheran Christians.  It began well.  We always have to leave early to practice our anthem for the day.  I then had to ask the congregation if anyone might have our copies of “The Truth Project”, a Bible study I had led last summer.  I thought I might have loaned the DVDs to someone who had missed a session or 2 thinking they might be returned.  Time will tell.  After worship we went to the local Shoney’s with Brent and Susan for lunch.  We then went to the home of Frank and Tory Costas, a couple celebrating their 65th wedding anniversary!  All of their family was there as well as many friends from our church and other places.  They live directly on Lake Junaluska shores in a lovely but small home.  The rooms were packed.  The family was introduced and Pastor Roseman gave a wonderful blessing for the event.  We were home by 3 and I watched some of the NFL games.  Many of them were preempted because, while we can record 2 movies at once, we can’t watch other programming at the same time.  I had to go to the bedroom to see any of the games.  I remembered things I wanted from CVS so went back to town to use the coupons before they expire.  I tried to watch the news at 11 but fell asleep.  It is a delicate time in our country because our inept President cannot decide what to do about the uprising in Syria.  The voting populace may be catching on to this sad condition, however, because his push for war is very unpopular with the very people who were duped into reelecting him.  I pray that God leads us away from another war.

Monday we decided to stay home from the rec center.  We cleaned ourselves and worked on making chicken salad out of what was left of the roasted chicken we had bought last week.  We went to our appointment with Dr. Thomas, our dermatologist.  He found an area of concern on each of us and cut them both out.  We then went to the local college with a cosmetology program on the chance I might get a haircut.  I was blessed that they created an opening and made an appointment for Evelyn on her birthday.  We visited a lady of German descent on the way home to encourage her to come to church.  She had visited family in Deutschland a couple of months ago but has not returned to worship since returning.  She appreciated the visit and will likely return next week.  We came home and visited with 2 of our lady neighbors and Gary and Linda.  They gave us some information about the town of Hot Springs we will visit 2 weekends from now.  Evelyn walked with Doris until dark and worked on her next Bible study for the
Thursday after next.  I had to watch Sunday night football in the bedroom because I was recording more movies.