4 July 2011

Happy Independence Day! Finished trip to Tennessee this morning, leaving from Berea about 9 AM, stop at Middlesboro Walmart at 11:15, then in to Grandmother's house by 12:30. A/C broken at the house - repairman will be out tomorrow to fix or replace it. Mom, Dad, Sarah, and Belle have been here for a couple days; Sarah went and bought large fans to station around the house to get some air moving. Brief visit with Tiny, Jerry, and Rebecca, then dinner of hot dogs and hamburgers, with fresh tomatoes and corn on the cob. Isaac and I slept out in his tent for the evening.

3 July 2011

Finished packing for our trip to Tennessee, then off to Sunday school and church. I wrapped up teaching The Believer's Three Judgments in SS; Bert preached on the NT understanding of the commandment not to commit adultery (Matthew 5) - a solid text to keep at the front of my mind. After a brief Celtic Festival planning meeting, the four of us headed south on our trip about 1 PM. Stopped in North Baltimore, Ohio, for gas (scary Speedway station!), then on to the Creation Museum to buy a dinosaur book for Isaac. Dinner at Qdoba in Florence, KY, then on to Berea for the night. To bed early (for me) and late (for the kids) - about 9:30.

2 July 2011

Watered the gardens today - a good long soak. Tomatoes are going gangbusters - even starting to pink up on a couple of the Romas. Beans, okra, peas, and peppers are very leafy, but no flowers or even the hint thereof. Cucumbers are tall with lots of flowers - lets hope that they set some good fruit.
Sat down to work on Bible study, then I couldn't recall the last time I opened my Bible just to read. Why is it such a struggle to have a daily quiet time? I wonder if the struggle is similar for all stay-at-home parents with young kids - I need the kids to entertain themselves, be gone, or be asleep to get any time for devotions. I really should restudy Herb's Quiet Time lesson - and take it to heart! As Bert says, the lesson is not for those I wish would hear it - it's for me!
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Just sitting down to a snack of cottage cheese and apple butter (homemade last fall from Wasem's apples). I'm told it's a Pennsylvania Dutch thing - perhaps a relic of my birth place? Listened to Aaron Copland as I washed the dishes this afternoon. There are few CDs that I want to sit down and deliberately listen to, and this is one. I want a pair of big, ear-covering headphones and an hour to myself to get lost in Appalachian Spring, Rodeo, Quiet City, Fanfare for the Common Man...

1 July 2011

Pretty leisurely day, but hot outside! A good day to stay indoors. After work (2 deliveries today), came home and waited for Tiff & kids to return from Toledo Zoo. Made mini pizzas on flatbread for an early dinner, then hung out while the kids colored & cut paper. Upstairs at 6:30 for popcorn and The Polar Express, while I finished up a novel and catnapped. Then off to bed with the kids - usual hourlong process, but this time instead of sitting at the computer, I went downstairs and did the dishes. I head some running around, but things seemed to go a little smoother. I came back upstairs, watched a couple shows online, and worked on my family history questions - paring down the list to something reasonably usable - but it's still so long!
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"When I was young, I thought I could fly" - just a little snippet of verse that came to me today. I wonder if I still have what it takes to write a whole poem. Or maybe this line is a whole poem?