Month: October 2017

Monday, October23, 2017

It started raining last night about 11:00 and rained all night. It never really cooled off with the overnight low a muggy 67. It continued to rain until about 10:00 today. It was the general consensus of the team that we would have enjoyed staying in bed listening to the rain this morning. After the rain stopped you could tell the cold front had passed through with cooler dryer air. The sun came out after lunch and we had a beautiful and cool afternoon.

We had devotion this morning and used some of our last week Seedbed daily devotions from Colossians. We felt it went pretty well and we had good discussion. It was then time to begin week two and get to work. With the rain, and mud at the barn, we all worked inside today. Max and Tom worked in the barn to take care of any screws or nails that had come through into the stalls. We don’t want the horses to hurt themselves rubbing against a nail. That took a couple of hours and then they worked in the James building installing blinds and putting together desks. Ken and Don worked in Noble and installed the new sub-floor in the bathroom, installed the tile and the vanity. Anne worked again on the wall repair in Noble and went around making sure everyone had what ever they needed to stay productive. That included a lot of walking today. Anne wishes she had worn the pedometer today, but didn’t because it would have probably ended up with paint and sheetrock mud all over it. Joyce, Evelyn, Cheryl and Bobbi continued painting in Oasis. They are making really good progress. They are having to spend a great deal of time repairing damage to the walls so it takes longer. Three rooms are complete, one needs a little touch up, and should be completed early tomorrow and two more rooms are in process. A lot was done today even thought it was a rainy day.

 

We had a real treat when Jim and Mary Jo Reeves came to visit with Randy and had lunch with us. Jim and Mary Jo are now Project Coordinators for this area and were assisting Randy with scheduling next fall’s project for Murphy Harpst. It’s always fun to spend some time with Jim and Mary Jo.

After work, Max and Ken helped Don change his flat tire. They used the electric impact wrench Max’s brother gave us. Later Max rode about 6 miles on the hilly part on the Silver Comet. Anne took the afternoon off except for washing up the produce from the food truck. It was another good but tiring day.

 

Sunday October 22, 2017

It is warming up and the humidity is going up as well. Low last night was only 57. The clouds had already started building this morning and by this afternoon it was a totally gray afternoon. No rain yet but it should be here tonight. It is very dry in Cedartown so the rain is needed. We just hope it’s just tonight and tomorrow and that we will be able to work on the barn by Tuesday.

The team went to Anna Kresge Memorial UMC this morning. The congregation was very friendly and welcoming.  We really enjoyed worshiping with them.  Kresge was observing Laity Sunday today. For those not of the UMC heritage, Laity Sunday focuses on the celebration of the ministry of all lay Christians. In many local churches, Laity Sunday is observed by having lay persons lead all parts of the worship service. Kresge followed the tradition and each part of the service was led by a member of the church, young, older, male, and female. It was wonderful to see the number of children in attendance for children’s church and the number of youth participating in the service, leading prayers etc. The sermon was also brought by a young lady named Alli. Today was her first day to speak before the church and she did an awesome job. The pastor was very pleased because Alli came to him and asked to speak before she knew anything about Laity Sunday. After church there was a fundraiser lunch for a member in need, and we were invited to attend. Well, of course we stayed for dinner. It was loaded nachos plus various fruits and desserts. Very good. Thanks to Susan (a MHCC staff member) for the invitation to your church and to lunch.

After church we came home for a quiet afternoon, naps, and then, rather than ride bikes today we walked the Silver Comet. You definitely use different muscles riding the bike and we figured those muscles needed a break so we hiked a little over five miles. Love being able to get out like this. We are in such a great setting and we get to enjoy it for two more weeks. Again, feeling really blessed. Hope you have had a great weekend and stay safe this week.

Saturday, October 21, 2017

The low last night was 47 so not as cold but really heavy dew this morning. You just couldn’t ask for a more beautiful early fall day. The leaves are turning a little but there is still a lot of green in the woods of Georgia.

We fixed ourselves a hearty breakfast in preparation for our long (for us) bike ride today. We headed out at 9:30 riding the Silver Comet to Alabama. It’s about 11.5 miles from our campground. It was still a little cool when we started and we were thankful we had decided to put on long sleeves. We didn’t see very many other cyclists on the way to Alabama. When we got to the end of the SCT and the beginning of the Chief Ladiga Trail in Alabama we met some other cyclists and talked for a while, while we were all taking a break. Met some interesting people. After a break we were on the way back to the campground. We met many more people on the way back. There was a Boy Scout troop riding the trail today. They were strung out for quite a ways and the troop leaders seemed to have there hands full. We also did some geocaching along the way. It was a really nice ride 22.5 miles per the GPS.

After returning we quickly headed into town to pick up a few groceries and get an ice cream cake for Ken. His birthday was Monday, but we decided to wait until today to celebrate. We got some really nice burgers from the food truck Monday and Don and Joyce grilled those for us tonight. Others prepared slaw, baked beans, macaroni salad, stuffed eggs and chips with ice cream cake for dessert. We all enjoyed a nice meal together and then sat around the fire that Max had built for us earlier this afternoon. It was a nice time of talking, relaxing and enjoying the cool fall evening. It was another wonderful day. Looking forward to visiting Anna Kresge UMC here in Cedartown tomorrow with the team.

Friday, October 20, 2017

The low last night was 40. Don’t know what the truck thermometer indicated or if there was more ice this morning because we were still in bed. When we did get up and look out it appeared everyone else was having a slow start to the day too. Nice!

It was a quiet, slow day. We washed clothes, cleaned house, did a little work. With the work done, we sat outside enjoying the beautiful afternoon and visiting with our friends. Some of the group went shopping, but we never left the campground until late afternoon when we did another ten miles on the Silver Comet. Another nice ride. It would really be nice to have a trail like this close to home. If we ever move we think we will look for a bike friendly community with good weather.

Before the bike ride, Ken got his solar telescope out again. There was another filament, sun spot and prominence in view.

It was another awesome fall day.  We are feeling very blessed.