Sunday, November 18, 2018
We had a restful day. We walked a while this morning after it warmed up a little. Walking here is nicer because the college put in sidewalks so we don’t have to walk in the street. We went a local market for some peach ice cream and fruit (and found a geocache while there). We walked again this afternoon and watched our home church service online. Other than taking care of some NOMADS and family business we just rested and enjoyed the day.
Saturday, November 17, 2018
A cold start to the day, 35 degrees. But it was another sunny day and by this afternoon it was perfect walking weather.
We had another slow start to the day. Even though it was a travel day, it was a relatively short one of about 4 hours driving, so we rolled over and went back to sleep. Luxury. And when we got up we finished packing up Fred at a fairly leisurely pace. Before leaving we mixed up some split pea soup in the thermos (click here for details) so we could have lunch when we arrived. We pulled out of Lumberton about 10:30, a really late start for us. It was an easy drive on I-95, I-74, US 74 to 485 to I-85 to Gaffney, SC. Traffic became heavy and slow around Charlotte but otherwise it was easy.
We are at the Freightliner Service Center in Gaffney to have Fred’s annual maintenance performed on Monday. We also have a couple of recalls to be done. The service center has connections in the parking lot with 50amps and a dump station and water available. We come here every year and have always been comfortable here. After our lunch of split pea and smoked sausage soup, we walked to the community college and back a couple of times to get our exercise. After the exercise we drove to Cookout for chocolate malt and blueberry cheesecake shakes. It was a good day and we really thank God for giving us safe travel.
Friday, November 16, 2018
It was cold this morning, but with a gorgeous sun shining brightly. First time we have see the sun in about a week. No rain today and none in the forecast. Nice! The Lumber river while still over 4 feet above flood stage has started receding.
No alarm clock this morning. We started the day slowly. Cindy and Bruce left last night after dinner for a weekend get-a way. Carol and Dave left this morning to make a long drive to Pennsylvania. They will be spending the week visiting family and friends. Glad when we heard from them a little while ago, that they have arrived safely. Carol said traffic was pretty bad and they saw lots of snow. Mike and Susan left for Michigan a little later in the day. Praying for their safety as they make their way back to the snowy north. They had to winterize their rig before they left this morning.
Max prepared us another wonderful breakfast of eggnog French Toast. Oh, so good. Then we spent most of the day doing laundry, doing some book work, sorting out our tools and cleaning out the truck. Don’t know how we get our tools so disorganized. Truck looks better now and last load of laundry is in the dryer.
This afternoon late we finally got ourselves motivated to go to the gym. We had really been planning to go earlier but after we both got sick we decided we needed rest more than exercise. Today it felt really good to get a good workout. Nice gym! So now we have our membership card and maybe we can get back there several more times before we leave Lumberton. We really enjoy our Silver Sneakers membership. It was a nice relaxing day.
Thursday, November 15, 2018
It continues to rain in Lumberton. Weatherman said it would be out by noon but he was wrong. It’s still lightly raining tonight. The river was considerably higher this morning than last night but is seems to have crested sometime during the day.
As is our custom we had devotion today, our last day to lead this team. We used a YouVersion Bible App devotion series “A Time Of Opportunity” based on the scripture Ecclesiastes 3:11. It seemed to be well received and we had some good discussion. We all then headed back to continue our work from yesterday. Today the cabinet installation was completed. The final base and crown molding was installed. All doors are now painted and hardware was installed today. Lots was completed. However, there is about a page of things still to be done. Out at Mary and Jim’s, Bruce and Gene got the new shower plumbed and the base installed today. They will be working on flooring next week. Very pleased with what our team has accomplished.
As is our tradition we all went to dinner tonight. And as seems to have become a tradition as well, we went back to Pier 41 for another very good dinner. Everyone seems to enjoy our meals there. The owner is always very welcoming and usually comes to the table and thanks us for the work we are doing in his community. Pier 41 is definitely a favorite with the locals. It always has a crowd. We have again enjoyed our time in Lumberton. Our team was such a joy to work with. We enjoyed lots of laughter and were blessed by their servant hearts. We wish them all safe travels until we meet again somewhere down the road.
We are taking a week off and then will return to help Mary Ann and Gene finish out the NOMADS time in Lumberton for 2018. When we return we will be team members so we will have a little more time to play. Hopefully we will have some weather conducive to playing tourist. Really tired tonight. Time for tea and then bed.
