Yeah, we know we haven’t blogged for a few days. But all we did this weekend has been blogged about before. Errands and care team meeting for the Aunts, shopping, cleaning, and loading out for our next trip.
And here is a picture of the dining hall at Camp Lake Stephens with new doors and paint:
As always we had a great service at Lester Memorial and it was especially nice since we were joined there by four of our NOMADS friends that are working at Camp Sumatanga.
As is our habit, we have been watching Hurricane Michael coverage on television. And trying to get all of the field cut before the rains arrived.
Yesterday (Tuesday) started off early with errands for us and the Aunts and, of course, they took longer than expected. But the truck now has new tires, and alignment. So, Max didn’t get as much bush-hogging done as he would have liked. But he was on the tractor from about 4:00 pm until dark.
This morning we looked at the weather radar and saw the outer rain bands approaching so he started back as soon as the grass was dry enough and kept going until finished. We can tell we had a wetter than usual summer because the weeds (sage grass, sumac and goldenrod) were as thick as we have ever seen them. That meant he had to run the tractor a gear lower than usual – only 3 mph.
Tall, Thick Weeds
How to know how fast you are going on a John Deere
Almost as soon as Max got the tractor cleaned up and put away, the rains started and it has rained lightly ever since.
Then back to watching hurricane coverage. Please pray for all those in the path. And especially remember the responders and officials who have to brave the weather to do their jobs. Don’t forget all those yet to be impacted in Georgia and North and South Carolina.
Anne spent most of the day working on accounting and taxes and estates. Again, Max got the better end of the deal.
In case you think we only have venomous snakes around the house, that is not correct. We also have a few of these large natural vermin control friends around.
It’s the second week in October and we are starting to have a slight feel of fall on the mountain. Highs still in the 80’s but no 90’s for a few days. It was a beautiful sunny day with a nice breeze most of the time we were walking.
Our community walking track
We worked on marking things off our lists today. Max was on the tractor bush hogging the pastures most of the day. We have had a lot of rain this year making the grass and weeds in the pasture very thick and therefore a slow go for the bush hog. He took a break during the hottest part of the day and grilled us some steaks. Mmm good. He was back at it late this afternoon but still has a ways to go. He may have some time tomorrow to finish it up.
Had to stop a few times and blow the sage grass seed off the tractor grill
We walked up to Helen’s house just before dark and on the way back found a small rattle snake in the driveway. YUK! No more walking when it is getting dark without a good flashlight. Anne went to the house and got a shovel for Max to take care of the snake.
Glad we were walking with a flashlight
Anne spent most of the day paying the ladies bills, and handling all their mail. That chore is done for another month. Of course there was also some house cleaning and cooking.
It was a very quiet but good day at home. Nice to not have to be anywhere today. Thanks for reading our ramblings. Hope you had a good day too.
Yesterday (Saturday) we worked around the house. We got all the laundry done and the grass cut. There was a lot of both to be done. After completing those tasks we took a nap. We had planned to go see the Aunts but decided we needed a little rest. We also got all the mail opened and sorted. Now we just have to take care of it all. Chore for another day.
This morning we were excited to be returning to Lester Memorial. Even though we went to bed early last night we are both still tired. Even so, we went to early service, Sunday school and then to visit the Aunts. It was good to see them again. They both recognized us which is always a relief as we know the day is coming when that will not happen. We showed them pictures from our recent mission projects and answered their questions. They seemed to be really interested and Helen as always told us how proud she was that we were out helping people. We were pleased to see how well they were doing today. Both seemed happy and well. After our visit we got some lunch and as we were leaving Oneonta we saw some of NOMADS drive past us. That was when we remembered the Sumatanga project starts tomorrow. We did our shopping and then decided to drive to the camp to say hello to the team. We know all three couples that are working there the next three weeks. It was good to see them all. We would love to have the time to go help out since the team is not full. However, we have so much to do before heading to Lumberton. We will see how fast we can get it all done.
Hope everyone has had a great weekend, got some rest and had a wonderful day of worship. Praying all our NOMADS friends have a safe week of work.
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