Tuesday, September 28, 2010

Almost the end of September

Since the last post, we finished a 10 day trip to Georgia, a 2 day recovery from the trip and some normal 60 year old stuff.

The trip to Ruby's for her 2nd birthday was absolutely one of the best trips we have had. The 2 weekends there really help and Adele was in great form for the entire trip. Ruby's Dad & Mom really put on a great birthday party for her, in a Yo Gabba Gabba theme. Eric even dressed up for the part, and the HUGE bouncy house had all the kids in it having a blast!

We did more cooking there and I think enjoyed it somewhat more than going out every other day. Adele and I shared duties, so it was easy to do.

The house was 'staged' for sale, and some things moved into a storage unit to help the presentation. These days - our kids watch enough HG-TV to know what to do to sell the house. We visited the house they have a contract on, and loved the area, especially when we found friends from Ephrata live within 1 mile of it. Steve & Kim moved to GA years ago, and we even got a chance to see Kim briefly while we were there.

We took 2 days to come home, 7 hours drive to Harrisonburg, VA and then 4 hours home, with a stop in Harrisburg with our son at the police station. Got a chance to see Tom's Nittiany Lion with his new 'Ki-Jana Carter' autograph. Ki-Jana was in the office last week to sell them products.

At home, we unpacked, then ran to the store for supplies and food for the next day. I got to work Tuesday, but really was tired all day and when I got home at 3 pm, I crashed on the Lazy-Boy.

Rain yesterday, 1.75 inches, and again today. Finally, seems like it has been over a month since the last rain.

Thank You Lord for all You do for us everyday! Love You Lord!

Wednesday, September 15, 2010

Sept 15 in Georgia

We traveled to Julie, Eric and Ruby's house for this week on Saturday. Adele finally agreed to leave early, so we were in the car and traveling at 4:05am. Arrived here after 11 1/4 hours just after 3pm. We did stop for breakfast and lunch and one other time, so it was a great trip. We did get caught in Virginia Tech traffic Sat am around 9.

When we arrived, I switched driving with Adele, and she dropped me off about 1/2 a block away. Since Ruby seems to want to go past her and run to me, this time she was the only one in the car. Again, Ruby went to her and immediately said Pop Pop with her hands up in a "where is he" stance. She is sharp, and finally heard me calling Ruby. She squealed when I got close and lunged from her mom, who was holding her, into my arms. What a wonderful feeling.

I have noticed that she does not like me without glasses. She just stares at me when they are off and then smiles and giggles when I put them on.

Adele and I are cooking more this trip, she is really helping and doing as much as she can with Ruby. We are both exhausted at t`he end of the day, but it is worth every minute that we get to be with Ruby.

Tuesday we visited the house they have a bid on and love the neighborhood. When we were leaving, we came down Walton ?Drive and my memories got going. I stopped when we got to Walton Circle and looked up the Sanner's address. The new house is less than a 1/4 mile from Kim & Steve - what a coincidence! Kim was taking in the trash can, so we got to say Hi and talked about their kids. Wonderful people, miss them in Ephrata.

Tomorrow, the 16th, is Ruby's 2nd birthday, with the party on Sat. People have been texting Julie all week about another friend that would like to see their house and maybe purchase it. Again - a happy and fun filled week. I am very thankful that Adele is well enough to be able to enjoy every day here. I think this is only the second time in three years that she was doing so well, that she could focus on Ruby and not the CANCER.

I say every day - Thank You Lord for all You have done for us today, and all You will do for us tomorrow! I have been adding, "Let us know what we can do for You."

Thanks to all the people that have helped in the past three years, we could not have done this without your support!

Tuesday, September 7, 2010

Upcoming Trip to Georgia

This weekend we will be traveling to GA for Ruby's 2nd birthday week. We are both ready to visit again, and I will post pictures while we are there.

Adele has finally settled into a 'normal daily routine'. She is enjoying her retirement by working herself into a very tired state at church. She is helping getting the children's classrooms ready for next week. It has been a long last four weeks of painting walls, chairs, furniture, etc. Then everyone chipped in and washed most of the plastic toys, and other items. New floor cushions to sit on, new kitchen to play with, all bought in the past month. The rooms look very warm and inviting.

I only had to say something to one person about Adele and her working too much - and getting so wiped out. That helped tremendously and she was able to keep going all month.

We also met Jane Lahai from Africa and the June Hartranft School for Girls. She gave our church an annual report, and let us know how much the girls appreciate what we are helping with. They do need a new 'pit' toilet, as the old one is full and needs to be covered up. A new van for transporting girls to school and getting groceries, and money for a brass band are also high on her list of things that would help them. We provide meals on one day a week now, and they provide food for all of the boarders and school girls once a day.

Next post will probably be after Adele's annual tests in January 2011. We look forward to those results and another year free from cancer. Now cancer free for 19 months and counting.

Praise the Lord!