My story about last week continues. . . So, the furniture arrived Friday in the late afternoon, and takes up a lot of our downstairs! Well, not so much furniture, but a lot of boxes!
Saturday morning - Amanda's power at her house was still not on, and so they were still staying with us. We were having a great time! Well, she was tired, thanks to the sweetest little baby girl in the world who does NOT think sleeping is such a good idea - she doesn't want to miss anything her big brothers and sister are doing, after all! On Saturday morning, we took the kids to Target for a fun outing AND for some things I had to get to prepare for the possibility of having 17 people at my house by Sunday night.
Came home from Target and I started cooking, cooking, keeping up with laundry and trying to get as much done ahead of Sunday as I could. The kids wanted tacos for dinner, so I made those, and then some of the food for Sunday night. Andrew and Betsy were in Chicago, and were going to leave there in the evening and arrive home in the morning. The man who had moved their extra car, who, was told by the moving company that he should come Sunday afternoon, since I wanted to go to church in the morning, called Andrew to say he would arrive in the morning. Sigh. Oh, and Jim arrived home from his hike, at least the weekend part of it, and was going to stay home and decide whether to continue with the other hikers who would be here on Sunday night and leaving Monday morning.
Sunday: We heard that the power had been restored to Amanda and Sam's neighborhood! Bets and Andrew arrived home around 9, and Jim stayed home with them to wait for the car to arrive. Amanda's family went to church and I went to church, came home, put the kiddos down for rest time here so that Amanda and Sam could pack. And guess what? The car STILL hadn't arrived by then! It finally came mid-afternoon.
I finished cooking, cleaning bathrooms, and getting things as ready as I could for the 7 hikers to spend the night. Sam changed all the downstairs beds for me, and he and Andrew worked on setting up some electronic things that Betsy and Andrew have. The hikers arrived in the late afternoon and were thankful to be where they could take showers and have a nice dinner and bed! They were the most kind and gracious group of men that they could possibly be, and we were so glad to get to know them! They are progressively hiking the Appalachian trail, and this summer has taken them to the stretch of the trail nearest to us.
Dinner was: Venison roast, homemade macaroni and cheese, green beans, a raw veggie tray, bread, and then pound cake with strawberries and whipped cream for dessert. They must have liked it, because they were coming back for more! Amanda and Sam and kiddos left, and the men chatted and helped clean up, and found beds or places on couches or the floor and it all worked out great! I also fixed a breakfast casserole that would be ready for the next morning, and Bets and Andrew went to the store to buy fruit and muffins that I hadn't thought about, to go with it.
Monday: 5:30 came early, to get breakfast ready. The hikers left, and Jim left for PA to visit his parents following his dad's fall, and Betsy and I missed the kiddos so much that we went to story time at the library where we knew they would be to see them!! Then more laundry!
That brings us to today. I woke up with a migraine! Are we surprised??? Thank the Lord for my very nice pain medication. By afternoon I was functioning again!
Jim reports that his dad is doing well. He is home from the hospital, with a neck brace for some very serious injuries to his vertebrae and multiple fractures of his facial bones. He is doing very well. Praise the Lord!!
I got a call tonight from Amanda with the happiest request that a Grandma can get - the kids want to come over to play tomorrow!!
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