September 28 Howard's birthday

Time to remember ... with sadness and gratitude.  Howard William Johnson  I read in bed and dozed off and on.  It was a quiet rainy day and we really need quiet rainy days.  I took the book One Thousand Gifts  by Ann Voscamp and read it out on the deck.  Good book.  Denny fixed me sausage when he fixed his breakfast.  Dan G. came about 11 with his backhoe and it was "dig up the place" looking for the water line for 4 hours.  I  went to folks to see if there was a picture of the old house. So many pictures, so many memories.  Hard to be there, missing their input and love.  Grands read, colored and played while I looked through books.  Then home to tell Denny, no luck.  I fixed everyone sandwiches and we all ate out in the coop.  After lunch they started digging a different place and found the leak.   Denny and Phillip went to Bomgaars for repair pieces.  By dark they had water to back yard hydrant and some to across the road.  We grilled pork chops, green bean, and had salad out in the coop.  So good.  Schrums, Hendersons and Nancy are out on the east coast.

Pictures: June 2003  Father's Day