Wed. September 8

Up at 5 - devotions - ran 2 - coffee at folks - After school I ran the trail with Carol. Home to make supper to take to church. Good start to Awana. I got my 2 books for my classes. Started to read the book for Sp Ed Law. I brought Evan home. I think Haley got her cast off yesterday. Matt is in KC with a client of the firm.

Tues September 7

Up at 5 - devotions - Ran 2 -Coffee at folks - Phillip started his job at UPS in Denison this am (4 am - 9am).I took social skills class to Morningside Care. We had our first house guests for supper tonight. Susan, Gordon and Ethan came for grilled pork chops. a tour of the farm, and a visit by the fire pit. Sue brought a wonderful blueberry pies. Ethan fit right in. He was happy to play with the Grands ... and they were happy to play with him. Missy said she didn't think she would be babysitting for me before I baby sat for her.

Monday September 6

Wonderful Labor Day I ran 4 miles from 6:30 - 7:30. There was a beautiful sky blue pink eastern sky for about 15 minutes. So glad I was outside then to appreciate it. I "thought" I was running the last miles with Matt. He did make it from Maryville to St. Joe 40 miles from 11 am to 8 am. WOW!! Anabel, Evan and I went to visit GGma and GGpa. First visit for Evan. Gary and family were there. Eric had a new guitar to show us. Karl is running cross country. There was a bitsy little orphan kitty with a loud voice. They stopped over at our place before heading back to Blair. K ... MADE ME SMILE. Denny cleaned the machine shed to make room for 6-7 vehicles. WOW!! It looks so good. 4 will go in the machine shed ... 2 in the garage when it is empty ... the Toyota across the road in the barn shed. I balanced the check book and reconciled it with the bank and computer. We ate lunch in the barn and supper on the deck. Missy and Phillip cleaned the kitchen cupboards. Good day, Lots done.

Sunday September 5

Slept til 6 - Now that is unusual. Devotions - Ran 2 - Went to church at 8:30. Laura invited us for lunch. Then we headed home, hoping for the white tornado to do it's magic on our things still upstairs. The Jensens are here to stay. :) They finished loading the last of their things and got to the farm some time after 8. Unbelievably, their upstairs home was void of our things. (The things have now been moved to the bunk house or relocated in our apartment.) Denny has vacuumed and gotten the first layer of dirt. I fixed our first meal downstairs. Had to, didn't have any food upstairs. I couldn't get to sleep tonight, who knows why, so I'm blogging and saying a little prayer for Matt. Matt is running from Maryville to St. Joe for fun tonight. He and friend Kenny left about 11 and hope to eat breakfast at Bob Evans in St. Joe about 7. They have vehicles en route with a change of dry socks and shoes, energy goop, water, etc. I guess I'm just happy that I can lie in bed now (even if I don't fall right asleep). Sure beats running 40 miles. Matt, you go, son!!! I'm cheering you on, (just not ready to join you for the whole run). Ride 'em cowboys!

Sat September 4 9161

Up early, Yes, I could bring my stuff to Brenda's house for her garage sale. I went there about 7 and came home about 10. $30 dollars richer, and I had a good time visiting with her. Plus I dropped off about 6 boxes at Never Too Old. So I only had 5 boxes of stuff to put in the bunk house. I went for a visit at the folks. Denny put a cell phone amplifier in the basement. He was almost a tickled to get good reception as he was to have cookie b'day cake camping with the Grands earlier this summer. Ask Missy ... as he talked to her and she found out where he got 2 bars reception ... and which room he got 1 bar reception ... and how many bars receptions there would be if he walked upstairs ... into the laundry room ... or bathroom ... or bedroom .... or out on the deck. :D Basically, I just went through upstairs stuff to decide what to do with it all day. Good day. Got a lot done. Denny mowed at the unit for about 4 hours. OH YES and my class books are NOT here yet. I had hoped to start to read them this weekend. BUMMED!!

Friday September 3

Up at 5 - Devotions - Ran 2 - A little chilly -Coffee with folks, and little Anabel - As I left for school, the Jensens were unloading their things into the garage. Staff meeting at 8 am. Nice day at school, nothing earth shattering, but fun to be there. (Sure wish I knew what I was doing. :D ) Denny got home about 6:45. He had a visit with Dan G. at the bank. I started a fire burning stuff from material, to baby diapers, to books, and checks from 1995. We sat out by the fire and found out about each other's day. It seems like Denny makes loans to some customers that may have been my students. Tried to call Brenda S. about her garage sale.

Thursday September 2

Up at 5 - Devotions - Ran 2 - Coffee at folks I had an IEP training meeting at BC at 1. I thought it went til 3:30. It was over at 3. I headed to Teresa's and visited with Susan as I gave her a ride to IG. So good to talk to my friends. At my dentist appointment, I had a good report. When I got home, I mowed the lawn until Denny got home about 6:30. We stopped to talk and have some leftovers. He went to pay bills and I finished mowing. Good to talk to Luke tonight. Missy and Phillip took about 5 hours to travel with the flat bed trailer loaded. I got a hug from Grands before bed. :D