Family time in Madison

Nice slow am.  I fixed the Trader Joe's mini quiches for breakfast.  We had a sister call at 8.  I got a great picture from Denny of the Styrofoam loaded up to take to the dump.   Hurrah!!  About 10We went to the fair where Nancy sometimes sold her stuff.  Then Jane met us at Cosco.  We walked and shopped around.  Denny put in an order.   From there we drove to where Marilyn was selling her vests.  At home we napped.  Instead of going to Nancy's hockey game Nancy and I watched The Best Exotic Marigold hotel for the elderly and beautiful.  Located in India and using tu-tu to travel in and bikes to ride with.  Riot of noise and color and heat.  New and different world challenge to cope with it and not just cope ...Thrive.   There is so much to see. 

Hanging with Nancy

I watched Madam Secretary way too late and it was great just to sleep warm and snug in Nancy's bed room with the down quilt.  We went to lunch at Saigon Noodles then to Judy's house to play cards.  Back at Nancy's we napped.  At 6 we went to Justine's for lasangne that Jane had made and brought to Madison.   They are a cute family!   Justine and Kevin went to a show where you eat supper while you watch a movie.  We played the game Star Reporter after the girls went to bed.

Today Missy and Phillip met with 2 from the Great Commission church.  Mike W. and friend

Thursday to Madison

It was chilly outside,  I did cize and then devotions.  We went to town and got new furnace filters and a lightbulb for the refrigerator.  I packed and after study I headed to Madison.  I had thought I could perhaps stay overnight with Krauses, but it was only  7 when I went past their corner and they weren't home yet, so I kept heading east and got to Nancy's about 10.  I stopped only once for gas in Dubuque.  Good to get there and visit with Nancy before going to bed.   Nancy got the game Star Reporter on ebay.  We used to play it all the time growing up at Auntie Stella's. 

Denny is good to go!!

Nice slow am.  We went out for a mile walk.  It was really cold and windy and pretty miserable to walk.  From there I moved the dahlia bulbs from the CSA to the garage so they wouldn't freeze.  Lord, grant me wisdom on how to care for them.  I could use a couple warm days to spray off dirt and dry bulbs before I try to store them for the winter.  Uffta!!  Denny worked on Nepal slide show.  We got a call to come in early for check up with Dr. Meyer.  Denny got an xray and a great check up.  We go back in a month, but NO MORE teds stockings and he is able to do anything he feels like, ride bike, drive.  BUT Dr. did say it is only a matter of time before his other hip goes bad.  There is no way to tell how long he will be without pain, but sometime in the future he will have twin hip replacements.   Awana at 5:30.  It was SO good to have a big bunch of kids at church after the few clubbers that were at Awana last week when it was Halloween.

ogt

t25 and devos in am.  Left about 7:15 for ogt.  Came home to take Denny to vote about 11:15.  Mistakenly gave him too much information about what I did in the am.  He was troubled about the possibility of bugs so I drug the wet laundry to the trash receptical.   I went into have lunch with Carol T. at the hospital.  Nice visit.  At home Denny had heater running in the laundry room.  Sure hope that takes care of worries.  Carol and I went to the hospital for lunch.  It was so good to talk to her.  Lord, be with her as she transitions into this new normal.   At home we invited Ken for supper.  Another good visit.   I headed to the home school meeting.  I dropped off some ham balls, party potatoes and Asian salad at Leeds before going to the library.  There was a good presentation by the librarian telling of opportunities available with their programs.  When I got home I got to be a part of the 4 member Face time with Nepal.   Dear Lord, please direct and accomplish what you would have happen at the midterm elections.  Thank you for the winning of Kim R. and Steve K.

Clean out Styrofoam, hopefully

Up for t25 and devotions, then to Wall Lake for a haircut.  I stopped to visit Maryann and Paul before going to church and watering the flowers there and putting them in  the refrigerator.  Denny was home resting and doing pt exercises.  We took a 1 1/2 mile walk and ended up at the CSA barn.  Hurrah I pushed all the styrafoam panels off the attic and Denny lined them up according to size.  Now to get them on a trailer and take them to Justin G. and his recycling.  Uffta!!

Pastor Schultz accepted

Time change.  I am moving slow.  Denny even got up before me. The interim pastor is staying here at our airbnb.   I went to prayer time and church and then after church I went home and got Denny for church and the congregational meeting when we voted to ask Dave and Melissa to be our pastor.  They accepted.  Home for leftover lunch and laying around in bed all after noon napping and finishing up watching Madam Secretary season 2.  Bergmans invited us over for supper at 6:30.  It was wonderfully warm in their home.  We sat in front of their wood burning stove.   Mike's birthday was yesterday.  Alan and Lisa were there too.  Great meal, great conversation, great people, great night.  Thank you, Jesus.