September

Well, let us see, hmm :)
We went to the Nashville, TN area to give our new granddaughter Rebecca, A Name and A Blessing in the church. Visited, much to briefly with David and Jen and the girls. We took the Natchez Trace back and stopped at different spots. Enjoyed the time with Abby, Bethany and Mary. Then the next day had a Labor Day meal with the family close to here.
I am just back from our Venturing Crew outing. We got the Hobie Kat from Yocona Council and went camping. It has been raining for a week and the forecast didn't look promising. But the Lord blessed us. We got to the Clear Creek area on Sardis Lake and the rains moved on. That is until this morning. We got the tents broke down and most of the gear stowed before the rains hit. But there is nothing like finishing up the scrambled eggs with some one holding an umbrella over you and likewise on the Dutch oven cinnamon rolls. Mind you, I was loading stuff while the youth were doing the cooking. I am abit picky about how things get loaded, and then the last of the stuff just got thrown in because of the weather. Back to the weather, Friday afternoon the sun peeked in and out but the kids got to make a few trips out on the lake. Then Saturday after breakfast, we packed for the day and launched again. We homebased in the Swimmers area and they brought the Kat up near there. It was an afternoon of playing in the water and out on the lake. Packing up about 5:30 to go back and cook supper. After supper, they sat around the fire playing games. Skills were taught to those who had not used the Kat before and I believe fun was had by all.
A bonus for me this weekend was that my son, Daniel brought out his two boys for the afternoon. Charlie had told me right up front that "He wasn't getting in the water, It was bad!" Well, him, Daniel and his little brother Andrew went down to survey the situation. Before Daniel could do anything Charlie was in the water. In his brand new Batman tennis shoes that he got for his birthday. He turned 5 on Friday. It was a joy and a pleasure to watch my son and his boys romp and play in the water. And of course, the majority of the crew are my children, so they interacted with their nephews. I am sure the boys sleep well for their mother after 5 hours of fun in the sun.
I am exhausted but the work doesn't stop. We have wet stuff to wash and dry out and the breakfast dishes to do (they were thrown in a garbage bag so we wouldn't get any wetter). Not to mention putting all the camping gear away. Life goes on but there are bright spots.