SCHOOL PRAYER MORNING AND RAINY SOCCER GAME

Up to greet the grandkids earlier this morning as this is the "see you at the pole" morning where local churches take do-nuts and offer prayer for the schools around the flag poles. When they left for school it was pouring rain so everyone had an umbrella.
My church always supplies do-nuts to some of the local schools, this time we had members deliver do-nuts and prayer to 6 local schools.
Daughter who is the FCA sponsor is on the right at North high school as they moved into the gym to get out of the rain for their prayer time.

Associate Pastor William was at Apple Valley middle school.

Pastor Craig was at Hendersonville Middle school where his son attends.

A couple of the deacons were at Edneyville elementary (d-in-love is taking pics in the background).

Renea Pastor Craig's wife was helping at Clear Creek elementary school, she is second from right.

We also had folks at Dana elementary school.

A bright spot at many of the schools on this dreary morning.

I got chores done, took RL to pre-school and then had my breakfast. I had a 10:00 haircut appointment and it took Markeeta about 30 minutes then I came home and got my baking started.

I baked 6 caramel, 2 chocolate and needed to make more pound and wine cakes but discovered I didn't have any shortening.
Hubbie, IR and I had lunch and then IR played the rest of the afternoon until her mom came after her a little early to go with her to open gym as hubbie and I were getting ready to go to Rugby Middle school to watch g-son's soccer game.
We had two 30 minute lightening delays but they finally got the game started in a light rain. This is the second game in a row I've watched from under an umbrella.

Thankfully they played very well today and won the game in a shortened 10 goal lead rule 10-0.
I actually felt kind of sorry for the Rugby team but our 6th graders played a lot of the game and they scored the winning goals.
G-son played very well and kicked the ball for the assist on the winning goal.

Hubbie, #1 son and I waited for g-son after the game and he was very happy with himself and the team's play today.  Much better than the way they played on Monday for sure.
Hubbie and I came home to get the chores done hopefully before the heavy rains get here. I emptied 2/10ths from the rain gauge at chore time tonight.
I did all the weekly paperwork and paid the bills then finished the evening icing cakes and getting things ready for market.
Thankful for the blessings of this day and for the love of a Wonderfully Gracious Savior.
God Bless and Good Night.

DREARY INSIDE PLAYDAY

Up to another dreary morning to get the grandkids all fed and then get the chores done. I took g-daughter RL to pre-school and then made a stop at Ingles to pick up milk and a couple other things on the way home.
I had my breakfast then talked to sis-in-law Sandy awhile catching up and planning some holiday get togethers already.
IR seems to be feeling no effects from a couple shots she got yesterday as she is playing around in the living room while hubbie watches.
Just before I left to pick up RL she went to sleep for a nap.
RL had another good day and was happy to eat her chicken nuggets and go to sleep on the ride home.
However when hubbie tried to get her into her bed she woke up and refused to go back to sleep even when he held her and rocked her in the living room.
IR and I were having our lunch in the kitchen so there was no noise in the house .
Hubbie gave up getting her back to sleep and they came in to have their lunch. After we all ate the girls played well together .

Re brought BB and EL by to stay awhile this afternoon after to school and after EL and I finished her homework Pawpaw read all of them a story.

EL and BB played very well together and then hated to say good bye when it was time for RL and her mom to go pick up g-son from soccer practice.

After everyone left hubbie and I did chores then rested for the evening.
Thanks to a re-visit from the remains of Florence we will have at least a couple more very rainy days.
So far with the light rains we have had the last couple days we have accumulated only about 2/10ths inch but I have a feeling that is about to change.

Thankful for these kids and this season in our lives right now with them.

Praying for a miracle that might keep 2 more in our lives but it doesn't look like that is going to be God's will so we have to have faith in His grand plan and move on to enjoy the ones we have.

Humbled by the blessings of another day.

God Bless and Good Night

RAINY SOCCER MONDAY

I had a very hard time getting to sleep last night and didn't sleep soundly when I did sleep. Mostly because my bee stung toe started throbbing when I layed down.
So this morning I am moving a bit slow.  D-in-love called to say she was waiting on daughter to pick g-son and g-daughter RL up to bring them here because the battery was dead in her SUV.
I had g-son's waffles ready when he came in with daughter. She said #1 son had just arrived when she picked them up to jump d-in-love off so she could get to work on time.
After g-son ate he and daughter headed to school.
I just thought how great things have worked out with the kids and getting to school and work.
I did my chores then took RL to pre-school. I came home and had my breakfast and then got the weekly laundry duty started.
Hubbie wanted to make a trip to the Amazon return place on the way to pick up RL today so we left early to stop by there. They had sold the car seat we went after and the nerf gun that was going to be a Christmas present for BB was way to powerful for him so we struck out today on finding any bargains.
We picked up chicken nuggets for the girls and then went to get RL. IR had slept all the way while we were driving .
When RL started eating her nuggets IR woke up and wanted some also.
RL went to sleep on the way home and hubbie carried her in and put her to bed.
IR, hubbie and I had lunch then I gave IR a quick bath before her mom picked her up to go for a check-up and shots at the doctor.
I did more laundry and when RL woke up she helped .
We got ready to go to g-son's soccer game in the rain. A light rain misty has been falling all day and just as game time rolled around it got heavier so we watched the game under umbrellas.

They didn't play well today and lost their first game of the season 3-1 to Polk middle school.

#1 son bought a battery and brought it to the game to put in d-in-love's suv and we all came home to dry off.

Hubbie and I went out to get the chores done before the rain got any heavier. So far there was just a trace in the gauge  but heavier rain is supposed to move in overnight.

We came inside and watched the late news and the flooding is still unbelievable from Florence .

I collected some Persimmon seeds on my way back inside tonight and hubbie cut them open. These aren't mature yet but it looks like they either are going to contain knives or spoons. Knives mean extreme cold winter and spoon means snowy winter. We will cut more as the weather gets cooler and the persimmons start ripening more.

This is the sample pic from the internet.

I keep seeing all black wooly worms also !!!

I am tired tonight as I finish the last load of laundry at 9:00 tonight to get that job done for the week.

I hope I can make up for my restless sleep of last night and am looking forward to a long peaceful sleep tonight.

Thankful for the blessings of this day and still praying for Re and the kids.

God Bless and Good Night

SWINGING SUNDAY

Ahhhhh !!!! Extra sleep on Sunday morning feels so good. After chores I walked around to the front of the house to look out over the bottoms and thought , wow,  what a difference a week makes.

Last week we along with many others were feeling the wrath of hurricane Florence.

I am humbly thankful that we are clear and dry today unlike many others that suffered from this storm who are still under water. And this unbelievable picture is from the NC DOT showing dead fish all along I-40 after the flood waters that marooned the city of Wilmington receded to quickly for the fish to keep up.

Church was pretty stressful today as a special prayer was said over Re and her family as we all surrounded her and many tears were shed on her behalf. Praying that we can all find comfort and peace in our faith in the Lord in the coming days and know that He is ultimately in control.
After church we all came here for a lunch of beef stew , corn on the cob and corn bread.
The kids all enjoyed swinging after lunch. #2 son was a good "pusher".

Daughter and son-in-love came late and they and hubbie and #2 son went to haul a couch she had bought from a friend up to #2 son's house to store it for her.
Re took the kids home for naps and #1 son's family went home . IR and I stayed here and she took a nap while I watched TV.
Unfortunately the couch wouldn't fit through #2 son's door in his extra bedroom. They left it in his garage and she is going to sell the couches she has now and go ahead and move it into their apartment.
Daughter and son-in-love ate when they got back then they went home.
Hubbie and I took shovels down to scoop the fallen apples from the driveway ditch and "ouch" one of the yellow jackets didn't like me taking away all his sweet apple juice !!! Toes are very sensitive areas !!!

Seems these yellow jackets are really mean this time of year. Hubbie got stung yesterday while weed eating around the storage building .
Hubbie and I finished this job and then got chores done and relaxed for the evening.
Other weather news for this month is the high temperatures of all but 2 days of this month so far. If this coming week doesn't drop the average this September will be the hottest on record for our area.

There was another Atlantic tropical system named today as Leslie came to life in the northern part not expecting to cause any problems.

Another glimpse tonight into the sky as I finished shutting up all the chickens gave me another wonderful view of the almost full "corn" moon.

Prayers are coveted tonight for all the family as this week marches forward with some big changes coming at the end. I am humbly thankful tonight for my faith and the knowledge that even as we don't understand the "whys" of things here on this earth as Christians we just have to exercise our unquestioning Faith and know that God's Will will be done and His plan is so much greater than any we could ever imagine. He is with us always. My prayers are that the younger generations whose faith isn't matured yet can understand and accept these changes with surprising grace.

God Bless and Good Night

GOOD MARKET DAY

Felt good to get an extra hour of sleep this morning. I got chores done while hubbie loaded the Honda. We made it to market right on time but there weren't many customers there to notice.
Daughter came in right after us and then son-in-love brought IR breakfast and fed her. He and hubbie then took IR on a walk in the stroller hoping she would take her morning nap but no dice.
When they came back son-in-love went home and after a little while IR did go to sleep so hubbie left daughter and I there to take care of her and sales.
Sales picked up and we were very thankful for another good selling day. This time of year these good days are numbered .
When IR woke up about 1:00 daughter took her home.
I left market at 2:00 closing time and made one stop at Ingles for tomorrow's lunch supplies. We are having beef stew so I bought a couple roast that were on sale to cut up into stew meat, $2.98 beats $5.28 per pound any day !!
I came home and hubbie was taking a break between mowing and weed eating and helped me get unloaded and get things put away. A customer came to pick up a cake and then we had a snack before he went back to his lawn work and I rested after another long hot market day.
After a rest I got out to get the chores done.  We moved the chicken tractor that is in the end of the garden and I raked and planted this area with the rest of the mustard seed that I planted in the area on the right a week ago. It has really came up well with all the warm sunshine and rain we have had.

D-in-love and Re took all the kids to a local orchard to pick apples today and it looks like they all had a great time.

G-son has a period of band this year and choose the Saxophone for his instrument . We call him the "soul man" !!

As we watched the weather and news tonight there is a really cruel possibility gaining probability as the remains of Florence now have a 40% chance of forming another tropical system and heading right back into the still flooded areas of coastal North and South Carolina.

The tropics are getting busy again as the "k" storm, Kirk was named today and predicted to head into the Caribbean .

Tonight at 9:54 we will bid adieu to a great 2018 summer and get ready for this year's Fall season.
This years summer will always be special in my memory with some new adventures for hubbie and I as we made a fun trip to Montana and some time spent with some special people that soon will be relocating.
This year the "corn moon" is almost full on the Autumn Equinox.

Hubbie and I spent a restful evening tonight . Thankful for the blessings of this day.

God Bless and Good Night

BAKING CLEANING FRIDAY

T.G.I.F.  rolls around once again and it just seems like it was yesterday when I was typing T.G.I.F. again !!
I got g-son's waffles fixed then after he and daughter left I went out to get the chores done while RL and IR had their breakfast.
I took RL to pre-school and dodged crazy Friday drivers all the way there and back home. I 'm glad I don't have to get back out on the roads today as this is other g-ma, Deb's Friday to pick up RL.
I had my breakfast and then started my baking . I baked 2 pound, 2 chocolate, 1 blackberry wine and a pan of brownies before having a late lunch with hubbie and IR.
IR went down for a nap and slept 1 and 1/2 hours today which is the longest nap of this week. While she napped hubbie and I cleaned house. We waited for her to wake up before we vacuumed and then I mopped us all out the door to swing and watch traffic as we relaxed in the covered patio.
We came back inside when the floors were dry and IR played in the living room until her mom got here to pick her up. Right now she is very interested in our phones and any time you have it out she is with you and if you happen to lay it down anywhere she can reach she has it and is pushing buttons.

When daughter got here she set up an Instagram account for me. I have been debating doing this for a while now and meaning to ask her to help me so today we got it done.
Daughter was disappointed with her construction news today that pushed her house arrival back a month until the end of October.
Hubbie and I got chores done and then I took a walk around the hill. There is still too much water in the bottom pastures to walk down there.
RL was loving on her chickens this evening.

I am so thankful for our lives right now as I watch the news each day it seems to get worse with the flooding from Florence that is now a week old. Today more new evacuation orders were issued in South Carolina as the waters flow south into the PeeDee region and cause massive flooding in that area.

Major roads are still closed in North Carolina.

With all this bad news plus something that is going on in our lives this verse really spoke to me this morning.

Humbly thankful for all the blessings of this day.

God Bless and Good Night