Home safe, church news, Maggie

Grandma and Grandpa got in last night just about the time we got to church. We got home a little later than usual since we are giving a ride to one of the single ladies from BBTI. It is only a couple miles out of the way for us and she is a delightful person to visit with on our ride to church. The only bad part of the arrangement is the condition of the roads leading to the Bible Institute but we will make due.

Grandpa brought home a load of hay; one hundred and twenty bales. We will have to do some rearranging in the shed in the calf lot to get them stored before the rain we are expecting this weekend gets here. We will have to put the tractor back in the part of the shed that Grandpa originally had it in when we first bought it. It is not a big deal, it just takes time. It is probably a good thing that we are rearranging because the area is due a pretty good cleaning.

When Mama goes out with Grandpa this morning it will be the first time he has seen the steers in several months. Mama is excited to show off her little bovine herd. I am excited to get Grandpa’s recommendation on getting the largest – and oldest one – hauled to the butcher so we can fill the freezer. Actually, Mama and I would have already taken him but we do not have a way to hook up the gooseneck stock trailer.

After church last night, Mama squared away some of the lingering questions we had concerning the senior’s trip this weekend. The church is bad about giving out the details of the activities. I think it has to do with the fact that many of the members have been through each one of the activities so many times that everyone assumes that everyone else knows. But Mama and I, being new to the church are not so familiar so we have drill down to get the details. It is not a bad thing and in some circumstances the ladies have fun teasing Mama with erroneous details.

For instance, when Mama asked about the hotel room arrangements for the trip. She and I wanted to know if everyone was getting separate rooms. The pastor’s wife told Mama that there would be four people to a room – four men or four ladies. She laughed when she saw Mama’s expression and said we were all booked in separate rooms. I had assumed so, but you never know.

We also had a meeting for the Christmas Play that the church is going to put on this year. It will be different this year so Mama and I will not have to ask so many questions. I am looking forward to seeing what is in the play since the pastor wrote the script.

On the family front, Maggie had a little meltdown yesterday. Cathryn was born ten days ago so the timing is about right for the post-partum hormone shift and all the accompanying emotions. I do not know if that is the real reason behind her emotional outburst but we will chalk it up to that. Mama spent time talking with her and closed the phone conversation by praying with her.

We all hope she is better today.