Blah weekend, bills, correction

Mama and I had a blah weekend. Neither of us felt inspired to get into too much so we did not. I cannot remember getting anything significant done although I am sure I did something of value. I just could not work up the energy to get started on the trim work because the shop was cold and wet through Friday night and Saturday.

It rained all day Saturday. I do mean all day. I took care of the farm chores because Mama did not feel well and I got thoroughly soaked in the morning just getting feed to the chickens and Misty. Feeding the bovine herd is not too much trouble because the work is mostly done in a barn that does not leak as badly as the chicken coop or the hog building. It is also a shorter walk from the shop. In the pouring rain it makes a difference.

Sunday was not much better for Mama. When we got home from church she and Victoria slept for several hours. I made dinner late and we ate after the two of them had gotten their naps in. None of us were hungry because we had eaten breakfast at church during the Sunday School hour. We also snacked during Children’s Church as we were giving the breakfast leftovers to the kids in Children’s Church. Eating a late lunch cut down on the normal foraging through the kitchen after church.

We got a whopper of an electric bill this weekend. It was for the last month when the temperatures were below freezing for about ten days. The bill is almost $400. That includes the mobile home and the apartment so I suppose it is not too awful but it was considerably larger than any we have received in the past. It was due to happen soon especially as Mama and I occupy the apartment. I also did a large amount of work in the shop last month.

It is still not as bad as some of the electric bills I got while we lived in New Jersey. Several of those were in excess of $700 per month. I practically made the kids freeze one winter during the month of January only to discover that it made almost no difference in the overall price since the increase was related to a “delivery” surcharge.

Nate, Cora and the kids are getting things together to make the trip to the farm on Christmas day. Mykenzie made a packing list to use for her items. Cori sent a copy by picture. It was really cute. What impressed me even more is that a six year old saw the need to make a list. We are going to have to watch that one.

On another child moment, Friday night was RU at the church. In the men’s discussion group one of the men who was recently saved shared an experience with his four year old. He, the father, was a huge fan of rap music. (Music is one of those things people have a hard time getting rid of once the Holy Spirit indwells us. So it was for him.)

The first principle of RU is “If God’s against it, so am I.” as he and his son drove home one evening after work with the rap music playing, his four year old asked if the rap blaring out of the radio was a particular artist. Dad answered that it was; impressed his son recognized the performer. His little man asked. “Do you think Jesus would like it? Nooo!” Dad stared in the rear view mirror for a moment, then shut the music off. When he got home he rid the entire house of all music he knew the Lord would not approve of. That all happened before we started the RU program. The simplicity of a child in spiritual matters is wonderful.

Out of the mouths of babes.  (Matt 21:16)