The weekend

This was a great weekend. The weather could not have been better. I spent the morning changing the oil in the Flex. Even though I do not particularly enjoy that type of work it was at least made tolerable because of the weather. Mama, Victoria and I took a couple hours to clean out the barn area where we give hay and grain to our little herd. Even that was enjoyable.

What was hard to believe was that we still got six bucket loads of manure from the area. The last time we cleaned the feeding area it had been over six months since we had tackled the chore. This time it was only three weeks later – and we still got the same amount of waste. My hope is that this time it will be more easily spread out over the garden area since it is less compacted. That remains to be seen. The south wind that picked up later that morning carrying that wonderful aroma from the garden reminding us of our time in Amarillo.

Saturday evening Mama and I got to go to the Valentine’s Dinner at church. Besides the pastor and his wife we were the oldest couple there. The cut off age for attending the dinner was 54 years old. If one of the spouses was under that age the couple could attend. It works out perfectly that my age qualifies us for the senior citizens functions and Mama’s age qualifies us to the not so senior group.

Victoria was there as a server along with several other singles and the teens but after the dinner was served she got to hold an infant for the remainder of the time. She enjoyed the evening thoroughly and the parents of the little one did also. The mother was worried about taking advantage of Victoria but I assured her that was not the case.

Sunday afternoon the parents of Mama’s friend Mindy Skills, who we meet every month at Trade Days, brought us a sofa they were giving away. They showed up just as we were finishing dinner – perfect timing. The sofa was in very good shape and it will make a great addition to the seating we have needed in the mobile home. It was pretty easy to get into the mobile home; much easier than the couple delivering it had thought it would be.

For the age of the sofa it was pristine. I had a strong suspicion it would be so because Mindy has told us about her childhood; of evenings and weekends spent cleaning the house to the point of taking a toothbrush to the baseboards hidden behind the furniture in the various rooms of the house.  I have no illusions that it will remain as nice looking, but it looks almost new at this moment. Mama and Victoria have it set up for the moment but I know that it will be rearranged as time goes on. It was very nice that they went so far out of their way to deliver the sofa to us.

After talking with Grandpa on Saturday I think we have diagnosed the problem with the little truck. Just for confirmation I talked with a mechanic at church and he came to the same conclusion. Some months ago the car his wife drives had the same problem. I hope to purchase the part today and get it replaced this evening. If it has to be ordered it will be late in the week before I get it done but at least we have a plan.

Some great things have been happening at our church lately. Yesterday we had four baptized and one saved.