Play time, setting up for goodbyes, progress

As I left for church last night, Mama, Victoria and the grandkids were in the back yard playing with the puppies. The puppies are growing very quickly. So much so that even Savanna noticed as she pulled one onto her lap. She loves playing with the puppies. For now, they have that puppy smell and are softer than even Kobe – who made it home in the early morning hours after she had gotten out. Victoria has one pup sold already and the others are advertised for sale. Hopefully, they will all be rehomed in a couple weeks. They are all eating dog food – as though they are starving to death. Which is clearly not the case. Victoria still wets their food down with warm water, so they do not choke on an unchewed piece of hard dog food as they inhale it and typically, they do not eat everything they are given. Victoria is very generous with them. No worries though. Kira, Kobe or Bella will eat the leftover wet mush with almost the same gusto. It’s really kind of gross.

I would like to have stayed and joined in the play but felt that I needed to support the pastor and our church in the ongoing conference. I do not fault Mama for wanting to stay at the farm with the grandkids. Last night and tonight are the last two nights she will have with Mykenzie, Grant, Blake and Savanna. Cori and Nate will be back in Houston this evening and will drive to the farm through the late evening into the night. They should arrive sometime after midnight. Tomorrow, they will get fully packed up and head down the road to finish deputation. They are not planning on coming back to the farm before they leave for Honduras. The camper and the vehicle have been sold to one of Nate’s uncles. It will be picked up in Florida sometime in May. Tomorrow will be goodbye. Mama and I wanted to go with them to help them set up in Honduras when they did make the flight to relocate, but for now, that is not possible. Fortunately, technology keeps us much better connected than in bygone days, so Mama can be assured of not being forgotten. Cori, like Maggie and Brittany, keeps us abreast of new developments in their lives…when Mama remembers to tell me what she has heard.

Today the house will be cleaned up. All the Lego sets, books and blankets that belong to the kids will be collected and prepared for repacking. All the shoes, socks, jackets, pillows and blankets will be gathered up so they can travel with their respective owners and Monday or so, Mama and I will take what was forgotten and pack it to be mailed to Nate and Cori so their belongings will be complete. Standard procedure when children are involved in your life. If I were a betting man, I would bet Mama is not going to go into work today. After all, it is her full last day with the grandkids.

We have not had much time to work on the business this week, but when we put God first, I believe all the other things in life have a way of working out better. So, our pursuit of the business will continue Monday. We did get our incorporation papers yesterday – along with an embossing stamp to use in our business. Now I can set up the accounts with the bank and conduct business under our LLC.

We are slowly inching forward but we are making progress.