March 23, 2008

• THE BEST LAID PLANS????

  
  

  Yesterday I was commenting to various Xangans that we had no plans for Easter.

  
  

  Well, last night our DIL in town, Lori, called and told us to come over at Noon today for dinner.  Grand, Lydia, had made it home from her Juarez trip, and had pictures to show us.  Her boyfriend and his brother also came up with her.  Hadn't met the brother before, and wanted to see if he was as nice as the boyfriend.

  
  

  This morning we didn't get up early enough for Sunrise service at church, but we did make it to the 8:00 service.  The kids were going to 10:30, and we would go over when they got home. 

  
  

  The church service was wonderful.  Since we usually go to the Thursday evening services, we don't get to see and hear the "special" things----like the choir, Jr. choir, Praise choir, or the school kids sing.  Nor do we get any of the special music outside of the organ playing.

  
  

  Today, we got it all.  One of Lydia's classmates from high school is a VERY talented young man.  He is a Jr. in college, and had won a scholarship to Julliard in NYC.  He is winning awards all the time.  He plays the violin so beautifully, and also plays the saxophone, piano, and who knows what else.  Has a great singing voice, too.  Both his parents are music teachers.  Anyway, he played the violin before the service, accompanied by his mom on the organ.   One of the pieces was "Jesu, Joy of Man's Desire".  Absolutely soul-lifting.  Besides his playing the violin, we had trumpets and trombones playing during the service.  Had the Sr. and Jr. choirs, and also our new bell choir.  A very uplifting service.  And, of course, the church was filled---as it usually is on the holidays.  It is always better when so many voices are lifted in praise!

  
  

  We came home from church, and I decided I had to take something over to the kids.  Couldn't go empty-handed.  So, I made a big tray of deviled eggs. 

  
  

  Right near noon, I told Ken that the kids were probably home from church, so let's get going.  I was just shutting down the computer when there was a knock at the door.  It was Lydia, her boyfriend, and his brother.  I told them we were just getting ready to come over to your house----what are you doing here????  Lydia said "Didn't Mom call you?"  I said "No".  She said that two of the little ones were not feeling well, and Lori knew we wouldn't want to come if there was sickness, so she was going to call and say the dinner was off.  Lydia and the boys came to show us the pictures from Juarez, and just to visit a while.

  
  

  I sure couldn't figure out why Lori didn't call, until the proverbial "light bulb" went off in my head.  I went into my bedroom, where the answering machine is, and sure enough the message light was flashing.  I hadn't even noticed it when we got home from church.  If I had seen it, I certainly wouldn't have made all those deviled eggs!!  But, I sent them home with Lyd.  I know they all like them---and they weren't around to tempt me. 

  
  

  Had a nice visit with Lyd, Nate and Mark.  The 70 students who went to Juarez built two small houses in 3 days!!  The houses are very simple---only three rooms.  They are stuccoed on the outside, and only rough drywall (not even taped) on the inside.  There is electricity, but no plumbing.  They did install a ceiling fan, and donated a space heater.  Really fairly primitive, but much nicer than what the two families had been living in.  The 70 kids camped out on a gymnasium floor.  Not even able to take showers!!  The main sponsoring group is called "Casas de Cristo" (Houses of Christ). 

  
  

  On their way home they had to come a different way.  Normally, coming from OK city they would head to Tulsa and then St. Louis.  But, with all the flooding in Missouri, the bus went straight north from OK City up through  Kansas and Iowa to Davenport and over.

  
  

  Lydia even brought us a present back from Mexico.

  
  

  

  
  

  A serape.  The color matches my recliner perfectly!!   Thanks, Lyd!!!

  
  

  After they left, I prepared the meal we originally planned,  before Lori had called last nite asking us over there.

  
  

  While we were eating, we looked out the window and saw this.

  
  

  

  
  

  SNOW!

  
  

  It lasted about an hour--off and on.  It didn't really stick, though.  You can see we still have some areas of snow around, but more and more grass is showing through.  My tulips and daffydills (they are "daffy" for coming up so early) are peeking out on the south side against the house.  The other planting bed is still under at least a foot of snow.

  
  

  Grandson, Silas, just dropped off the empty deviled egg tray on his way back to college.  He has about a 4 hr. drive ahead of him.  He will drop off his girlfriend at Madison on his way back to Plattville.  Last night he was on our side of town---where his girlfriend lives.  Right  near her house he hit a deer.  Just a small one, and it was right in town, so he wasn't going fast.  He just dented in his front bumper a little more than it already was!  He called the police, and was able to claim the deer.  They  butchered it last night.  Son, Greg, was happy about it, because he doesn't get to go hunting anymore.  They miss having venison around.

  
  

  Well, this is one looooooong blog.  Hope you made it all the way through without taking a nap.  I figure this makes up for at LEAST 3 regular blogs.  So I won't have to write again for quite a while!!!!!  lol

  
  

  I hope you all had a wonderful holiday.

  
  

   

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