Day 65

Saturday: Took Cassidy to her baby sitting job in North Newton. She has her restricted so I thought I might get out of having to get up at 7:30 to take her there, but it would have been her first time and she didn't know how to find the place, so I took her there.

Sal and I worked in the afternoon on putting a rim on the basketball goal. Her father taught her well. She works hard and knows her way around a wrench. Truth be told, she can make me look bad if she wants. :)

In the evening we went to Braden and Lisa Deckers. Grilled with the Wedels, Brennemans, Brubachers, and Kauffmans. Russels made a brief appearance. Had brats, burgers, beans and salad. And each kid had a bag of fireworks they shot off. No injuries. But we had Jay and Sharon there just in case.

Sunday: Slept in. Not sure what I will do in August when I have to be at church at 7:30 again. This is almost like summer break back when I was in high school. A man could get use to this. Went to Whitestone Mennonite Church at 10. Loucks greeted us and made us feel very welcome. They also went the next step and asked us to sit with them. That was very much appreciated. Got to hear their new pastor preach. He spoke on II Kings 5. Story of Naaman. Couple of things I took from his message- all the stuff we have=pride. Pride=slow learner. Hence if we have a lot of stuff, we tend to be slow learners; not very teachable. Encouraged us to listen to those around us like Naaman listened to his servants. It is easy to be like an unweaned child who sees themselves as the center of the universe. When we are proud we don't ask for help. Most of what he said hit a little too close to home for me. Guess I needed to be there. :) Another blessing from the morning was getting to see Liisa Siiki before she heads back to Finland.

Took a nice nap and then watched some baseball this afternoon while it rained. Guess we got anywhere from 3-4 inches. All I know is it was consistent. When there was a break in the rain, Sal rode her bike and I ran/walked my 4 miles. 4 miles on the road are more difficult than 4 miles on a treadmill. I'm getting back into road shape.

Had a fun evening. First went to Newton to see Xavier. He was back from Denver. Love that guy. Wish he was closer.

Then had supper at Wendy's. Pretty good hamburger and fries. You'd think we would be sick of eating out by now.

We tried driving around a little bit to see fireworks, but it was so hazy and dangerous we gave that up quickly. Instead walked a few blocks to Art Toziers. Those guys know how to blow stuff up. Though we weren't officially invited, they treated us well and made us feel a part of the "family". Best firework show in town.