FINAL WEEK AT SUNNYBROOK CHILDREN HOME/

Thur. I led devo today then we went up to the office and had our team picture taken. We wore the tee shirts the Sunnybrook gave everyone for working at this sojourn

 We drove to the Sunnybrook farm where the kids take care of award winning cattle

 Here we ate at Hamils. Boy did we get filled !

 Fri. Went  to Jackson and had lunch at the Farmers Market. One of the members of Siwell Rd. COC bought our lunch.

 We then went to the new capitol building that was built in 1903.  This is outside the rear of the building on the statue is a dedication to women (daughters. wives, sisters and mothers).

 the Senate and House

the stairwell door are small to make the hall way look bigger the banister's overlooking the atrium are shorter as you go up the floors.

 Here is one of the old churches

 This is one of the chambers in the old courthouse.  It was built on the yazoo clay and the building was 8 inches lower from one end to the other. It is now a museum of the courthouse.  There were many high school's there doing a mock trial from days gone by. When we got home we played cards and the guys won.

 Sat. We went to the board meeting and the other Jim gave a devo. I worked on getting the new cable to the black water tank fixed. Linda sewed some dolls that are going to Africa for kids at a mission. Later we played cards and the guys won.

Sun. After church we went to Crackle Barrel then to the Chocolate Factory.  We got some items that were around campus  ready for Monday.

Mon. I rented a hammer drill before our meeting. After our meeting with the staff we had a surprise birthday for Elizabeth one of the housemoms.  The girls reupholstered the chairs in one of the houses and the guys got the speed bumps done.  W.E. got a bathroom faucet in and the tiles in the gym finished.  In their spare time the girls have been working on the dolls one of the house parents is taking to Africa.

     Tues. We got up very early hooked up the rig to take it to the RV place to check on the brakes.  They got started an hour late because their air compressor broke.  Then when they finally got the list of thing they needed they missed the cut off time for next day air by one hour. We found out that when we greased the wheels some of the grease went out the back of the wheels and got onto the brakes. The noise that Linda was hearing was the spring that adjusts the brakes when you back up broke. So now we are paying for next day air and it will not get here till Thur. We were able to stay at a room at Sunnybrook. God is good.

     Wed. The girls finished reupholstering the chairs. The guys worked some more on the boys bathroom, caulked some windows and repaired the crown molding in the hall.  After many times on hold and phone calls to Lowe's we got the two doors and one door insert that we ordered.  We had time to put two doors in .We will finish installing them Thur. Linda made turkey pot pie and we all ate dinner together before church. 

Our second week at Sunnybrook Children Home

  Thur. we had our last day of sojourn for the week.  It was rainy and cold so we did work inside the homes. Here Linda is doing some notes for me to get things for the house.  I was very happy with the things that we got done this week.  We have a great group of folks helping. One of the members Alice had her 77th birthday so we got an ice cream cake and celebrated. We also played cards girls won. Fri. We went to the place where we are getting our 5th wheel fixed and made an appointment, got the truck oil changed, and shopped at Lowe's for things next week. We played cards again and Linda won again.

Sat. we got up and drove on Natchez Trace Parkway  Three of  the guys drove motorcycles and I drove the truck. We stopped at French Camp and had lunch at French Camp Academy Cafe. Then went on a walking tour so we could make room for dessert. Linda got to ride on one of the motorcycles as we drove to Jeff Busby (which is on a mountain over looking the farms and country side). We went back to French Camp and drove to the Academy and the observatory.  They were having there yearly weekend at the observatory it was neet to talk to the folks there and see there passion for the stars.  On the way home we visited a campground.

 

     Sun. After lunch we went to Corner Bakery Cafe had lunch then went shopping. Sun. night we went back to Lake Harbour Church of Christ and let them watch the sojourn tape.
     Mon. We did our bible study with the sojourners then and guess what! We showed the sojourn tape to the staff.  After a late start we were able to get one more window in and some work in the other house.  Linda's crew got some cleaning done. At 7 we were invited to one of the homes for desert and coffee yum yum.

     Tues. We finished putting the windows in, now the three doors we have to replace. The girls came and washed the windows we put in. Linda and the ladies went to one of the homes and put together some dolls she will be taking to Africa when they go to visit her son.
     Wed. We worked on the flooring, put in a shelves, fixed a large dinning table and started to work on the speed bumps.  You know the easy jobs turn out to be the hardest sometimes. The girls took the material off the dinning chairs. We went to Siwell Church of Christ in Jackson Ms. and Ronnie did the Dvd on Sojourning.

Our First Week At Sunnybrook Children's Home

      Thur. We walked around the campus getting a better idea what material we need for the next three weeks.  We then went to Lowe's but on the way we went to a new coffee shop called Cups.  We each got a cup of flavored coffee.
      Fri. We spent the day checking out the sleep number bed for it seems to be leaking air.  I also met with the window person to find out what we needed and how he wanted it done.  One of the team members is here (Mike and Kathleen) so we drove them to some of the highlight places close to here.  Mike also helped me get the list of things for the windows. After dinner they came over and we watched  "RV".

 Sat. At the community College across the street they had a car show so we went to it.  They had many old and newer cars. Here are a few.  Later n the day we went to the shopping area across the highway.  They were having a craft and art show.  They also had two music groups that we listened to as we walked around the show.

     Sun. After church and lunch at Applebee's we had our first meeting. It went very well,everyone told about themselves and me giving a overview of what we will be doing the next three weeks.  We went to a different church with the co leader Jim and Irene Gordan who's son was doing the lesson that evening.
    Mon. Linda and the other ladies got alot of the house cleaned today and the guys got two of the thirteen windows in.  I am very happy the way everyone is working together. We went to a new restaurant tonight called Newk it is like a Jason's Deli.  The soup and sandwich were very good and filling we had soup to bring home.
     Tues.Another great day we got five windows in today with only five to go. The girls did alot more cleaning to one of the cottages.
     Wed. Things are going great as we put in the windows only two more to go.  The girls will finish the house they are cleaning Thur. As a group we went to the Madison Church of Christ where Ronnie (one of the sojourners) presented the church with a tape about sojourning.

Easter

 Thur. was a long day we met Tammy and the kids and drove to St Pete.  We stopped by Sams and had lunch and bought dinner.  The boys read books while they waited.  After we got to my Dad's Linda, Tammy, Hope, Brendan, and Bryce went to the beach.  They played volleyball, made a sand castle, slid down the water breakers and took a walk,all in high 60 weather.   When they got back to Dad,s we colored eggs and frosted cookies.  We had our dinner and ate some of the cookies.

Fri. we got up got our mail and everything we been waiting for was there.  We went to a Italian restaurant for lunch (Tony's).  Then we had to go to a ATM to use my new debit card. We went to a produce market and Radio Shack to get things for the antenna in the front room.  After many hours of working with the parts it still does not work well.  Hardy and Dianne come over to play cards and the guys won.

Sat. We got the laundry and  truck washed. Then we left to Tammy and Kenn's.  When we got there Linda worked with Hope to make an Easter bunny cake and I helped Kenn with the two chairs he is redoing. The boys helped at the end decorating the cake.

 Sun. The Easter bunny was good it brought over 140 real and plastic eggs.  There were hid in and out of the house. Everyone  got a Easter basket.

For breakfast we had rolls.  We took crescent roll put butter for the oil used on Jesus, Then Cinnamon for the spices and a marshmallow show for Jesus.  We rolled the marshmallow and baked while Kenn read the story from Matthew.  The kids were the guards to make sure that no one took the marshmallow out of the oven.  When we open the oven the rolls were empty(tomb) and there was the linen cloth by the rolls.

 Just before church.

This picture we are watching a dvd they got for Easter. After we got back to the rig we went to open it up and the trim got caught on the chair and almost ripped it in half.









     Mon.  We left for Tallahassee.  Mary came by with a air compressors and a brad gun.  We glued the broken piece and the brads attached it to the side. John came  over with dinner we sat and had a nice talk.
     Tues.When we Back up the rig in Tall. Linda noticed the wheels grinding on the rig so we called Ronnie.  After talking to him and Heartland we are going to have the brakes looked at.  They did not grind going forward so we drove to Jackson Miss.  After we got here we went to the shopping center across the highway ate at 5 guys shopped at Fresh Market and found Barns and Noble, Apple Store, and many others.
     Wed.It rained all night and we woke up to cold cold cold.  Then it rained all day and never got warm 48. We did meet with the director Rob of Sunnybrook Children's Home and he laid out what they wanted us to do the next three weeks. We went to the store and church then to a warm bed.