2nd Week in Marshall Tx.

Thur. We had our last day of our guest speaker.  He was amazing and did many old and new test. connections. At Walmart I got a $100 gift card to find out it had $216 on it.  I asked at customer counter if it was a birthday gift!!!!!. That evening we went with Charles and Janice to Golden Corral. Boy we were stuffed We hadn't been there in along time.  They even had a choc fondue fountain. Yum Yum!!!!!. That evening we went to the talent show where I got a special b-day kiss.

Fri. We tryed to get breakfast in Marshall but the only restaurant was a coffee shop.  So we drove to Jefferson.  This bridge was built by one of the sojourners Nick.

 At breakfast they took our picture and are going to use it on the video in the restaurant.

This is a store in Jefferson where they have many items you can sample and 5 cent coffee.

This is 2 homes in Jefferson

This was bike week at Jefferson this was one of many streets.

This is Caddo Lake State Park near Marshall.

 

That night we went to a great fish place then played cards(the guys were winning by alot then the last hand). Sat. we went to the FIRE ANT FESTIVAL in Marshall. 

 

 

That night we went out to another fish place then to Country Music Hayride.  We were lucky we had the first and second place winners at the Music Hall of Fame. The girl won first and the 15 year old boy won second.  The last two pictures is a boy under 2 got up and played with his dad and grandpa.

 

 

Sunday after church we went to Papacita's Mexican Restaurant then we got lost twice but found a Sam's, Starbucks(Linda was really excited), and Tractor Supply and didn't find Harbour Freight that we were looking for. Sunday night after church we went to Burger King for ice cream and visited with several sojourners. Monday we have different speakers this week which have been given topics to talk on. After lunch Linda did laundry and helped get the food ready for the banquet Tues. We went with a group to Lucys to have hamburger's then back to the honeycomb for singing. Tues. We got up so I could make coffee cake for everyone during morning break.  As we walked up to the lodge we saw the beautiful sunrise.

 

 

In the afternoon we helped with getting the banquet ready. The next 3 pictures putting the potatoes in the oven, pulling the the pork and Linda and I served the people at the dinner that night.

 

 

Wed. we went to classes then out to Porky's Smokehouse(they have great fried fish) for dinner with some new folks they too are full timers. We had a good time exchanging our ventures.



Justin/Brandi's Wedding/ Marshall Tx.

Thur. Alot of the family came to Fort Myers today. The Hotel had a great breakfast with fresh waffles for breakfast. We went to Fridays for lunch with groom to be Justin and his parents Mike and  Pam (who were unbelievably pretty calm) Nick and Kirby and a lot of relatives.  We had dinner at the hotel.



 
Fri. After another nice breakfast at the hotel we relaxed around the pool. The family came from all over Fla, Ga, Tn, Mn, Oh, and us from Ar. We were worried about the weather for it rained every afternoon and the wedding was outside.  The wedding was on the lawn overlooking the river.(just simply breath taking!)  After the ceremony we had a group picture then went to the front porch where they had drinks and chips. At that time we had our pictures taken in a picture booth where the run of four pictures were put into a book and we got to write in the book. Then we went inside for the first dance then seated for dinner. The Chicken was moist and tender they served mashed potatoes, green beans and rolls. After dinner they did the garter and bouquet. Cut the cake then they had a large cupcake and sang happy birthday to Trisha. We blew bubbles when they left, danced some more then got a box and filled it mm, Reese pieces,kisses, tootsie rolls and more. The wedding was very well done and everyone had a great time.

Sat. breakfast at the hotel then for lunch everyone came to the hotel and had hot dogs, hamburgers, chips and fruit. We visited and some went swimming. That afternoon some went to the beach and others went to Mimi's for dinner. We all met at Mikes for dessert and coffee and we watched the football game. We left for the hotel got the truck packed and went to bed. Sun. we got on the road at 6 the traffic was mild so we made good time. We got to Jackson Ms. around 7 a 14 hour trip.  After getting things put away we slept then Mon. at 9 we left for a 4 hour trip that took us 6 hours.

We stopped at both La and TX. boarders and once to get gas at Loves which took forever there system needs improvement!!   When we got to Camp Bee we were greated with many folks we have met over the past year.  We were late getting there so we are on the overflow parking.  As we got ready we were told our group of campers was having  "greet and meet dinner".  They had 4 chicken potpies and folks brought salads and desserts.  At the honeybee(a place where we all meet) we had singing and prayer.  We got back to our rig and crashed.  Tues. after breakfast and Bible study we met for our morning meeting.  It was so nice to see all the folks we have met here last year. We have a very good speaker from Scotland (when is there sojourn ???) At lunch we ate and did laundry. The old green dots ( folks new last year) got ready for the new green dots banquet. It went very well. We ate, played games, did skits, and made up new songs from old songs with the sojourner in mind. 

Wed. we were having our morning session when one of the men passed out.  It shows how when you get older life is so fragile.  Linda helped him and thinks he needed to change his meds for blood pressure. We have sign up for two sojourn where I will be the co leader we are looking at some more but can not sign up for them until Fri. After church tonight we went to Dairy Queen for ice cream.

Last Days in Paragould/ trip to Fort Myers FLA

Thur. we got the cabinet done and hung. One of the Sojourners had there twins playing in a High School volleyball game.  We haven't watched a game in a long time. They no longer play to 15 but 25 and someone scores each time.  It is ok to have a net ball on serve wow lots of changes. They won 3 of 4 games.

 Fri. we went out as a group to breakfast then some of the ladies finished the cloths and the men finished the cabinet. Am I glad that is done. We went out as a group to dinner then played cards.
Sat. we went to the Children's home. I helped direct traffic and Linda helped with the food.  They had some speakers that are at the home and some that were there many years ago.  They then had the fish fry after eating we went to the homes to have dessert. We went to 6 of the 8 homes that were open. That evening Eric and Miki one of the house parents invited Lin and me to dinner.  We had a great time visiting with the boys and getting to know the house parents. During and after dinner we sat and talked with the boys.  We both enjoyed the evening alot. Sun. we got up and traveled to Jackson Ms. We are leaving the 5th wheel there and going to Fla. It poured the entire trip.  Mon. we woke up at 5:30 got dressed and left for Fla.  On the way we stopped and got our mail and voters mail- in ballot and Starbucks Coffee.  When we got to Kenn and Tams they were just getting there also Kenn from work and the rest from Brendan's  scout meeting. We all had a slice of Kenn's b-day cake.

Tues. we got up and took all the kids to school.  Tammy took us all out to a new place for lunch.  The bar-b-q and sides tasted great.  We then went shopping. Linda found a dress for the Wedding and got her hair cut.  We picked up all the kids. After dinner they gave me my b-day gift a mirror and drink bottle for my bike. We walked to the park with the kids and found leaves for Bryce's homework.

Wed. we got up early to go to St. Pete. to visit my dad for breakfast and lunch.  Then left for Fort Myers. John (Linda's brother) got us all nice rooms at Homewood Suites.  They had tacos and salad for us.  We went to church. It was nice seeing all of our friends in Fort Myers.

Paragould Ar

Thur. night the children campus had us over for hamburgers and hot dogs.  It was nice being with all the kids. Linda sat with Mathew and I set with Whitney.  Those of our group who sewed made pillow cases for all the kids and staff we also gave them a book marker.

Sat. one of our sojourners had us over to there home for ribs and a ride around their farm.  They live 90 min from camp in Pounder, Mo..there family has owned the land before the civil war. He has a large wood shop, a  canning room and a cabin with multi bedrooms and bathrooms. After dinner that gave Linda and I and Sally  a cake for our Anni. and her b-day.

 Sat. we got up and went to town for breakfast then the guys came home and the girls went garage saling. One of the couples invited us to see the farm and camp that the children home have. On the way home we stopped at a state park.  That evening we went back to the Roundup.  We came home early Lin wasn't feeling good.  Sun we went to the church that the children home goes to and we sat with Mathew and the rest of his home. Then we went to Casa Brava a Mexican restaurant.

Another couple invited us to there home for bible study. games and dinner (pull pork, grilled chicken, and the fixins). We had an awesome time.  Mon. I started working on the cabinet for the TV. Linda worked on the clothes that were donated to the home. That night another couple had us over for a fish fry and everyone brought the other items for dinner. Three ladies brought their dulcimers and played for us and then the girls (they invited one of the girls cottages over with us) decided to get spoons and used them as instruments. It sounded awesome and we had so much fun watching them. Then they were able to learn how to play the dulcimer.

Tues. the kids had a special program for us during the morning devo. I had four boys come help me with the cabinets, it was for there 4H project. They stained the wood and glued four of the doors. Linda worked on the donated clothes again. After dinner we played cards.

Wed. we were treated to a big breakfast spread by the staff at the Children Home.!!!!1(yum yum)  We were able to glue alot of the cabinets we are making. Hoping to install tomorrow. Linda worked on folding clothes.

Children's Home Inc./ OUR 40TH ANN.

Thur. we had a day of catch up. It was nice to just sit and read and get ready to move. Fri. we left to Paragould Ar. The trip was 4 hours we made it safe and drove through many cotton fields and parked at Crowley's Ridge College about one mile from Children's Home Inc. where we will be doing our next sojourner. That night we went to a round up.  The entertainment was great and they had one entertainer after another. 

Sat. we got up with two other couples and went to breakfast in Paragould. There was a mural on a building by the railroad track they are taking down. Back at the camp near the baseball field there are wild turkeys.

 

 Sun.  OUR 40TH ANNIVERSARY  We went to Church. then to Jonesboro for lunch and shopping at the mall.  We got back to go to church and play cards agiain.  The guys are going to have to change there luck.  Mon. we started our sojourn. I am fixing a gate and Linda is cleaning. Yea the guys won at cards .  Tues. We had our morning devo( this is such a rewarding time) with the kids today.   before we start our work. I finished the gate I was fixing and that night we played cards again.

 

 

 Linda finished cleaning out the attic and I pressure cleaned and drew up plans for a new cabinet