Laundry and Other Trivia

I came from a big family--I have eleven siblings. I still remember Monday morning wash day and the huge mountain of laundry . I admit, it was not one of my favorite days of the week. We used a wringer washer. By the time you got all the clothes lines full, the Kansas wind had dried what you had hung out first. You would empty a line and start the process over. There was often four or five loads of just jeans. We had an automatic washer too for in between times, but I wish I would have counted the loads of laundry we would often do on Monday.

Fast forward to today. We are a family of three. How in the world can three people create so much laundry!? I had most of my laundry caught up on Thursday. This morning I have a huge amount of laundry to do.

Last Friday and Saturday our family went to Va. Beach. Maria had a break from school. We spent most of our time by the water. No, I didn't jump any waves this time, but Bill and Maria sure had a lot of fun doing that. I enjoyed being mesmerized by the tide, foam, and the sheer power of the ocean.

While walking the boardwalk, I decided to sit on a bench and watch people while Maria and Bill went on ahead. I really didn't think I looked that glum, but a guy came along, pointed at me, then pointed to his face to tell me to smile. I watched him as he went on up the boardwalk. He continued doing this to whoever he could get to hold still long enough to give them his message.
The can in his hand indicated that he may have been quite full of something other then the Holy Spirit. Nonetheless, it is pretty harmless, yet unusual for someone to tell you to smile. Bill and Maria got up the next morning to see the sunrise over the ocean. He was out there still doing the same thing. Maybe his message to humanity is to smile.

When we travel we always like to see how many different states we can spot on license plates. I believe we set a new record--in two days we spotted 35 different states, including Alaska and Hawaii, plus Washington D. C. and Quebec.

We came home in time on Saturday to have a delicious meal at Aunt Rhoda's house. Tom & Elsie, Rich & Jenn were also lucky guests.

This is not trivia--Faith Christian Fellowship is having revival meetings this week. Delmar
Bontrager from Kalona, Iowa is the speaker. We have enjoyed his messages so far.

Things went quite well after this round of treatment. I had the proper medicine this time to ward off the side effects before they got so severe. I haven't taken any medication the last two days, so I should be on easy street until my next treatment on the 26th.

Have a blessed week!!