We did many interesting things during the time the 3 older kids were in college, working, etc while Jon was still at home. One of his favorite questions while he was in HS, when we came home from work was, "What are we going to do tonight?" We had this "Tin Type" picture taken in the "Old Country" Amusement Area in Virginia during that time. We were to look serious since the time of exposure was some 2-3 minutes in which we were to hold still. The expressions on our faces might have been representative of parents sending that youngest son off to the Civil War. Little did we know at that time that some 40 years later he would be so deeply involved in Civil War History. Just this morning he sent us an email telling of his responsibility in the preparation of a sign describing a historic site.
We also look that somber after our days activity. Elaine had her last Bible Study with Rev. Doug due to his transfer, I learned about the death of an old friend at my Coffee group. Then we did Home Delivered Meals with only a minor problem of misreading an address. As I closed the garage door it went back up and required 30 minutes of work standing on my old garage chair to get the cable properly adjusted. After another 1.20" of rain last night and the gutters overflowing, the mission for the day was to get them cleaned out. Three of the downspouts were completely blocked with the "flower stem" residue that had fallen of our trees. We got them all cleaned out and even washed some mud out from under the Buick's fenders. The Nebraska Women lost the first game of the College World Series this morning. We were all set to watch the Royals-Cardinals game to see if the Royals can break out of their 8 game losing streak, only to find it in a rain delay so we are still looking pretty somber.
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