Thanksgiving Lunch
Thursday, November 23 We always look forward to this meal because Jere and Kristen seem to thrive on preparing Thanksgiving lunch for anyone in our family who doesn’t have a place to go. It looks like we better save room for dessert. Time to carve the turkey. Learning to cut turkey from their dad. Josh […]
Sight and Sound with Nate and Josh
Friday Evening, November 17 Arriving at Sight & Sound to see Miracle of Christmas. We walked toward the building with people who came from Michigan – just to see this show. We sat in front of people who came from New York for the same purpose. This was Josh and Nate’s choice for their 2017 […]
Opossums at Our Bird Feeders
Tuesday Evening, November 14 We have an exterior camera – mostly to watch animals and hear the birds – that alerted me to the fact that something was rustling through the leaves on the patio steps. I looked up at the monitor and saw two opossums walking across the patio. One larger than the other, […]
Amish Wedding in the Neighborhood
Tuesday Morning, November 14 We knew there was going to be an Amish wedding in our neighborhood, and when I heard the sound of horses and buggies I knew, November 14 was the day. By 8:00 am I began seeing the Amish arriving in vans. Those who came from a distance hired van drivers. By […]
From My Personalized Devotions Today
This is part of my personal journal that I read on the 27th of each month.
Jesse and Me at McDonalds
Sunday, October 12 Jesse’s parents had places to be – band competition for Ian and a wrestling match for Jared – and Jesse thought both sounded boring. He though it would be more fun to spend the day with Grandma. (Grandpa was in Nebraska.) Jesse and me at McDonald’s. (Yes, I must learn to do […]
Cerwin’s Nebraska Mule Deer Hunt
Thursday, November 9 through Wednesday, November 15 Cerwin, Jeff, and Jordan had been looking forward to this hunt for more than a year. Jordan found the hunt on the Internet and asked Grandpa to check it out – probably a year and a half ago. Before long they were talking to D&E Outfitters out of […]
Lunch at the TFC Office to Honor Inge
Tuesday, November 7 Inge has partially retired from working with TFC and will continue editing the Highway News from her home office, consequently the office staff had a farewell luncheon for her. Danielle did a great job of decorating the table. Waiting for lunch to be ready. Everyone brought a food item for the meal – except […]
Beautiful Fall Morning and Anthony
Friday, November 3 and Saturday, November 4 The beautiful morning called me to go outside for a few pictures. These two hickory trees looked beautiful with the morning sun beaming down on them. On the next day we focused on the inside of our house as we spent the day caring for our great-grandson, Anthony. […]
Teen Central Banquet
Thursday Evening, November 2 Jared, our niece’s husband volunteers here – which was our connection to this banquet. Teen Central is a local center that cares for Manheim’s young people who need mentors and a place to meet with friends. We sat at a table with my sister, Nancy, sister-in-law Anne, and friends from teenage […]
Supper at Bully’s Restaurant
Tuesday Evening, March 31 I chose this picture of the exterior of Bully’s Restaurant from the Internet, because this is pretty much what it looked like when we arrived. However, it would have been difficult for me to take this picture because of evening traffic. Mark, Diane, Deb, Roy, Chris, Jeff, and Cerwin. (We were […]
An Afternoon with Diane and Deb
Tuesday, October 31 This is something that doesn’t happen very often because our daughters live 500-plus miles apart. They rarely get to spend time together – just the two of them – and it is just as rare that we get to spend a few hours of being a threesome. Following brunch at Brenda’s house, […]
Thank You, Lord
This is part of my devotional on the 20th of each month – and is always a challenge and encouragement to me.
Brunch at Brenda’s
Tuesday Morning, October 31 Brenda, our sister-in-law (back to camera), had a brunch to honor Anne who is selling her house and moving to the Pittsburgh area to help her daughter, Jessica’s family. Rob and Jess adopted two young children, then – earlier this year – gave birth to twin girls. Brenda served baked oatmeal […]
The Old Gang at Brick Gables
Sunday Evening, October 29 It was a rainy evening, but we looked forward to seeing friends that we haven’t seen since our last event – about a year ago. Also, it was our first time to have a meal in the banquet area – upstairs. Most of this “gang” have been friends since the late […]
Fundraiser at Hoss’s Steak House
Sunday, October 22 Jere and Kristen invited us to Hoss’s for lunch. This was a fundraiser for the Manheim Central Marching Band. These are pictures from Cerwin’s cell phone Left to right: Ian (member of the marching band), Jesse, Deb (Cerwin’s empty chair) me, Jared, Roy, Kristen, Jere and Josh. That was a fun lunch!