Graduation Party for Our Great-Niece Katie
Sunday, June 12 Katie and her Grandpa Hershey – my brother Dale Katie and her Grandma Hershey Her best friend John Her Grandma Hershey serving Rita’s Mango Italian Ice. The party was held in Kerdeman’s back yard where the young ones enjoyed the pool. ~~~ Thanks, Katie, for inviting us. Blessings to you as you pursue […]
A Baby “Sprinkle” for Leslie
Saturday, June 11 I was honored to be part of blessing her. The snack Putting a crown on the dog. Now its got a hat. 🙂 Leslie opening her gifts. Dessert Our take-home-gifts of chocolate-covered strawberries. ~~~ There was a door prize for those who brought pampers and wipes. I won! It was a $50.00 […]
A Variety of TFC Activities
June 1 to 15 Wednesday, June 1. I received a call from Chrome Shop Mafia saying they had just shipped a partial skid of goodies to our office. I was expecting a box of “goodies” from them, http://www.chromeshopmafia.com/truck-shows/ because they offered to give us goody bags for the first 125 drivers who register at the Truck Rally, but a […]
Diana’s Graduation
Thursday, June 9 and Friday June 10 Diana came to our house so I could get a few pictures before her graduation. Finally – graduation time arrived If you noticed my blog date, you saw two dates. If you live locally, you know the story of the graduate who talked about shooting up graduation and that […]
Sunday Lunch at Jere and Kristen’s
Sunday, June 5 Since we arrived early I walked around their yard to see some of the results of Kristen’s green thumb. Beautiful peonies They have a great stand of tea. Strawberries More flowers The Hershey homestead where I grew up is just across a few fields from Jere and Kristen’s house. We live just […]
Representing TFC at Slate Hill Mennonite Fun Fest
Saturday evening, June 4 Crossing the Susquehanna Giving Cerwin directions for parking Supper is looking – and smelling – good Cerwin hanging the “open” sign Prayer for the evening Their bus and a school bus were kept busy bringing people to the fest. Because they needed their parking lot for activities, people parked at a neighboring […]
Box Turtle in Our Yard
I was surprised to see a Box Turtle in our yard a few days ago. We don’t see them in our woods very often.According to http://www.boxturtles.com/ there are 4 species of box turtles and this one is a Common Box Turtle. The box turtle can be recognized by its domed shell, which is hinged at the bottom, […]
Update ~ Chapel Construction for Houston, Texas
Construction on the chapel – June 1 through June 16 Working on the back door enclosure. Rough wiring Insulation team: Clarence (plaid shirt) and his grandson Bobby (left) and Cerwin (blue shirt) and his grandson Ian (center) This is what the chapel looked like by the end of the day today. Both exterior doors have been […]
Happy Birthday to Our Favorite Nathan
We love you! Grandpa & Grandma
Healthy Yard & Indigo Bunting
June 3 & 4 We appreciate that Jere keeps our yard healthy each year – with fertilizer and weed killer. I captured this picture from a living room window while he was refilling the tank and talking to Cerwin. It was a day earlier when I was pleased to see a male Indigo Bunting on […]
Morning After Rain
Tuesday, May 21 Every now and then there is a morning that takes my breath away. This is the area we cleaned up the day before. If you look in the background – just a bit right of center – you can see the remains of the burn pile still smoking. Wet grass I love a […]
Pavilion & Woods Cleanup
Monday, May 30 This is kind of the second day to our Hershey Family Spring Celebration. Before cleanup Jeff and Cerwin discuss the plan for burning the big trash pile – with all the winter and spring trash. The biggest problem – it was wet from an evening rain the day before. I usually do a lot of the […]
Happy Birthday to Our Favorite Dustan
We love you! Grandpa & Grandma High
Hershey Family Spring Celebration
Sunday, May 29 Because we need all the garage and dining room space for seating, we set up two canopies on the level part of our driveway for the food tables. We set tables for 63 people. I think there were 2 or 3 people who had to use lawn chairs. We – especially Gloria and […]
Helping a Neighbor
Saturday Morning, May 28 One of Ian’s summer jobs is mowing for our neighbor, which is how he became aware that she would like to have a small tree removed. He recruited his dad, grandpa, and younger brothers to help with the project. Thanks, Ian, for taking your job seriously.
Jared’s Birthday Party
Sunday, May 22 Oh, what fun to share birthday celebrations with our grandchildren and watch them grow in stature and maturity. On this day we were celebrating Jared’s 12th birthday. Jere and Kristen made a delicious lunch – including smoked chicken. Then it was time for birthday cake. Posing for pictures and listening to the […]