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This & That

Early November

 

 

Jere helps us keep a healthy lawn.

 

 

 

 

Election Day – just over two weeks ago.

 

 

We did!

 

 

Cerwin and Jere needed a few things at Cabelas, so I decided to go along and show some of the neat things to the little boys.

 

 

Jesse, Jared, and Ian loved the large fish tank

 

 

 

 

It’s always easier to push a cart with three boys hanging on it.

 

 

The safari area

 

 

 

 

On the second floor looking down on animals of the mountain

 

 

This is one of the things they saw.

 

 

They loved hunting by video.

 

 

Jesse hunting with a game control.

 

 

Jared on the other side of the display, also hunting.

 

 

They had a lot more fun hunting with a “gun.”

 

 

The shooting gallery was a highlight, and occupied them for a long time.

 

 

 

 

Jesse checking out the moose and fish pond before we left.

 

 

 

 

This & That

Early November

 

 

Jere helps us keep a healthy lawn.

 

 

 

 

Election Day – just over two weeks ago.

 

 

We did!

 

 

Cerwin and Jere needed a few things at Cabelas, so I decided to go along and show some of the neat things to the little boys.

 

 

Jesse, Jared, and Ian loved the large fish tank

 

 

 

 

It’s always easier to push a cart with three boys hanging on it.

 

 

The safari area

 

 

 

 

On the second floor looking down on animals of the mountain

 

 

This is one of the things they saw.

 

 

They loved hunting by video.

 

 

Jesse hunting with a game control.

 

 

Jared on the other side of the display, also hunting.

 

 

They had a lot more fun hunting with a “gun.”

 

 

The shooting gallery was a highlight, and occupied them for a long time.

 

 

 

 

Jesse checking out the moose and fish pond before we left.

 

 

 

Love the Lord your God with all your passion and prayer and muscle and intelligence—and that you love your neighbor as well as you do yourself.

Luke 10:27 (The Message)

 

 

Love the Lord your God with all your passion and prayer and muscle and intelligence—and that you love your neighbor as well as you do yourself.

Luke 10:27 (The Message)

 

 

Special Meals

Wednesday, October 27

 

 

It was a rainy drive through beautiful, tree-lined Lititz on our way to Oregon Dairy where we were having our quarterly lunch with the Sauder Family (Cerwin’s Mothers siblings and their children).

 

 

 

 

A small helicopter was landing as we passed the Lancaster Airport

 

 

 

 

Fall colors on a local peach orchard

 

 

It was a fairly small group – I think it looks like seventeen.

 

 

Sisters Anna and Reba

 

 

Cousins Leon and Cerwin – who certainly look like they are related.

 

 

Reba and Gerald are brother and sister. Lucy is Gerald’s wife

 

 

Daughter and father – Nancy and John

 

 

Cerwin’s cousin Blanche

 

 

Mel, Velda (Cerwin’s sister), and Cerwin’s mother

 

 

Cousins Ruth and Resie

 

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Sunday, October 31

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Once a year we enjoy a meal with three other couples because the ladies share something in common – our birthday’s are in February. We take turns hosting the meal.

 

 

This year we were at Gene and Cookie’s home. They are on the right. On their right are Gerald and Joanne, and on their right are Mark and Marcy. Cerwin is next to my empty seat.

 

 

After a few hours of visiting the ladies exchanged fun gifts. In this photo Marcy is opening her gift from Joanne.

 

 

Marcy’s gift to us was Christmas votive candles.

 

 

Cookie opening her gift from Joanne.

 

 

Cookies gift to us was this pretty Friends Forever plaque and stand.

 

 

Joanne watching as Marcy opens her gift.

 

 

These items were Joanne’s gift to us. She had taken a tour of some of Lancaster County’s undiscovered places, and bought us chocolates, an apple, chocolate covered sunflower seeds, and cashews.

 

 

My gift to the ladies was a hand painted jar (that I bought at the Brethren Disaster Relief Auction) and a brand of tea towel that is a favorite item in my kitchen.

 

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Family and Friends are one of life’s treasures.

~~~

 

 

 

Special Meals

Wednesday, October 27

 

 

It was a rainy drive through beautiful, tree-lined Lititz on our way to Oregon Dairy where we were having our quarterly lunch with the Sauder Family (Cerwin’s Mothers siblings and their children).

 

 

 

 

A small helicopter was landing as we passed the Lancaster Airport

 

 

 

 

Fall colors on a local peach orchard

 

 

It was a fairly small group – I think it looks like seventeen.

 

 

Sisters Anna and Reba

 

 

Cousins Leon and Cerwin – who certainly look like they are related.

 

 

Reba and Gerald are brother and sister. Lucy is Gerald’s wife

 

 

Daughter and father – Nancy and John

 

 

Cerwin’s cousin Blanche

 

 

Mel, Velda (Cerwin’s sister), and Cerwin’s mother

 

 

Cousins Ruth and Resie

 

~~~

Sunday, October 31

~~~

 

Once a year we enjoy a meal with three other couples because the ladies share something in common – our birthday’s are in February. We take turns hosting the meal.

 

 

This year we were at Gene and Cookie’s home. They are on the right. On their right are Gerald and Joanne, and on their right are Mark and Marcy. Cerwin is next to my empty seat.

 

 

After a few hours of visiting the ladies exchanged fun gifts. In this photo Marcy is opening her gift from Joanne.

 

 

Marcy’s gift to us was Christmas votive candles.

 

 

Cookie opening her gift from Joanne.

 

 

Cookies gift to us was this pretty Friends Forever plaque and stand.

 

 

Joanne watching as Marcy opens her gift.

 

 

These items were Joanne’s gift to us. She had taken a tour of some of Lancaster County’s undiscovered places, and bought us chocolates, an apple, chocolate covered sunflower seeds, and cashews.

 

 

My gift to the ladies was a hand painted jar (that I bought at the Brethren Disaster Relief Auction) and a brand of tea towel that is a favorite item in my kitchen.

 

~~~

Family and Friends are one of life’s treasures.

~~~

 

 

 

I want you to know about the great and mighty power that God has for us followers. It is the same wonderful power he used when he raised Christ from death and let him sit at his right side in heaven.

Ephesians 1:19-20 (Contemporary English Version)

 

 

I want you to know about the great and mighty power that God has for us followers. It is the same wonderful power he used when he raised Christ from death and let him sit at his right side in heaven.

Ephesians 1:19-20 (Contemporary English Version)

 

  

 

Birthday Pampering

For Chris’ Fortieth Birthday

Wednesday, October 27

 

 

Our daughter Deb, daughters-in-law Chris and Kristen, and me.

Our first stop was at a salon near Deb’s house for a fabulous pedicure/massage

 

 

 

I loved my pedicure/massage, but I most enjoyed watching the girls appreciate their special treatment.

 

 

 

 

 

 

The orange scrub was wonderful and smelled like an orange creamsicle.

 

 

 

 

Can you guess what the next treatment was?

 

 

Paraffin heat infusion

 

 

After dipping our feet in paraffin several times, they were wrapped in plastic.

 

 

 

Next we received a peppermint mask to relax our leg muscles.

 

 

 

 

Then our legs were wrapped in a hot towel.

 

 

Ohhhhhhhhh this feels wonderful

 

 

 

 

 

 

Removing the paraffin

 

 

 

 

Warm oil spray

 

 

Hot rock deep pressure massage

 

 

 

 

 

 

Our legs and feet were happy for a long time.

 

 

Beautifying our toe nails

 

 

We each got french pedicures

 

 

We hadn’t planned to get manicures, but being pampered was just too much fun!

 

 

Our last stop was Cafe 24 Hundred in DoubleTree Resort at Willow Valley where we felt like we had been transported to Europe. Each of us chose appetizers for our meal (because we saw the dessert menu).

 

 

Deb’s Black & Blue Steak Points

 

 

Chris and Kristen chose Roasted Beet Salad

 

 

My Baked Three Onion Soup Gratin

 

 

Deb, Kristen, Chris

 

 

Photo by our server

 

 

Singing Happy Birthday to Chris

 

 

 

 

Chris’ Chocolate Lava

 

 

Deb, Kristen, and I chose Vanilla Bean Creme Brulee

 

~~~

It felt good to be pampered.

~~~

 

 

  

 

Birthday Pampering

For Chris’ Fortieth Birthday

Wednesday, October 27

 

 

Our daughter Deb, daughters-in-law Chris and Kristen, and me.

Our first stop was at a salon near Deb’s house for a fabulous pedicure/massage

 

 

 

I loved my pedicure/massage, but I most enjoyed watching the girls appreciate their special treatment.

 

 

 

 

 

 

The orange scrub was wonderful and smelled like an orange creamsicle.

 

 

 

 

Can you guess what the next treatment was?

 

 

Paraffin heat infusion

 

 

After dipping our feet in paraffin several times, they were wrapped in plastic.

 

 

 

Next we received a peppermint mask to relax our leg muscles.

 

 

 

 

Then our legs were wrapped in a hot towel.

 

 

Ohhhhhhhhh this feels wonderful

 

 

 

 

 

 

Removing the paraffin

 

 

 

 

Warm oil spray

 

 

Hot rock deep pressure massage

 

 

 

 

 

 

Our legs and feet were happy for a long time.

 

 

Beautifying our toe nails

 

 

We each got french pedicures

 

 

We hadn’t planned to get manicures, but being pampered was just too much fun!

 

 

Our last stop was Cafe 24 Hundred in DoubleTree Resort at Willow Valley where we felt like we had been transported to Europe. Each of us chose appetizers for our meal (because we saw the dessert menu).

 

 

Deb’s Black & Blue Steak Points

 

 

Chris and Kristen chose Roasted Beet Salad

 

 

My Baked Three Onion Soup Gratin

 

 

Deb, Kristen, Chris

 

 

Photo by our server

 

 

Singing Happy Birthday to Chris

 

 

 

 

Chris’ Chocolate Lava

 

 

Deb, Kristen, and I chose Vanilla Bean Creme Brulee

 

~~~

It felt good to be pampered.

~~~