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Jeff & Chris’ Auction Is This Weekend

 

 

The three big tents were set up on Tuesday.

 

 

It was a very rainy day, but the guys didn’t seem to mind.

 

 

Cerwin liked watching them put the tent stakes in with this machine.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

All three tents are ready. Cerwin thinks we should have a camp meeting!

 

 

 

 

We were all grateful that today was a beautiful day to put a lot of thing outside.

 

 

The box lot tent.

 

 

Chris’ mom and I dusted furniture most of the afternoon – because some pieces had been stored in places like sheds and the barn for the past few months.

 

 

 

 

By late afternoon the furniture tent was full and overflowing.

 

 

 

 

I think the people who lived here and left the farm to Jeff and Chris must not have ever thrown anything away.

 

 

There is still a lot of stuff in the house.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

If you live in the neighborhood, the sale starts at 1:00 p.m. Friday.

 

 

 

We can’t round up enough containers

to hold everything God generously pours into our lives

through the Holy Spirit!

Romans 5:5 (The Message)

 

 

 

Sunday Lunch At Our House

 

Sabrina’s brother was married on Saturday so she and Nathan were quite dressed up for church. I asked them to pose for a few pictures before they changed to casual dress.

 

 

It was quite sunny outside, so I also asked them to pose for an inside shot.

 

 

Roy and Deb brought most of the lunch. They had Jere and Kristen’s three youngest boys most of the week so they could spend much of their time on the LAMS Auction.

Roy and Deb were bringing the boys back at lunch time, so this is how a family lunch happened. There were twenty-two of us.

Cerwin, me, Jeff, Chris, Nate, Sabrina, Jenna, Diana, Gloria, Nathaniel, Abigail, Josiah, Jere, Kristen, Josh, Jana, Ian, Jared, Jesse, Roy, Deb, and Joram – a friend of our grandsons.

 

 

Jere and Kristen surprised Roy and Deb with a first anniversary cake.

 

 

 

 

This raccoon cake was to make sure we had plenty of cake for everyone.

Many were tired from a busy week, so they left soon after lunch to take advantage of Sunday afternoon naps.

 

 

 

Don’t link up with those who will pollute you. I want you all for myself.

I‘ll be a Father to you; you’ll be sons and daughters to me.”

The Word of the Master, God.

2 Corinthians 6:18 (The Message)

 

 

 

LAMS School Auction

2012 Truck Driving Championships

Friday and Saturday, June 8 & 9

 

 

It was good for my body, soul, and mind to spend Friday evening and the entire day Saturday relaxing at Lititz Area Mennonite School Olde Time Country Auction.

Gift baskets (above) are popular items at this auction.

 

 

Items for sale

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This was one of my favorite items, but it sold (Saturday) for more than I was willing to pay. This is not an auction where you get many bargains.

 

 

Our son Jere (Auction Coordinator) opened the auction at 6:30 Friday evening by welcoming those in attendance and inviting Mr. Garner (school principal) to pray for God’s blessing on the Friday and Saturday events.

 

 

 

 

Junk Rock Drums were asked to come to the auction platform to give us a preview of how they would be entertaining the children at 7:30 p.m.

 

 

A few of their instruments.

 

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Saturday

2012 Truck Driving Championships

At Harrisburg Community College

On Saturday morning (after having a 6:30 breakfast with Jere at LAMS Auction) Cerwin went to the truck driving championships to take his turn at serving on TFC’s chapel.

 

 

From PMTA’s website: Pennsylvania Motor Truck Association’s Safety Management Council coordinates the local and state championships. The Truck Driving Championships build confidence and pride among competitors and foster a commitment to safe driving. Drivers must have a safety record that meets the high entry standards; any driver who had an accident in the preceding year cannot compete.

 

 

A driver for A Duie Pyle going through the course.

 

 

Our friend Ken Martin had his antique truck there for drivers to enjoy.

 

 

Cerwin found this three-lane snow plow interesting. It is a new item for the Pennsylvania Turnpike. The red plow in the back is part of the rig.

 

 

Bunny O’Hare sitting next to the chapel. PMTA believes that it is important for TFC to be there for these activites.

 

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I arrived at LAMS in time for Saturday morning’s auction – about 8:30 a.m.

Our daughter-in-law Chris was already at her post – clerking for the Landscape Auction.

 

 

The Pantry Cupboard is a popular place for buying baked goods.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

After getting a cup of coffee, I sat down to enjoy the all-day auction.

 

 

Our daughter-in-law Kristen handing things to those who were holding up the items for sale, and taking them to the successful bidder.

 

 

Cylo, Lancaster Barnstormers Mascot, added a bit of fun to the auction. He had just come from entertaining the children who were on the school’s playground.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Jana (one of our granddaughters) came to show us the picture a caricature artist drew of her. Isn’t that great?

 

 

Just before noon Mr. Garner asked Jere and Kristen to come to the stage – to thank them for being on the auction committee for the past nine years.

Each of their children will be attending public school next year, so this is their last year on the committee.

 

 

Many children helped sell food items that were left at the end of the day.

 

My Purchases

 

I usually bid on a few things that I think we need. One of the items I bid on is C.B. Horst’s homemade ham and bean soup. After the first round of bidding, I didn’t think I would get any this year as several sold for something like $160.00 a quart! The next round was a bit more reasonable.

 

 

I got two quarts for $25.00 each. It is delicious.

 

 

We need a clock for our garage – when we have family meals or work on labeling TFC’s Highway News. Cerwin and I looked at this on Friday night, and decided that it would be perfect for our garage. It is 30″ in diameter.

I asked him how high I should bid. He said, “Go up to $100.00.” I was pleased to get it for $60.00.

 

 

 

You make the path of life

known to me.

In your presence there is

complete joy.

Acts 2:28 (GOD’S WORD Translation)

 

 

 

Look What She Is Mothering Now!

 

 

You guessed right! It’s a skunk!

 

 

It’s a five-week-old boy skunk named Keebler 

 

 

Deb – our daughter – took their friends Zachary and David with her for the long drive (several hours) to pick him up.

 

 

He was descented today. I read on the internet that they can “spray” before their eyes are open.

 

 

Did you know there is a milk formula just for baby skunks?

 

 

I am “in love”.

 

 

 

 

 

 

He fell asleep just like that.

 

 

Before I knew it, they were on their way home.

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Deb said this one will not be released. A skunk raised in a house cannot be put in the wild as they lack a homing instinct, and a descented one cannot protect itself.

 

 

 

Anyone who meets a testing challenge head-on and manages to stick it out is mighty fortunate.

For such persons loyally in love with God, the reward is life and more life.

James 1:12 (The Message)

 

 

 

Another Bird Bath Bather

 

 

I watched this mourning dove for a few minutes, and thought, “It is getting ready for a bath.”

 

 

I think it was aware that I was watching.

 

 

Here goes!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

It must have felt good to be splashing in water on a hot afternoon.

 

 

At this point it just jumped up in the air and flapped its wings.

 

 

Cleaning its wet feathers

 

 

 

 

Bathtime is over.

 

 

 

The Lord is my rock,

my fortress, and my savior;

my God is my rock,

in whom I find protection.

He is my shield,

the power that saves me,

and my place of safety.

Psalm 18:2 (New Living Translation)