Monday Morning

Well Sunday turned out to be another gorgeous day here in the high country with a chilly 58 degrees to start and it did reach 80 by late afternoon but very little humidity. We did our usual Sunday morning routines as we got ready for worship at Cornerstone. Today was a special graduation for the Top Gun men who finished an intensive 9 month course of study that brought them into a brotherhood of believers.  The results were a change in lifestyles and relationships with accountability partners and a commitment to being the best for their families with GOD at the forefront. Many family members testified of the change in these men's lives and their desire to leave the community better than they found it.

We went out to lunch at the local eatery with one of the young single men graduate and his girlfriend who is a sweet friend of ours along with her mother, the Tracy's and Kallie and Caleb Dalton. Curtis the graduate is a former marine and served us in Afghanistan and he and Caitlyn have been a duo for nearly a year. She and her mom Karin are strong believers and have made such an impact on this young man life and now this program has helped him win not only their confidence in him but many others as well.

Well headed over to visit the Dalton Farm and see their new puppy, Piper. It's an Australian shepherd and will become a ranch hand with Mechelle; she is now a farm manager for a huge farm in the area. This dog will be her side kick and will help herd the cattle as well as be a family pet. The girls messed around down at the barn with the horses while Caleb and I picked some fresh lettuce and spinach from Kay's garden. Caleb caught 6 nice trout on Saturday and decided he didn't want them so he gave them to us and when I got home I filleted them. I want to try a new recipe with half of them for the Tracy's and fry the other half the way I like them.

We took a hike to the top of the mountain and the views were once again awesome. I made it up without stopping and Nancy was a close second with only a couple minor rest stops. We saw no one on top and after the walk across we headed down to the cabin. I hand watered the gardens as things were really drying up as well as the flower gardens. I replanted the corn as the seed was probably too old. I hoed around the peas and beans and found where I had lost one kale plant to a cut worm. The tomato plants are greening up as well as I see a few blossoms that should bloom in a few days.

We settled in to the "mountain man" show before it was time to hit the showers. I never heard from Bobby today but did see some pictures where he got to be with his kids for Fathers Day. I got a sweet card from daughter Amy that had me in tears, LATER