Well Sunday which was Fathers Day turned to be a relaxing day with worship at Cornerstone and then a sumptuous lunch at the Pines Eatery in Sparta with several locals and our friends from Florida. Afterwards we stopped by Kaitlyn and Curtis's place on the way home to see their menagerie of animals which included a couple calves that still bottle feed, lots of rabbits; mommas, poppas and little itty bitty babies, goats, chickens and dogs. Wow do they ever a great garden as well especially with the abundance of animal poo. Yelp, that is the secret to great gardens.
We started the day with sleeping in for me which is quite unusual until nearly 7:30, yikes I felt like half of the day had passed me by. We did our morning routines hurriedly as we had to be ready to leave for church at 9:30. Pastor B had a good message on fathers and their relationship with GOD, their families and how they set the example for others. There were four graduates from the Top Gun II class that finished the 9 month course and each of them gave a testimony to the difference this weekly gathering made to them and their families.
We saw lots of familiar faces especially those who came to support Curtis as he graduated the class. His mom and Kaitlyn's mom and grandparents were there to show their support for him and them together. They are such a cute couple and now he has completed the Law Enforcement Class for certification as an officer of the court and is actively seeking a job hopefully with Sparta P.D. or whereever one becomes available.
We didn't do much of anything for the rest of the day as it was after 3 before we got back to the cabin. It was rather warm outside with temps in the middle 80's but the nice breeze and shade kept our place comfortable. We were able to Face time with the grand kids. Bobby and Tyler took all the kids except Eliza to the beach and then came back to get ready to head to GG's for supper. Eliza kept trying to hug the monitor when she saw us and kept giving us kisses on the screen. She pitched a fit when they kept her back as she wanted her grand parents. The kiddos are growing it seems so much since we last saw them 3 weeks ago. Bobby will be here with his kiddos a week from today for a whole week of excitement and fun.
I got a phone call from an old FHP buddy who I had actually broke in way back in '75. He was my first rookie to train and eventually was the best man in our wedding in '79. He has since retired as well and is still in the pan handle of Florida but wants to eventually move to the western part of Georgia some day. It was good to hear from him as he saw the old pictures Bobby put on Face Book for Fathers Day of me in uniform with a flat tummy and a head of hair. He wanted to know if I still had my head of hair as he has lost all of his, oh well!!!
Well we skipped supper as lunch was filling for me. I did pop some corn about 7:30 as we watched a little of the Last of the Alaskans show. Great scenery and wow did it ever look cold and dreary at times with no sunshine for over 3 months at a time. I'm not too sure I could handle that place in the winter. We did get a nice thunder storm around 6'ish which dropped some much rain for a few moments and really cooled things down. Nancy went from ceiling fans on to a flannel shirt and shutting the windows in just minutes. I'm finally getting some water once again in my rain barrel which I use for plant watering when its dry. The garden is doing well. I transplanted a couple dozen Zinnias as well as some black seeded Simpson lettuce seedlings and started another Steevia plant for a friend as everyone wants one.
Well today, Monday we will hopefully get in a hike and I've a few honey-do jobs to finish. Tuesday we will take off on an adventure into Va. with the Tracy's and do some shopping on the way home in Galax, LATER
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