Well Friday was a busy day with pickle ball play in the morning and then some yard and garden work until it got too hot outside. I read for a couple hours then we got ready to head out around 5:30 for a church group meeting at a residence until after 9.
The day started much the usual with a before 6 roll out to my cup of hot green tea laced with turmeric and fresh ginger while I posted this ramble then spent some quiet time with my Creator in thanksgiving and lifting several up by name for healing and comfort. Paw Paw is back from the VA with new meds for some of his health issues and is being cared for by his middle daughter Pat who is a retired Lutheran pastor. All the others I've heard nothing to the contrary.
I got in two good hours of pickle ball play and left at 10 worn out and got another workout on the way home on my bike pedaling against a strong head wind. I washed a load of laundry and hung them on the line outside as it was a perfect day for drying in the hot sunshine. I had put out some poison for the fruit rats and 2 out of the 3 cubes were gone and I noticed none of the large tomato's were eaten into. I placed more cubes out in hopes this will fill their bellies and send them packing. I did pick a couple large tomato's off of the other side of garden as they just now are starting to ripen with some huge fruits.
Nancy was off to the rec. for her workout on the treadmill and when she got back we had some leftovers for lunch. I decided it was too hot outside so I sat in the a/c and read for a couple hours and even took a power nap for a few. We got ready around 5'ish to make plans to leave after she made a large bowl of guacamole and fresh salsa to take with us to share at the group meeting. We had around 20 folks there and enjoyed the evening as we studied some of our core valves in a class titled Rooted. The church wanted everyone who calls Bridgepoint their home to go through this 4 part class of which we had already completed two parts during a second service when we weren't serving. We caught up on the two we had missed plus this class was much more informal with food and fellowship. There were a few tears as well as some laughter and we got to know some folks who we didn't know who serve in different areas as all of us are part of the volunteers team. We have such a large number of volunteers which really is a church unto itself as we have that many.
We missed the Lightning game which I'm glad because while being the best team in the NHL the whole season they are playing like the worst team in this second playoff game. They were losing 5-1 at home, yikes to a team they had beaten three time this season, oh well. The Ray's won again in Toronto. I got to watch the last two innings and the hitting was great with a 11-7 victory. Well today Saturday it's an hour or so of pickle ball before I head alone to Brandon to watch Gabe play ball and Nancy takes Ava Mae shopping for up coming birthday later this month. We will keep the kiddos for supper as Amy and Tyler have a date night, LATER
