Well Wednesday was another work day with some evening visiting with old friends and then some very sad news just before bedtime. Little Finnley our 10 week preemie passed away. We are so sad and heartbroken as he survived the birth which the doctors only gave him a slight chance to survive and then he survived the respirator and the heart was on the mend when it gave out according to his dad.
Wednesday morning started much the usual with a well before 6 roll out to my cup of hot green tea laced with turmeric and fresh ginger while I posted this ramble and then spent some quiet time with my Creator in lifting several up by name. Another friend Eddie is back in the hospital with pneumonia and other issues from being a paraplegic as a result of an accident on the farm 5 years ago. It's just amazing he has survived this long as he was very active farming, horseback riding and survived so many operations over the years from his stint in the Marine Corp. He needs prayer badly. Everyone else is holding to the best of my knowledge.
Larry and Brandon were coming again around 8 for another full day of laying the vinyl floor. We went to Galax early in the morning for some supplies for the plumbing and then had to go back later in the evening as the upstairs old bathroom faucet began spraying water out the bottom plus I did want to return some unneeded flooring for a refund. Lowes also gave me a refund on the one damaged box as a result from the handling by a forklift. The tine marks were on the outside of the box. That was honorable of them and they never questioned my claim.
We decided to have a lite supper in Galax so we ate at a local Wendy's before stopping and visiting with old friends Audean and Ray Todd. We found their place near the Cardinal Stone quarry in Virginia and found Ray laying on the couch. He is in bad shape with back, legs and feet pain. He did not get up the whole time we were there. Audean had been out and shopping and after she got back we had a great visit with both. Their mobile home rental is very nice on a couple acres with beautiful landscaping and a large two car garage. It's so much nicer than where they were living at his sisters place just over the hill from us on Rich Hill Mountain. We did make a quick visit with our "mountain mom' Helen on the way to Galax bringing her some black raspberry jelly and a bag of home made chocolate chip cookies. She was thrilled and is doing well at 91. It was going on 8:30 before we left The Todds's and promised to get together for the game of Sequence sometime later this summer. when both Eddie and Ray are up to the task. That is the only game they had ever played and really enjoyed with Eddie, Kimberley and us and only play when we are back here from Florida.
We got back just before dark and began cleaning out the upstairs bedrooms so Larry and Brandon can finish installing the quarter round molding to top off the job today(Thur.) They did half of the rooms so we had to move all of the beddings and furniture to make it easier to get to the walls. We love the new look of the flooring and what a change from the dull old brown carpet. We will be finished today with their help and they have been just marvelous and so meticulous with their work plus we have made new friends as well. We had the roof guy out to look at the roof and why all of a sudden we had a small leak once since being here. It's seems when Ray built the cabin a flashing between the upper and lower portion of the tin roof was not needed or to code, so over the 20 + years the tin roof expands and contracts which causes the possibility of leaks; so he will install the flashing when he gets a chance. The roof hasn't leaked in the last torrential rains but while he is out here on another job he will fix the possibility of another leak in the future as we leave the cabin unattended for 7 months.
Well I hit the shower after the heart breaking news of Finnley's passing and did check the Ray's score. They were ahead by one run when I turned the lights out around 10:30, LATER
