Saturday, Party Day

Hannah went camping with the scouts.  She will return tomorrow around noon.  I hope she had a great time.  It rained all day.  I sent a rain jacket and a poncho.  She was really excited about going.

The rest of us went to the Powell / Rudd party at Alpena.  Patsy and Donnie did not make it this year.  Patsy called afterwards to see how it went.  She said she wanted to go, but just did not feel up to it.  Helen searched high and low for Uncle Truman and could not understand why he did not show up.

Betty had the tombstone people set a slab under Clayton's stone.  Unlike Richard's, Clayton's slab is granite.   

It does look much better.

Cousin Winnie bought the boy a NASCAR.  He was thrilled.  He said, "Thank you, Winnie."

No calls from the keepers of the girl so far, so I guess everything is going fine.

Brother's stone

They set brother's stone today.

Helen and I buried his ashes just in front of the stone.  The dark markings along the bottom are water spots from the rain.

Brothers together.

Monday mailbox day

We are bored.

Here comes Emmy!

Going to Helen's.

We're going too!

Helen's new mailbox, from Mailboxes by Greg.  Notice the HP, for Helen Powell.  I guess that is the way he thinks of her.

Now, Greg's new mail boxes. GA for George Aday, George Aday and Greg Aday.  No Mom Aday.  Greg said he could not stand Helen having a better looking mail box than he had.

Saturday Morning Walk...

Helen, where are you?

Helen has been using George's chainsaw today.  When I went out for my walk at 6, she was here.

She said she was dying.  I told her to stay right there, do not die in the house.

She cut here.

And here.  And all around the house.

Sun was setting as I started back from the other side of Dan's.

I took a few pictures.

And walked 3 miles.  As I got back to Helen's, I walked up to the house to see if she had died.  The house was dark, and I saw no sign of her dead or alive.  I decided maybe she crawled into the crack in the porch with the snake.  But, no, as I came on around, she was out behind the house piling brush on George's brush pile.

Tomorrow is cleanup day at the Coin Church.  I am walking over, but hope to get a ride home with Helen.  It is going to be cool in the morning, so I may wear the jacket Betty gave me.

Almost there

to the end of the week that is.  Monday, our hot water heater sprang a leak out the top.  Tuesday, we went to Lowe's and got an new one.  George put it in yesterday, so we are back in hot water.

Saturday is cleanup day at the Church then Sunday is pot luck day.  I think I am making BBQ wings and pumpkin pies.  No telling what Helen will make.  She can't cook, you know.

It has rained most of the afternoon, but I still walked about 45 minutes.  Did not get very wet.

Tomorrow night it is supposed to turn cool, down in the 40's.  Good walking weather.