Saturday……………………..

Today is our last preparation day on a Saturday.  Boo, Hoo!  I really love having Saturday off and will surely miss it.  Our P-day will now be on a Thursday. Random………So today I slept it.  I admit it.  I am exhausted here. It seems as if I can’t get enough sleep.  I think the week stresses me out so that I just need sleep. So I got up, took a shower, cleaned the house, did the laundry, and then we went to Burlington.  I shopped at Hobby Lobby while Richard went to Walmart and bought us new bikes.  The ones we had here were a little dangerous in Richards’ estimation.

As I strolled through Hobby Lobby wanting to buy everything, I know it’s a weakness. but I would decorate anything and everything that didn’t move, I was homesick.  If I was at my house I would be decorating and thinking about the fall, which is my favorite time of the year. I would be getting excited thinking about Halloween and making my house feel homey. Our little home here is alright.  I would do more to it if Richard didn’t have a fit but it will do. I was thinking of Thanksgiving and Christmas and how hard it is going to be. I guess today, I feel a little sorry for myself.

Last night I took Sister Brown, Openshaw, and McKnight over to Fort Madison for dinner.  We were celebrating Sister Brown’s birthday. It was really fun to just be out as girls.  We laughed and enjoyed one another’s company and it was over too soon.  I will have to make a point of trying to do things with other women, so that I am not so lonely.

This weekend is the Grape Stomp here in Nauvoo.  At one time, as I mentioned, there were 450,000 grape vines in this area.  It is a big deal here. There is a little carnival in the park and tomorrow Richard and I will go walk around and see what we can see.  There is supposed to be an old antique car show here as well.  Stay tuned for pictures.

This coming week we have gone to an Autumn Schedule.  That means that the houses won’t be open as long.  Just five hours instead of six and that makes things a little different. 

Last night after Rendezvous, Richard and I were huddled around the computer like they used to do in the olden days around the radio, trying to hear Mitt Romney’s acceptance speech.  I am adding to my prayers now that the Lord will bless all people everywhere to choose the right.  Our country is in desperate need of a good man.