Day 27
Remember
The pastor and his wife are our biking buddies. We knew the forecast for today was supposed to be fairly warm, so we decided to get together and ride to eat out. The pastor and I also needed to work on some of our accounts to set them up to receive direct payment from the bank, so we worked on that before we went to eat. The bike was so dirty from just sitting that we cleaned it up a bit first. We left the house around 12:10 to drive to their house. Pastor and I worked about an hour. But we soon realized with it being the weekend, not much could be done. So he will take care of it come Monday. We left their house around 2:30 to go eat.
We were going to Lexington to eat barbecue but the restaurant was closed. So we ended up at a steak house. Mark and I had eaten there before. A little pricey, but really good food! While eating, we talked about the rockers we had ordered several months ago and decided to stop by and talk to the guy who was going to contact his Mennonite friends to let them know we wanted rockers. He has Lyme and other diseases that affect his memory. He didn’t remember to order the chairs for us. So he had us leave the information with his wife so she could take care of ordering them for us. This couple live on a farm and they used to host events for people to come and visit the farm and see the animals. They haven’t done it in a couple of years because of his sickness. They also take in animals that are getting ready to die, but they rescue them and work to heal them. 12/27/25
Credits:
WaterColor Template Album No 2 by Anna Aspnes
APP Spindrift by Anna Aspnes
Spindrift WA Clusters No 1 by Anna Aspnes
Elfin Magic 2 Kit by Art Addicts (wolf, weeds, fence)
Snowbound Kit by Art Addicts (sheep, donkey)
Day 28
Paperwork
Today was cold and rainy all day! It was the total opposite of yesterday. The kind of day to curl up on the couch with a warm afghan, a cup of hot chocolate and a good book. But we couldn't do that, at least not until we got back from church.
The pastor preached a great message today! One of those messages that are so inspiring and remind those of us who are saved how truly blessed we are to have been chosen to share in His great salvation! I didn't want him to stop!
After we dropped Dorothy off we went to CVS for Mark's Ozempic prescription and picked up McDonald's for lunch. We always eat the fries first because we don't like them cold. Then Mark ate his quarter pounder after we got home and got settled on the couch to watch football, but I didn't eat my crispy chicken sandwich until 3.
This being the last Sunday of the year, I counted the offering, recorded the amount given by each person and closed out the books for the year. Then I fixed up letters of the tithe total each person gave for the year. Made a letter of how much we paid the cleaning lady and the pastor for the year. Then I gathered all of the paid bills and paperwork for the year and put it in an envelope to store at church. Lastly, I sent the monthly checks for January to the missionaries we support. It took me all afternoon, but I got it done and put some of the letters in the mailbox. The others I will hand to the people at church this Wednesday and next Sunday.
The last thing I did was make a grocery order for pickup in the morning and played a game on my phone before going to bed when Mark went. But after lying there for an hour, I got back up and sat in my recliner to play on my phone until I got really ready for bed around 1. 12/28/25
Day 29
Rainy Days and Mondays
It started out as another cold, rainy and dreary day. The temps were in the 50s but the rain and drizzle made it feel much colder. I left the house a little after 9 to make the church deposit and pick up the groceries I had ordered last night. I need to try and remember to NOT order groceries for pickup on a Monday! I don’t think the stockers work on the weekends because items I order are lots of times “unavailable”! Out of the 11 items I ordered, 3 of them were unavailable! Since I didn’t have to have these items today, I decided to let it go for a couple of days. I will probably need some more things in a couple of days and I will try again at that time!
I felt bad for these guys having to work in the rain today!
Mark wanted to go to lunch today, but I was not up to it. My stomach was feeling off and I must have twisted wrong in bed because my back has a kink in it today! So I opted to just hang out at the house with the heating pad and asked for a raincheck!
Well, the rain seems to have moved out of the area for now. The sky is much prettier. But it didn’t warm up much and the temp will begin to drop again soon! Rainy days and Mondays....I think there should be a song about that! ;) 12/29/25
Credits for Days 28 and 29:
WaterColor Template Album No 2 by Anna Aspnes
ArtPlay Melancholy Collection by Anna Aspnes
RainDrops No 1 by Anna Aspnes
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