Happenings

Ok, for all of you dear friends of mine that keep asking why I'm not posting....here is the latest of happenings in our little world.

Last week I drove to Ohio to surprise Brian, Stacey and the girls. I've not seen them since Christmas and was feeling the need to visit. So I loaded E and B into the car and off we went. Got out there at 11:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Everything was dark and I was thinking I was probably gonna end up shot so I called Stacey. It was so funny to see the look on her face through the door when I told her someone was standing in her driveway!!! And then she cried! Poor girl. Probably added a few years to her life. We had a nice visit of sitting around doing nothing, drinking coffee and just being crazy. Was able to watch my neice, Peyton, play volleyball and win!! Way to go girl! She also won her tournament on Saturday. I'm so proud of her. I left their house at 12:30 p.m. on Saturday. Traveled to a place in W. VA to meet my parents in law for lunch and then started home. Needless to say...it was an ordeal and a half. Oh my! I was about 5 miles from my turn off to get onto 220....it was 6:20 p.m. next thing I know all three lanes of traffic comes to a screeching halt. For the next two hours we sat there not moving. I mean not even CREEPING! I was thanking the Lord for my cell phone as I texted people and called people!! Some of the folks sitting there weren't smart enough to turn off their vehicles like allot of us did and they ran outa gas. Bia slept through the whole thing and E watched DVD's nonstop even though he increasingly told me, "I so totally have to pee!" :-)

After what seemed like an eternity, talking to everyone that walked past my car and scrooching around like I had ants in my pants....we got moving. Ended up that there was an accident that involved diesel fuel on the road everywhere and three vehicles that I actually saw. I am thankful that we were not involved.

About 20 miles down the road I get into a snow storm. Not just flurry here and there...I mean a storm. It was snowing so hard that two snow plows were out literally plowing the roads!!! I was at that point totally overcome with delirious humor and couldn't stop laughing. I thought it totally funny that there it was, October 19th, and it was snowing so hard we could only drive 40 mph due to lack of visibility!!! I don't remember ever seeing snow like that in October. I can only hope that it happens like that in December so we can enjoy a white Christmas.

Anyway...my 7 hour trip turned into an 11 and 1/2 hour ordeal! I was never more thankful to pull into our town and fall outa the car. I didn't even look back!

Last nite I left the house not long before 9 p.m. to go get groceries for revival this week. I noticed a cop car up a couple parking spots and he was hollering at someone to NOT go into the house until he got there. I thought it odd and went on my way. Next thing I know Troll is calling me and saying that our neighbor was found dead in his house. Wow! He said there were cops everywhere...the man's sister was outside screaming...etc. I was a bit nervous and wondered if I should go home. But he told me to go ahead and do my shopping. We've not heard anything about what happened but evidently he'd been dead for quite awhile. We were trying to think when it was we'd just talked to him and it hit me last nite that while we were packing up the car for my trip he had been walking down the other side of the road and hollered out to us about how we were doing and how he was trying to get the roof done on his house. It's sad. I don't know what the details are surrounding his death but it was a little unsettling.

So needless to say....our lives have been rather exciting. And of course...busy as ever. Tonight we start revival with Dr. and Mrs. Scott. Eth and Bia sound like they are coming down with massive colds as they sound allot like a great dane barking. Hopefully they keep ok so that I can make it to the services.

Anyway, there you have it. Our lives in a brief nutshell. And for those of you that want a laugh (mind you...you need a sense of humor for this so if you don't have one...DON'T ASK!) ask Troll about donut holes and twinkies!!! Especially you, Sis. Zechman! LOL!!!