Whoa!

Finally, a moment to sit still and think! The last few days have been a swirl of activity (so what makes that any different from your life, right?) We are almost to 0 on the countdown for our trip to Jamestown. The Lord willing -- and the laundry gets done (see below), we leave tomorrow morning, or sometime.

I told Danny I got hornswoggled emotionally into helping sew costumes for grandchildren. Oh, what fun! But oh, what a time-eater! The last girls' costume I was helping with was finished this morning. The boys' are not finished. I will take my sewing machine, and we will have fun! Katie and I will be doing our creative, short-cut thing and gluing stuff together, where we can.

Then, the man supplying our new sound equipment for the Country Cousins called yesterday and said he was bringing it out last night. Well, we have waited a good while for it, but had given up hope for being able to do a CD for my elderly relatives in Charlotte NC. We have been promising a long time, but were just sure we would have to say "sorry" again, since everyone was exhausted and busy. But we decided to put in a good effort anyway, and last night we recorded 9 bluegrass/gospel pieces live. No mixing, no separate tracks, not much professionalism, not finished until about 2:00 a.m. but -- it sounds good! We're calling it "Country Cousins -- in the Rough". Since we don't have copyright clearances yet, we aren't producing enough to sell, but just a few to give away.

Then while we were in the middle of recording, the cows got into pump house area, stepped on PVC, and we were without water until late this evening. So, no laundry for packing and no dishes or showers! Well, thank God, it is fixed now.

Today, Danny, son-in-law Chris, grandboy CJ and I went to Kissimmee to pick up the RV we are renting for the trip. It is a large one (Class A I guess), but truckdriver Chris gave Danny thumbs up on his handling skills, so I am looking forward to a comfortable, though gas-guzzling, trip. With the Lord's help, we will be in Charlotte NC on Saturday evening to visit with my father's remaining brother and sisters. They love to see the children, so we hope to be a blessing to them.

Then -- on to Jamestown! We hope to arrive on Sunday afternoon and get settled before the excitement starts Monday. Beth's family especially wants to get rested up because their exciting adventure, hunting for 400 buried gold coins, starts Tuesday morning. This promises to be quite a memorable trip! I plan to take the laptop, so hopefully we can keep in touch. We ask your prayers for traveling mercies and a special family time.

Thank you, Lord, for golden opportunities to fellowship, bless others, and learn great things!