Today we got an unexpected reprieve from doing chores. It is pouring down rain outside. So, being that we had to play inside, we just sat back in our recliners sipping tea and coffee and reading in our Nooks.
A while back we had purchased the e-reader edition of the Chronological New Living Translation Bible. It’ not necessarily the best translation for studying, however, it is very “readable” and reads more like a story than some other translations plus it puts events in a chronological order. For example, while reading through the book of Acts it brings other books into the historical timeline so that by the time you get to the end of the book of Acts, you’ve read most of the rest of the New Testament right up to Revelation. For studying, both Judy and I prefer the New American Standard Bible.
Anywhoo, we can download books from our Public Library onto our Nooks as well. I enjoy John Grisham novels, but we’ve discovered a Christian author, Robert Whitlow, who also writes legal novels. We both like books that stay away from profanity, explicit sex scenes, and blood and guts. Judy likes Debbie Macomber books and even I read through the Cedar Cove series. Another good author is Jan Karon with the Mitford series. Also, a fun series is the “Cat Who” books by Lilian Jackson Braun. Even as we travel, we enjoy taking time to read; especially if we can find a nice quiet beach somewhere to plant our lawn chairs (Belfast City Park, here we come) and sit a spell.
The next three days will be a hustle-bustle of activity around the Patterson household. Things need to be put into “travel mode”. Other than an oil change, most of the “stuff” on the “Ol’ Ta Do List” has been crossed off. The wax on / wax off is just about finished; just the top half of the front cap needs to be done. In order to do that, I have to put the step ladder in the bed of the truck and back up to the rig. It will be about an hour’s worth of work and then we can cross that off the list as well.
We can’t wait to see the munchkins once again – It’s all about grandkids, ya know. Family is our main reason for traveling this summer. We’ll do a little sight seeing along the way, but this year it’s going to be mainly visiting. We plan to be back to the Plantation by the end of August or the first of September, but who knows. We’ve been known to change our plans on a whim and do something entirely different. All our plans are carved in Jell-O.
One of the main reasons for being back at Rainbow Plantation is to get Judy’s shed converted over to a quilting studio. Also, I want to enclose the “lean to” making it into a sunroom so I can leave my painting “stuff” set up. Plus, it will be a nice place to spend time with the Lord in the early morning. We’ve ordered a couple of bathtubs for the backyard so we can sit in them and watch the sunset (we’ll only spend about three hours, or so, in them because I don’t want to seek immediate medical attention for anything lasting more than four hours).
I guess the main purpose of this entry is to get back into the habit of posting blog entries. We used to post something everyday, then it was a couple times a week, then once or twice a month, and then nothing. So, anyway, we are about to embark on a summer trip so watch for us as we are Wandering America. We’re coming soon to a neighborhood near you.
May the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you. (I Thessalonians 5:28)
Two bathtubs huh! Those implants must be working.
ReplyDeleteThose two bathtubs sound interesting. If they fit in the storage area of the 5ver, you can take with and put them on the beach to watch the sunrise. ;-) Sounds like Mike and Peggy need to do a little more talking to get you two to put South Dakota on your itinerary. ;-)
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