Birthday celebration

Today our whole office staff was together for staff meeting, then we walked down to the Longfellow Grill for a delicious lunch. We were celebrating Jim's birthday (the superintendent of our conference). It was a lovely day, but unfortunately they didn't have the chairs and tables set up outside for outdoor seating.

Back at work, things were busy. Tomorrow the Annual Meeting starts, and the phones were ringing with last minute questions and reservations. Name tags had to be assembled and other data collected. I'll be in the office alone for the next couple of days during the meetings--it should be quiet, so I'm planning on getting caught up on stuff and also preparing for the next newsletter.

At home I had a roast I was planning to serve Tim and his crew, but Terry was sick, Judd didn't work today and Christian was meeting a friend. Christina and boyfriend Pete were here when I got home from work, but then they left. Tim called Luke, so Tim and I enjoyed dinner with Luke and Mark, our boys. Just like in the olden days. We ate up all the food, so I guess it wasn't too bad (I didn't get the salad out that I had planned to serve the larger group.)

Tim fixed our Tivo so I'm happy we can still "tape" our favorite shows. He also fixed our dishwasher--some screws had come loose so he put in some new ones to keep everything in place.

It's a lovely evening--a bit cloudy, but we really need the rain. I love it when it rains at night and then the days are sunny. Nicole (my office co-worker) said she tells her three-year old son that the thunder is Jesus talking to him. Wish I had thought of that when the kids were little. Because, it really is true. He speaks to us through creation.

Right now the creation in my house is barking his head off so I better see what's up.

Till next time,


Suzi