The highlight of the weekend was the going-away potluck at Jim and Joann Waldo’s house that our Sunday morning meeting gave us. Most of the Ramsdell meeting showed up, too. We had a super time just talking to people. Cal Harper told us some surprising stories about his time in India, Burma, and Southeast China as a Secret Service officer for the Airforce.
We spent Saturday morning working on the lawn. We spread barkdust and buried a drainage pipe. There are really only two more things we want to do before we move and a third only if we have to, to sell the house. We have to finish the patio and get the drainage pipe extended through the curb. We have decided not to build a fence unless it is absolutely requried to make the sale.
Thomas, Stacy, and Seth Pedginski came over for dinner after the potluck last night and stayed until 10:00 PM. We really enjoyed having them. Tom told us how he prepares hamburger meat into patties to cook on the grill. We tried it and our hamburgers came out way better than normal. Kelly and Christian took Seth over to the neighbor’s house to swim and jump on the trampoline. After that, they all kept busy up stairs in the bonus room. It is great that we always have spiritual discussions with Tom and Stacy when we get together. We kind of expect to see them back up in Alaska after they do not have so much responsibility for Stacy’s mother, Mona.
I did a really lousy job with my eating this weekend. I am back up to 192 lbs. If I keep my intake down a little today, mow the lawn, and then do my normal Nordic Track workout, maybe I will get back down to 190. Discipline is everything when it comes to weight loss!