July 21, 2024
Kyle & Amy’s
908 9th Ave SE
Cascade, IA 52033
Golfing tee time TBA
Come anytime after 11AM to the house
Meal Prayer @ noon
Potluck… bring a dish to pass
Volleyball net will be up
Cards & chips will be on the table
BYOB or other beverage
More later.
8⁰F WSW17mph SR0659 SS1735
Morning Offering given
Village quiet
Coffee good
Feast Day of… St. Fintan
Intermitent fasting… 1795 fasting hrs = 18 weeks = 20#s lost; 7wks left on my 25 wk challenge. Seems like a small weight loss, way too much water, and not enough movement.
Cpap… I’m still wearing it, but I still hate it. Have managed to use it daily for 4-6 hrs. It is working in regards to lessening events.
African Popes… Victor I (189-199AD), Miltiades (311-314AD), and Gelasius I (492-496AD) all 3 have been declared saints.
Lenten Action… consider the virtues listed in 1 Timothy 6:11. (Righteousness, Godliness, Faith, Love, Endurance, and Gentleness) Ask yourself how you might increase your practice of them.
Know you are prayed for.
18°F clouds NW15mph SR0700 SS1734
Morning Offering given
Village quiet
Coffee good
Our sympathy goes out to the family of EM who passed away on the 12th from heart failure. May he rest in peace.
Today is a fast day.
This Lenten season we are doing the devotional called Lent & Easter, Wisdom from GK Chesterton. It is proving to be thought-provoking. As I look back on our child-raising years we had always made it important to pray a family rosary together. I have memories of all the children in pj’s in the early morning before school gathering to pray as a family. I cherish those moments. I hope they do too.
1778 hrs of intermittent fasting, still slowly losing, the loose skin is driving me crazy. Still have issues drinking enough water vs living in the bathroom. Still not getting all the steps in but doing what I can. This is not a bad way to lose weight, it is just slow. Which I guess is how I put it on so perhaps a good way to take it off.
Need to take the library book back and get another. Drop off the mail while out and about. Pack for leg 3 of the great adventure.
Know you are prayed for.
30°F cloudy NW15mph SR0702 SS1732
Morning Offering given
Village peaceful and covered with new-fallen snow
Coffee good
Made it home by 2 yesterday afternoon. Unloaded the car, and started the laundry. The man headed to Clucker’s to have the car checked. That fan noise that sounded like a jet taking off had stopped yesterday morning but the vehicle still needs to be checked out today before we head to the next leg of our vacation weather permitting. Would hate to break down in South Dakota.
This trip has brought to the forefront the need for communication in marriage. We will celebrate 50 years soon. During those years at points (although married) we seemed to be single in thought and direction. As we walked down memory lane on this leg of the trip we realized what fun we had together and remembered those important turning points in our relationship with each other. Work and children seemed to place us in different times and spaces. My advice this morning is to keep couple-time every day, even if only 5 minutes go over the day with each other, and iron out any issues that reared a prickly head. Take a moment to see the world through your spouse’s eyes as well as your own.
So very grateful no family was injured in yesterday’s shooting in KC. This brings to mind a road sign seen in Buchanan Co that said… “Have you found Jesus yet? I am waiting for you.”
The car needs washing again… that will happen late afternoon on our way west. Meanwhile, a good vacuum doesn’t hurt anything.
Know you are prayed for.
2017 Ford Expedition
The voice is totally and completely nerve-wrecking… finger nails on a blackboard nerve wrecking.
No where close to getting placement right on the map. No, I refuse to pay for a one-time update of $150 with no guarantee that her voice will be human instead of a screaming banshee.
One also has no guarantee of the advance notice of a turn. Currently she gives about 10 seconds which we all know isn’t enough time to come off the on ramp cross 8 lanes of 70mph traffic at rush hour in Dallas to take the left ramp down to the next road.
Google maps on a cell phone with one intermittent bar is 100% better than Ford Sync3.
However, when you call the 800#, ask for Paris… she works, and her voice would be awesome to hear on a GPS.
Ford… get it together on the GPS.
Super 8, Osceola, IA, nice hot shower, catching up on journal entries.
Quick stop in Dike, havent been here in at least 25 yrs. Still a very clean, tidy, well kept little town.
Dropped off a few things and picked up a few things in Hopkinton at K’s. Poppy didnt even bark.
Today, we headed home to drop 🚗 at Cluckers… aux fans running at jet speed. Nothing else seems wrong.
Fan update… no longer running at high speed. Not a clue.
Note gas in Cashton cheapest we found between here and Texas.
While we wait, laundry and mail catch up.
Hope to start Vacation Leg #3 on Friday.
28°F clouds SSE14mph SR0711 SS1748
Morning Offering given
Osceola has the hum of traffic from the interstate
Still chuckling to myself over last night’s visit with J&D could have been there lots longer but the patrons were sort of looking at us and shaking their heads. Perhaps we laughed too loud.
Ash Wednesday… abstain from meat… keep your eyes on your own paper. Tx you for that one Mary C.
Valentine Day… in the modern world it is for lovers, it wasn’t always. Check out the article at thepioneerwoman.com along with other fun Valentine Day things. Wikipedia also has a good history on it.
Off on the next drive
Know you are prayed for
Our morning began in Dallas with an awesome breakfast at Rafe & Rachel’s.
Next, stop Tulsa to meet Sessi and give hugs.
We made our way to KC, where we met Joe & Donna at Whataburger. Fun time catching up and laughing so hard. I’m certain the staff thought we’d escaped from somewhere
Finally landed in Osceola for some sleep.
It was a good day.
35⁰F SSW10MPH SR0714 SS1811
Morning Offering given
Lewiston quiet.
Good Sleep
Excellent dinner and conversation last evening with R&R, J. Ŵe head north this morning.
Know you are prayed for.
Woke around 1 AM hurling sick and freezing cold. The man is not.
Goodbyes to D&B.
Ambulance run in Floresville. Nice looking unit for a small town. While we are here, we’ll check out a fan noise that’s an on and off thing.
Gonzales, Tx
Lunch Bryan ,Tx with old friends and a quick stroll thru President Bush’s Library. Fascinating place.
Then, off to Dallas will spend the night with Rafe&Rachel.
Arrived, had dinner with Rafe, Rachel, and James. Very tasty crock pot roadtbeef dinner, salad, and an awesome bar for dessert.
