It appears we've angered the blog gods. Maybe we got too cute, but we've lost the bells and whistles and got demoted to just plain blog.

Rena and I are still here and doing well. I'm wrapping up some repair station matters with the FAA this week that I don't want to have to deal with next year. Rena is focused on planning a reception for her parents in Pennsylvania on December 29th. It seems like there's something else big going on this week that involves the grandkids. Oh, I'll remember what it is later.

Merry Christmas!

Christmas Must Be Coming

The grand kids gave us a little "nudge" and offered to help put the Christmas tree together this evening. In their eyes Grandma and Grandpa were a little slow in getting in getting into the Christmas spirit. They were good helpers.

Off to a good start.

Someone needs a lift.

A job well done!

Thanksgiving 2009

Thanksgiving in Kentucky is always a very special time. Most of Dwight's family and their familes usually end up at his parent's home in Bowling Green. Since pictures are worth more than a thousand words, they will explain the good time we had.

The siblings "ham it up"

A computer each to play on!

The fun job of peeling potatoes :(

Cameras out everyone!

Dad surrounded by four of his granddaughters

The flower didn't want to quit.

There are two clusters of Shasta Daisies in Rens'a flower beds. Over the past month frosts have killed all the flowers except the daisy plant next to the house. Even though all the flowers around the daisy were gone this solitary bloom was left. I've heard of the last rose of summer; well, this is the last daisy of fall--plucked on November 21st for my sweetheart.

Breakfast at a Fire Station

It is not often we eat Saturday morning breakfast at a fire station. We were invited to the neighboring community of Conesville to eat breakfast and share about MMS at the Conesville Fire Station. It turns out that not all attending were firemen. This is a group of believers from the churches in Conesville and neighboring New Moscow, who get together monthly on a Saturday morning for breakfast and a time of worship. Following a delicious breakfast, we sang hymns and listened to several who shared special music and readings. Dwight was the invited speaker and was happy to share about MMS. What a precious group of people these were.

The MMS power point was projected on to the wall

Friday the 13th and Today

Yesterday, being mid-November and a Friday the 13th, was not at all according to conventional expectations. First of all, it was a gorgeous day with clear skies that reached 70°F, which is not too common this time of year. Secondly, the superstition about Friday the 13th proved to be a dud (as I expected).

The workday began with a visit by Lee Smoll. Lee is the president of the Missionary Aviation Support Association of Oshkosh, Wisconsin. Volunteers recruited by MASA house and feed mission aviation attendees at Experimental Aircraft Association's AirVenture held each year in Oshkosh. Lee and all the folks of MASA make it possible for many mission aviation organizations to represent themselves at AirVenture. It was a pleasure to show Lee around the MMS facility.
It was such a nice day the fellows opened the hangar doors to enjoy the fresh air and the natural light.

A number of pilots were out taking advantage of the nice day. This open cockpit Boeing Stearman was recently bought by a local businessman and is based here on the Coshocton County airport.
After my MMS workday ended, I stayed to make some progress on the restoration of my little Ford pickup truck. Today was another beautiful day and I continued the truck work before coming home to dispose of some fallen leaves in the yard.