With a new home in Eugene, Oregon, Jana and Paul's kids decided they would rather move in with us in Ashland! Payton came first and we swapped her for Derrick a week later. However we couldn't work in Brady, so he's next on the list! Payton had a full schedule: She helped her Aunt Lori prepare 24 dozen ears of fresh corn for the freezer - picked peaches and helped grandma make freezer jam - talked me into learning how to drive a strait stick pick-up - and helped our church get ready for the annual rummage sale! The most tense was letting her drive our truck around a huge empty parking lot! which wasn't any too big! We made it with lots of stalls and starts and a little panic at times, remember those dazes?
We traded for Derrick in Roseburg and headed back to Ashland for another exciting week! He was content to place Goof Troop on our old Super Nintendo then migrate to my computer for more video games. He had strict instructions not to explore or change any settings! He did great and followed instructions! Then two afternoons he joined his friends, Jaz and Aiden for lots of laughter and frolicking fun. They even had difficulty getting thru a Crickity Croakity story as I tried to show them on their back just what was happening. We hate to admit it, but our Creator God knew that at our age we had no business starting a family! God sure makes a lot of sense when you consider how we are fearfully and wonderfully made, the great beauty that surrounds us and that this God even allows us to participate in the creation process! And we're thankful that our kids have provided loving homes for our grand kids! (Click on photos to enlarge)
