CATCHING UP

Nancy is healing rapidly and decided to come to Halsell Hill for this weekend. We came home Thursday afternoon and stopped to eat lunch at New York Hill where we first met eleven months ago. Friday we made a trip to Abilene to restock my fridge. We ate lunch at Cypress Street restaurant and then visited Texas Star where I bought Elmer Kelton's last book. I had a recall notice on my Avalon in the mail. I called to schedule a repair but their computer was not working and was promised that they would call me, but haven't heard from them.

Sunday I taught Sunday School where we read the Chronicles version of David bringing the ark to Jerusalem and his wife watching him dancing in front of the parade and didn't approve. Then we read about Satan leading David to ask for a census that was abhorrent to God. And the punishment was pretty bad. We are moving right along in our study. I also had to substitute as Worship Leader and helped serve communion.

I have been disappointed with my wildlife. I think while I spent all week helping Nancy my song birds decided I wasn't taking care of them. Although there was plenty of food, there was no water in the bird baths. I have always had lots of cardinals in the back yard until now and there are none. Today we saw a few chickadees, tit mouse and a goldfinch. Maybe they will come back but they aren't eating the bird feed in the feeders like they have for years. The deer are not coming in. I blame that on the hunting ranches on both sides of me providing a lot more feed although I have fed all year long. We did see a doe cross the road near the Halsell House Sunday morning when we went to church. But they haven't come up to the house like they used to. I have seen no turkeys and no swallows. The hummingbirds are gone and I have taken down their feeders.

This morning I went to the Library board meeting. Tomorrow I will get back to my job as president of Kiwanis and then we will go back to Nancy's.