Friday, August 26, 2011

This morning, we headed into town to get some grocery shopping done.  Mack Siekbert rode into town with us.  Kristine went too.  

We stopped at the seamstress' shop on the way.  She was not in today and won't be back to work until Tuesday.  I was hoping to get my skirt fixed to wear it on Sunday.  Oh well!

It was time to do our bulk shopping as well as normal grocery shopping.  So, we divided and conquered.  Kristine went to the vegetable market.  Joe and Mack got the bulk flour, sugar, powdered milk, and chicken.  The kids and I went into You-84, a little hole-in-the-wall type store that has some things at a cheaper price than we can get at the nicer grocery store.  We all met back at the vehicle and then went to Garden Mart from there.  We also stopped to get one of the new lights that we bought a couple months ago repaired.  We got back home about 1:20.  We ate lunch and then worked on putting our purchases away.

At 3:00, we went to a wake for the sister of a man in our church.  She died a few weeks ago, but the funeral is this weekend.  They have a wake on Friday night, the funeral service on Saturday morning, and a thanksgiving service on Sunday.  Evans' family is not saved, but they have always been supportive of him in the things that he has done – graduating from Bible college, ordination, etc.  We had explained to the kids that the people might be listening to bad music and drinking beer but that we should not say anything and just be good examples.  The kids did good.  The speakers were pointed right at us with music blaring.  The boys started to plug their ears, but they refrained after a look from Dad.  We all filed by the family and shook their hands.  Then, they got seats for all of us to sit down.  Then, the whole family walked past our two rows of people and shook all of our hands.  An elderly lady was poking and pulling at Bonnie.  Bonnie came to my lap to be rescued.  The same elderly lady was dancing to the music.  After we sat there a few minutes, they gave us permission to leave.  I have never been to a wake before; so, it was very interesting.  The wake will last all night, but they were pleased that we made an appearance.

We got back home about 4:00.  Jackie and the kids stayed at our house while Joe and Mack went to make a visit.  Jackie and Naomi helped in the kitchen.  Jackie did dishes and helped me with supper preparations.  Kristine and Naomi worked on dividing up the bulk purchases.  We ended up with flour everywhere.  The kids have been "skating" around the house all evening.  Joe and Mack got back about 5:30, and the Siekberts went home.

Brother Davis and Brother Barrow arrived about 6:30.  The kids were so excited about having company.  During supper, Bonnie said, "When I'm not here, you can be the boss, Brother Davis."  Bonnie was sitting next to Brother Barrow during supper and decided that he was her "best friend."  By the end of the meal, she even told him that he could be the boss.  

I put the kids to bed about 8:30 since we did not have time for naps today.  They all went right to sleep.  Joe took Brother Davis and Brother Barrow up the hill about 9:30.  They had a good trip in, but they were tired.  They arrived in Accra at 11:00 this morning and then rode from Accra to Takoradi.  

A demain,

Joe, Laura, Gilbert, Danny, and Bonnie