Saturday, May 28, 2011

This morning, Joe went visiting.  He got to lead a young lady to the Lord.  She has visited the church a couple times.  

The sun was shining when I started the laundry.  By the time the load finished, the clouds had moved in.  I put the first load on the line but had to go retrieve it when the rain started.  Joe has tried to call the appliance man to come look at the dryer, but he hasn't gotten in touch with him yet.

Joe told the kids yesterday that a surprise was coming today.  When we bought cat food at the store yesterday, they knew what the surprise was.  Joe is allergic to cats, but he wants a cat for the porch to cut down on the scorpion population.  A couple mornings ago, there was a two-inch scorpion in the kitchen sink; a gecko was visiting him.  We have killed several scorpions in the house recently.  

The kids were so excited about the kitten.  Gilbert didn't go up to the Luthers' house this morning because he was waiting for the kitten to come.  Danny and Bonnie both headed up the trail.  It started sprinkling on their way up.  Bonnie came back home, but Danny went on up.

Joe brought the kitten home when he came home from visiting.  The kids were so excited.  They all took turns holding it.  We had to get food and water for it right away.  They thought that it needed a blanket, but Daddy said it would be okay without one.  After lunch, they asked if they could take their nap out on the porch with the kitten.  Gilbert said, "Dad, there are two nice boxes out there.  Bonnie can have one, and Danny and I will share the other one."  The answer was No, of course.  After naps, Gilbert's eyes were swollen and red.  He is allergic to cats too!  We gave him some Benadryl.  Joe said that we would have to give the cat a bath to see if that helps with Gilbert's allergies.  The next problem was that we could not find the kitten anywhere.  We searched high and low for it.  We even checked inside the house – under the couch, inside the couch, etc., but no kitten!  A couple hours later, the kitten was back inside the box!  We don't know where she went; I guess she needed to explore.

The kids just went back outside to check on the kitten before they go to bed.  The kitten is awake and in the box; all is well.

This evening, I found a recipe for crockpot barbecued chicken.  I got everything ready for that tonight so that I can put it in the crockpot in the morning.  I am excited about using my crockpot for the first time!  One of my friends in Texas gave it to me while we were in the States last year.

A demain,

Joe, Laura, Gilbert, Danny, and Bonnie