Sunday

Wow this morning was the coldest yet with temps near 20 degrees, frost and ice everywhere. All of the plants and flowers are history for this year, yet by afternoon it had once again moderated to a nice 44 degrees with lots of sunshine and blue skies. We were having our 7 th annual homecoming luncheon after worship at Cornerstone so Nancy was busy putting together the Mexican rice casserole and cheese cake. We headed out around 9:30 as there was ice all over the roof and hood of the truck. BRRR!!!

We had a nice crowd and there was tons of food. There were lots of handshakes, hugs and a few tears as we bid farewell to this loving group of believers. We will certainly miss them and except for family in Florida we might think twice about leaving here; but be as we do this is one great group of folks and we are counting the days until we return. They certainly have made us feel welcomed and loved.

After the luncheon we stopped by our dear friends the Daltons and picked up the frozen deer meat Andy and Caleb processed for us last evening, Yikes are we gonna have some great eatin' this winter. They also loaded us up with some trout and a dozen of their home grown fresh eggs and a fresh home made Christmas wreath. Thanks again too the Dalton Family for your generosity and friendship.

After getting back to the cabin it had warmed up to the high 40's so we wanted to get once last walk in this year to the top and we started out. We saw no one else but Zeke the Brownings dog so he walked with and was having a grand time. He strode right on past our cutoff and headed back to his home as we came to the back trail that runs down to the cabin. Nancy decided she wanted one more golf cart ride so we headed over to our "mountain moms" cabin for a visit on the golf cart. It was a little chilly but a nice ride. We forgot to bring the leftover pumpkin pie with us so she came back to our place for a brief visit and to get the pie.

After Helen left, neighbor Gerald and his brother-in-law came by for a short visit as they are preparing for a big deer hunt the next couple days. Its great to know he will harvest a few of these "garden munchers" and keep an eye on our place as well. Daughter Amy called as well as sister Dee. I burned the last of the paper trash then loaded the truck except for the coolers and whats in the refrigerator. Its a 3:30 wake up and hopefully a 5 AM departure after draining the pipes and pouring anti-freeze in all the commodes, traps and bathtub.

Well we will be away from this keyboard for a day or so as we travel back to Florida. Here are a couple pics taken today. LATER