This was a fun month, with lots of unique happenings. Which being interpreted is, this update might actually be interesting, and there are pictures!
On September
24, I had two big events, both really fun, and one very rewarding. In the
morning, our barbershop chorus competed in our annual convention. It was
a lot of fun, but we didn’t do well at all, since a lot of our chorus forgot
the words to one of our songs. It came out very muddled because of that,
and our scores reflected it. So, it was fun, but not rewarding.
But then, in
the afternoon, my family and I got to have an early supper with my Uncle Erle
and cousin Wayne. They live in western Washington state, and I hadn’t
seen them in several years. My uncle was here for a reunion at Roberts
Wesleyan, and he very kindly made sure that we could get together. My
dad’s cousin, Priscilla, lives in the area, and she got a hold of me, and we
made all the arrangements to get together at a local restaurant. I also
met a good friend of my cousin’s, Wendell. He and Wayne had met doing a
men’s ministry together, so it was cool to make a new friend. So that was
fun AND rewarding!
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| Wayne and Greg |
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| An old picture Wayne gave me of my dad (seated) with his sisters, Grace (Wayne's mom), Bev, and Sharon |
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| Our group at our table. We also used the table to the right for the rest of my local kids and their families who were there |
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| Uncle Erle and Greg |
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| Uncle Erle, Greg, and my dad's cousin, Priscilla |
As I’m sure you
all remember (I need a sarcasm font), I mentioned back in May that we had three
grandchildren on the way. The third of those three, our 15th grandchild,
arrived on September 26: Dorothy Louise Matthews was born to Cai and
Amy. Krista, Jem, and I are going to Louisville, Kentucky, where they
live, next week to meet her and visit with Cai, Amy, and Zach. I’m really
looking forward to that!
Levi’s soccer
season is over now. They made it to the championship game again this year
against the same team that beat them 7-0 last year. This year they
unfortunately lost again, but this time it was 2-1, so they were much
improved. Levi played really well all year and was recognized by his
team by them electing him as a captain. I really enjoyed watching as many
games as I could get to!
Finally, our
local family has made it a tradition these last few years to go to a local farm
in October to enjoy fall activities and get our pumpkins. We did that
again this year, and we all enjoyed the hayride, pumpkin patch, corn cannon,
barrel train, bouncy pillow, and corn maze.
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| Pumpkin patch |
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| Hayride |
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| Our pumpkins on our front porch |
Oh, and GO BILLS!
