Good Morning

Well here it is another Tuesday and I'm finishing up the wash. The sun is shining for a change. It was snowing just an hour ago. Last night was the Israel trip get-together. It was fun to see everybody again. We looked at each others pictures and that was fun too. Audrey Balmer had pictures of a lot of the people asleep on the plane. Dad and I were real winners!! We both had our mouths hanging open and looked stupid!!

Yesterday a new refrigerator arrived. It fits real nicely but I'm not used to its look just yet. I haven't put all the stuff up on it and the big white sort of jumps out at you. I had to work to get all the stuff into it but I think I will manage. Dad and I haven't gotten used to the noise it makes. It came with a whole list of noises that the refrig might make but they are normal. That is a bit scary - how is one to know if you have a real problem.

Yesterday morning we did have a real problem. Before Philip left for school while we were in the kitchen, I said that my mouth feels like sulpher. Philip went down to the furnace and noticed that the water was above 180 degrees and he couldn't shut the furnace off. We got Dad in and he noticed that the cellar was filling up with smoke and the stovepipe was apart. We pushed things back together and aired out the house. Dad said it was a good thing that that didn't happen while we were asleep - or maybe we wouldn't have gotten awake. GREAT!!!

On another matter, when the family was together on Sunday night I found out that Michael Landis would like to go to college and is thinking about Grove City for political science. Go figure!! Anna Landis is considering college for home economics for the purpose of teaching women overseas. She doesn't know where to start looking.

Aunt Joann's mother died on Sunday night and we have another funeral this Thursday. Joann was battling a bad cold and didn't stay long at the party. I made a Texas sheet cake for the Martin thing and proceeded to carmalize the icing in the oven and start a fire all at the same time. I was contemplating the Widders family because I had seen Jim Widders at Aunt Ruth's funeral and we talked a bit. I knew I should have set the timer!! You see we aren't bored - I think that is an impossibility for us!!! LOTS OF LOVE