Visit Home

What a great weekend we just had in Phenix City. I took off work Friday so we would be sure and have plenty of visit time since so many activities were planned and Nate was in town. Thanks again to my baby sister and hubby Mark for letting us stay with them. We spent Friday visiting with the girls who just turned 5 this past Tuesday and enjoyed shopping time with them. Visited with the boys when they got home from school (they have been attending Veritas Academy at Lakewood Baptist Church). My Mom and Dad took us out to dinner at Cracker Barrel that night. On Saturday we went over to Columbus to visit Barron's cousins, Tiny and Jackie Latham, had lunch together at Country's Bar-B-Q and ended up with some dwarf liriope for our yard! Had a great time at the girl's birthday party (hard to believe how fast the past 5 years have gone) and then hurried over to Lakewood Church to congratulate Harris Henderson on his 80 years!! His daughter Martha and I attended Central together and West Side Baptist Church. I remember spending nights with her back in elementary school. Saturday night my sister, Julie, prepared a delicious meal of Chicken Divan (or Divine) and fluffy pink salad (yummy!). On Sunday we starting preparing a few dishes for Sunday dinner, then headed off to church. Told the kids goodbye - and then some of my siblings/spouses came over and we put dinner together and ate well. My sister, Cathy and hubby Billy, had dug up quite a few goodies from their yard for us to use in ours -- they did all the hard work. Hated to say goodbye to Nate, but hopefully we'll be getting together soon. We had a safe trip home, and I even had time to wash several loads of clothes before bedtime.

Check Elizabeth's blog for pictures of the girls birthday party (but since they are entertaining friends from Texas, it might take a few days). The Hutson's also brought their Wii Fit so they are really staying busy. Chris' dad had also been able to get to town for girls' party, but poor Aunt Judy had the flu and had to miss!!

Thank you Lord for such a good time spent with family and friends!!!