We left about 4:15 for the farm. I got home as quickly as
\npossible from CU and finished packing. Eric had gotten home,
\nmowed the grass, and was finishing his shower when I got home. Of
\ncourse, we hit rush-hour traffic, but it wasn’t a bad drive even with
\nthat. We got to the farm between 6:30 and 7. When the guys
\ncame in from milking, we had supper and then just chatted for a while. <\/p>\n
Pam (MIL) had a meeting on Saturday in Canton, and Larry (FIL) and
\nAllen went to get fertilizer in Ashland. Eric and I drove into
\nAmish country and bought fresh cheese (it’s the BEST ever!). Then
\nwe came home and hung out until everyone got home. I worked on a
\nmonologue for an upcoming service and Eric mowed the lawn. That
\nnight, Grandpa & Grandma Powell came out, and we had dinner with
\nthem. Then I helped Grandma figure out how to use her new cell
\nphone, and we all just visited for a long while. We talked a lot about
\ntheir recent vacation to Hawaii. Lots of pictures, videos and
\nstories from that!<\/p>\n
On Sunday, Pam and Allen went up to church early and Larry wasn’t far
\nbehind them. Eric and I were a bit late for Sunday School.
\nIt was an unusual service; Pam was in charge because the pastor was on
\nvacation and there was a missionary speaker. Then we went home
\nand had a huge Easter-style dinner to celebrate Easter\/birthdays on the
\nHogue side of the family. About 1\/4 of the family has birthdays
\nin April! They also deep fried a turkey (those are okay…but I
\nstill prefer oven-baked) and Eric and Allen tried to deep fry corndogs
\nwhile the turkey was cooking. Apparently it worked, though the
\nhot dogs were still a bit cold they said.<\/p>\n
Then we mostly sat around and talked until 5:00 when Larry & Allen
\nhad to go milk. Later, Pam, Eric and I went for a walk around the
\nfarm and then came back and cleaned up the house. By then it was
\ngetting later, so I packed up the suitcases and we loaded up the car
\nand said goodbye. Of course, there was much chattering before we
\nactually left. I was really ready to go…I was exhausted!
\nIn fact, I kept dozing off on the way home (good thing Eric was
\ndriving!). We got home just after 10:15, so I got ready for bed,
\nreturned a phone call that needed to be answered quickly, and then went
\nto bed. I slept like a log!<\/p>\n
Now it’s today…Eric has the day off, so he was planning to work
\naround. I think he enjoyed having one day where I went to work
\nand he slept in!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
We left about 4:15 for the farm. I got home as quickly as possible from CU and finished packing. Eric had gotten home, mowed the grass, and was finishing his shower when I got home. Of course, we hit rush-hour … Continue reading