The Past & the Future

Julie, John and the kids got up to see us this evening. Jack has been learning new songs in preschool and all it took was a little encouragement from his Dad to get him going. He sang about ducks flying away and for each verse, he demonstrated with his fingers how many were left. The monkey song was similar but they were playing in a tree. He likes his preschool and really likes to sing. He is quite "outgoing" and should get along O.K. in school. Sadie told of her experience in learning a new letter of the alphabet each day and taking something from home that began with that letter. Her next one is "W" and I suggested a bottle of water and she may just do it. She has a mind of her own however so it will be interesting to see if she takes my suggestion.

John and Julie both had pictures on their phones from their trip to Peru that showed some of the ancient bench terracing and cultural practises of over 5,000 years ago. Various strains of vegetable crops like potatoes were developed that are still being produced. They told of the extreme variance in climate because of proximity to the ocean which the ancient people utilized to develop various strains.

We certainly appreciated the company this evening and are always so pleased to see the kids make themselves so comfortably at home here. Jack sat on my lap and we took some "photo booth" shots like we did when he was a year old. Sadie got in on the fun too but the results are only for local consumption.  Their visit helped make our day. After sleeping late we listened to Rev. Keck talk about his emotions while seeing recent re-runs of Mr. Rogers programs. I went down to the Library with Carolyn this afternoon to hear Ted Genoways talk about his recent book  "The Blessed Earth". It will be a future blog.