The Past Five Months

Not sure where to begin. First to apologize for not posting more often, but here is the last five months in a nutshell.

After getting my new job as bus driver for the Latham School District, on December 15 the school burned to the ground. Now for those that are not from this area, Latham is a very small school district with only 60 students K-8th grade. The close knit community pulled together and decided to rebuild. We had been holding classes in two local church buildings until this last Monday when we were able to hold school in 6 temporary classrooms. They are anticipating having a new school built by December 2011. We are holding several fundraisers and I am currently working on a quilt to raffle at a dinner/raffle/auction on March 26th. More to come about that quilt.

On January 27th, my dad called and wasn't feeling well. This is very unusual for him and he even said he was going to the ER. Well glad that he did because when we got there he had a heart attack. He immediately had heart surgery in which they inserted 2 stints for the 2 main blockages. he was released on Saturday at noon and by 4 p.m. he was at a great nephew's basketball game. He is tougher than nails and up until now has never been on any medicine in the past 75 years.

As many of you know and experienced, Missouri was hit on Tuesday, February 1 by a snow storm for the record books. But the snow was not at the top of our list of concerns. While trying to make it to our farm with hay, my brother and nephew had a tractor accident. the tractor lost traction on a steep hill and rolled, pinning my 6 year old nephew underneath. With the strength of God and all the guts of a thousand soldiers, my brother pulled him out and packed him to the closest neighbors. I could go on and list all the miracles that happened that day, but T is the greatest miracle of all. He has a fractured rib and a perforated ear drum and as I write today, is completely back to normal. Praise God!

So to say the least we have had a frightful winter, but we rejoice int he fact that God is always with us to care for us and hold us up when we think we cannot stand!

Have a great day sewing and see you at the machine!

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