The week is over already?!?!

 Where did it go?  Well, one day, we were in Nauvoo, Illinois.  Julina, Alex and Shiloh and Stratton took a mini-vacation there Tuesday through Thursday and Elise, Steve, and I joined them on Wednesday.  We left Columbia at 7:00 am and got back after 10:00 pm.  Fairly soon after we arrived at 10:00ish, while Juli and Alex attended the temple, we took the kids to Carthage.   And, then to the Walmart in Keokuk for some forgotten supplies.   

 

 

 Elise, Steve, Stratton, Shiloh

Temperatures were pretty hot so we spent our afternoon in the visitor’s center and the family living center before going to an early dinner (good thing as there was a dinner rush just after we got our food).  

 Elise and me in front of an ancestor home - Winslow Farr.  This is one of the few original buildings in existence.  It is used as a home for missionaries so we could not go inside, darn it!

 

Then, Thursday morning, we learned that our good friend and repairman, Bob Eschrich, passed away Wednesday night and life has been rather unsettled ever since.  I am Katherine’s visiting teacher and my companion, Betty, and I drove out to her place Friday morning to be with her.  She and Bob had flown out to Utah to a great-granddaughter’s blessing on June 6^th and she had not vacuumed since returning so I brought out my Shark vacuum and did that for her.  Afterwards, I took photos of the apartment.  It is the office portion of a business building.  Her son-in-law, a commercial plumber, owns it.  Bob fixed up the office and it is just the cutest place!  Full of antiques.

 

 just to the left of the front door....

 

 living room

 

 dining room and the window into the kitchen

 bathroom

 bedroom

 Katherine asked me on Thursday to coordinate the music for the memorial service on Tuesday evening so I have been pretty busy with that ever since.  Finding arrangements.  Finding singers.  Ultimately, I have a woman singing “I Know That My Redeemer Lives”.  I am accompanying her so I have been practicing – a lot.  I got a man to sing “O My Father”.  The woman singer is accompanying on piano and I figured out a cello obbligato to go with it. 

The Relief Society president was out of town over the weekend so she asked if I would coordinate a meal for the 35 family members after the service.  It will not be at the church but at Katherine’s daughter’s home so at least we don’t have to set up tables, etc. So, Sunday found me passing around a sign-up sheet for helpers.

Steve was asked to help dress the body on Thursday. 

I think you can see how this event has affected our lives ever since…..

We fed the missionaries Friday night.  Saturday was a temple day – 7:00 am to 10:00 pm.  Father’s Day was Sunday and Steve had a good day, I think.  It was busy as he was down in the Jefferson City ward all morning and our ward in the afternoon. 

As I type this, we are getting a wonderful rain!  Finally!!!!  I am weary of watering the yard and garden and flowers.....