More Ice Cream!!!

Over $400.00 this afternoon!!!!

We were even busier this afternoon..!!! I told Noami that we don't work next week. There are only the 2 of us working..We took in over $400. this afternoon in a little over 3 hours!!!... That is A LOT of ice cream and pop!!!!.. We ran out of SO many things so Brian has to run to SAM'S tonight... We are SO TIRED!!!! Not sure if we can even make it to GAMES tonight... Tim is fixing steamed summer squash and BBQ ribs for supper... Think I'll crash!!!

What a morning!!!!

WOW!!! What a morning!! We opened the Snack Shop at 10: and closed at 11:30 and were we busy!!! WE took in $156.00 in 1 1/2 hrs. Somehow we both visioned that in between customers we would talk and read and do some more cleaning.... WRONG!!! We never had a break at all... We sold ice cream.. ice cream.. ice cream and slushies!!! Maybe the temperature being 90* has something to do with that... So I feel like the day should already be over and we still have to work another 3 1/2 hrs.... Pray that we can make it through Thursday. Guess I'll be ready for a 3 day week-end.... I'd go to the pool but it is all covered with black plastic for the girls to swim.. There are about 200 Mennonites here for the week...They probably wouldn't like my swim suit... Trying to get a bed and breakfast in the Amish area.... Tim is busy painting on some of the old buildings... Still NO T.V. so are getting some reading done.. But the car is fixed so appreciate that... I'll post later and tell you how the rest of the day went..... At least the girls are very polite and a joy to wait on...

1 work day down... 11 to go!!!!

It is VERY hot here in Pa. and today we started our work project... The guys are painting and they ask us girls to work in the SNACK SHOP.. Sounds like fun... When we went over to check it out.... dirty and unorganized.. They had just had teen -agers working in it and I think they just dropped everything and shut the door.... We spent 4 hours cleaning it SO far... Brian just gave us our schedule and it is 4 1/2 hours per day instead of our regular 3 hours... Oh Well.... Maybe it will get easier and we won't have many customers!!!! They sell pop, candy and ice cream..... This week they have a large group of Mennonites here... It is different to see ALL the girls and women dressed in long dresses and wearing white or black caps.. ( prayer veils )... I ask about using the pool and Brian said YES but when the Mennonites swim, they don't believe in mixed bathing SO they put black plastic up on the fence all around the pool... Guess I'll wait until later to swim!!! Maybe I'll get some pictures later to blog... Yesterday we attended a Nazarene church where they had a singing group come in.. The Itzels... They were different but Tim still bought 5 of their CD's.. Said the grandkids would like that music.... Went to Cracker Barrel for dinner... We are with- in walking distance from New Freedom and 5 miles from Shrewberry where the Wal Mart is located... At the old movie theater here in town, they sell ice cream in the evenings.... On Wednesday nights... IF you take in your banana.... they make you a huge banana split for 1.99....Seems like we are always finding out " funny " things across the USA... In Mexico, we used to go to a restaurant for tacos.. and you had to bring your own silverware..... Still waiting for our car to be fixed. LIFE is interesting!!!

Summit Grove Camp.. New Freedom, Pa.

We have settled in at our next work project and I think we are going to like it!! There is a lot to see and do when we are not working.. We are in a quaint town of New Freedom and there are flags everywhere!!! There are old houses that line the street but most are well kept .. We are not far from York, Pa.. a famous battle site in the Revolutionary War.. We are 40 miles from Gettysburg and about the same from Hersey Candy!!! Tim picked up a part to fix the car and at present is at their shop working on it.. The other couple have arrived and invited us to their home some week- end in the heart of Amish Lancaster County... Landisvlle, Pa... This is an old camp and there are a lot of old buildings but also some newer ones... Most of the bathrooms need painting.. SOOOOOO.... Also they have ask Tim to repair a roof and paint some windows... On the way here, we stopped to visit some friends.. Sheaffers.. in Harrisburg.. They picked us up at the Wal-Mart lot and took us to their home for delicious roast beef and a visit... Later they took us out for ice cream and back to our m.h. The next morning they picked us up and took us out for breakfast... It is hard to believe that these are friends we met over 40 years ago when we went to the University of New Mexico together.. and have always kept in touch over the years. Kari is home from the hospital but on complete bed rest!!! Please pray for her!!! We get good Internet here so I look forward to a lot of blogs and comments.. Carole

On the Road Again!!

Yes, we are back on the road again and at present are camping in a VERY rustic campground in the Allegheny Mts. in Pa. We are 300 miles from our next work site in New Freedom, Pa. at a Christian Camp.. Summit Grove. We are the leaders but so far only have one other couple with us. We already know them and get along great. Noami and Jay.. They are Mennonites.... Since last I wrote, Tim finished all the wood floors, put up screens in some windows and have all the new appliances working Great... even the ice maker... We picked up our motor home in Birch Run RV shop and disappointing to know they had not fixed one thing in 3 weeks.... BUT they did manage to unplug our refrigerator/ freezer and ALL our food spoiled!!!!! I cried!!!! Over $100.00 worth of meat and rhubarb and farm fresh eggs and jams, etc... They do not plan to rein burst us.. even though it was their fault.. Have to call the company on that... So have to re buy catsup, mayonnaise, relish,etc.. EVERYTHING!!!!! Have enjoyed the beautiful scenery here in the mts.... The camera does not do it justice.. Has taken us hours just unpacking (we were out of m.h. for 3 weeks and living out of a suitcase.... cleaning the refrigerator of mold... shopping for food.. checking all our emails....Now even our t.v and radio will NOT work!! What have they done to our m.h.????? Maybe I'll get in some extra Bible reading.. That would be a good thing.. There are LOADS of things to see in Pa. We have friends in Hershey and Harrisburg and our son and family are coming out in Sept to spend some time with us in Washington D.C. Kari is still in the hospital but MAY come home today or Wed. Still flat on her back but doing better....We had a good time with family in Michigan but it went too fast!!! At this camp they sell some pop and ice cream.. So Tim and I had to walk up a STEEP hill in 90* weather to get to the " so called " store... It turned out to be a Klondike bar.... but it was worth it!!! What would you do for a Klondike Bar???? Carole

Work ..Work ..Work!!

Tim has been VERY busy working at our daughter Kristy's in West Branch.. He has put in almost 2 rooms of wood flooring... from real wood.. not finished... Also getting things ready for a new dish washer and refrigerator to be delivered... He has to cut away some of the cupboards as the new is bigger... He has also been working on the tractor on the driveway.... It will be good to get back to our Sower work project in August.. as then he only works 6 hours/ day... It has also been a stressful week as our other daughter Kari, who is 4 months pregnant , is having problems and is in the Marquette Hospital on complete bed rest until delivery... so our bodies are physically tired and also emotionally tired!! Please pray for Kari and Ben... I hope to post more once we get back to our computer and back to our motorhome.. Oh Yes!! It is back in the "fix it" shop in Birch Run... Lots of problems but GOD is Good!!! Carole