Fun Times

We are still painting Mary Kate's room. It is a big room with tall ceilings and lots of windows. You would think because it has many windows that it would be quicker to paint, possibly less wall space. Well, because there are windows there is lots of taping and lots of little nooks and crannies to paint in. We are not done with the first coat of Kilz...the primer. Lots of dark purple and bright yellow to cover. All three of us were in there working together today and we did get so much done but still have more to go. We need to buy another gallon of Kilz. I bought the white paint for the room last night...5 gallons....I told you that it was a big room.
Ken has been here for a couple of days and left this morning to go home. We had a great time catching up and looking at the Camp Wamava pictures that Jim McCall sent me on a DVD. I couldn't get them to work on my computer but we first tried them on the TV and they worked but were too light. We tried Ken's computer and they were much better. There are about 650 pictures from the 1950s through about 1990. Those pictures triggered so many memories and so many of you who read this blog were in those pictures....John Wilkins, Ann Evankovich, me and my family and before my family, Debbie Tunick, Tammy Selby, Gary Selby, Ken and his family, Jim Morrison, Emily Ramsey, Trisha Arnett, the Jimenez family, all the McCoys...I know that I am leaving someone out but it was so fun. When I can figure it out...I will pull them off the DVD and post them.
Thursday we went to Dallas to pick up Mary Kate and then went to IKEA. I wish that Abilene or someplace closer had an IKEA. We had so much fun shopping there. We bought curtains for Mary Kate's room. I will take pictures when we are done with the room so that you can see how our work has paid off.
After shopping we met Tracy and her kids and her parents, Billy and Maxie, for dinner in Weatherford. We could've talked all night. Tracy and her parents are so down to earth and so easy to be with. Tracy looks just the same and is the same...so energetic and entertaining and her daughter was so funny trying to get her not to tell us stories about California and their move there. Her son was just afraid that we would want to kiss him. I did kiss him as we left...couldn't resist...so cute. Tracy was in the youth group when Tim first started at the Bowie Church of Christ as their youth minister. She could always be counted on to participate and help everyone else have a good time. Billy and Maxie were such an important part of the Bowie church. I can remember Billy talking at the communion table and emotions taking over and the tears would start to flow. We are kindred spirits, Billy, My memories of Maxie were that she was a good mom...firm but patient and always quick to laugh. I love her laugh. I also remember how organized she was...food thawing for dinner, lunches made and house clean...I am in awe. Billy and Maxie and their girls would always help with VBS. Our VBS was a big deal...costumes for everyone(including the kids), a marketplace, stories acted out, people in character in the marketplace. Billy played John the Baptist and the Phillipian jailer or was it the Corinthian jailer. John the Baptist was filmed in the Shenandoah River....great footage. And the jail was so real. Thank you for dinner but mostly thank you for loving us through the years and allowing us to love your children. Your children helped us to know Jesus in a deeper way. Thanks for sharing them. We love you.