Weekend Update

Quote of the Day:
I've reached retirement age. And I don't need to see any more depictions of the crucifixion.
—Evelyn Taylor, after we saw Son of God Friday night.

Picture of the Day:
A so-so picture of Dale Reeves preaching a mighty fine sermon this morning at Christ's Church at Mason. Our three preachers were each speaking at different venues this morning, and Dale spoke at the Classic service in the chapel.
We were attending that service so we could sit with Alan Guttman who had promised to come back to church this morning, for the third week in a row. He sits with Lloyd and Shirley Bradshaw, but Lloyd is in the hospital with a serious infection (he's been there since last Sunday and won't go home yet for several more days). I told Alan at our Thursday-morning group that Evelyn and I would sit with him today if he wanted to come back to church.
It was a nice service, and all three of us agreed that Dale did a good job. We ate breakfast/lunch with Alan at Bob Evans (he treated!) after church.
Wendy Wagoner came to visit us Friday. We ate out at El Rancho Grande before catching the 7:40 showing of Son of God. I enjoyed it, even though most of it we'd seen in The Bible miniseries on TV last year. The crucifixion segment was the second-most graphic depiction I've seen (after Passion of the Christ, of course.) Evelyn served us scones for breakfast Saturday; Wendy left to visit her friends the Carters in Springfield about 10 Saturday morning.
Evelyn and I took a walk in the glorious spring-like sunny afternoon. Later  I visited Lloyd in the hospital along with getting the car washed (had to get all that winter salt removed), picking up Despicable Me2 at Redbox, and grabbing a few groceries. We had egg salad sandwiches and tomato bisque soup (from Costco) for supper. I did some reading and planning in The Story and then fell asleep in the middle of the movie before we headed for bed to get a full night's sleep before Time Change Sunday.
Today we were away from home by 2:45 and in New Stanton, PA by 7:10, the first leg in our trip to see our kids with friends for a spring break vacation this week.

A Fine Friday

Quote of the Day:
Jesus: Come with me.
Peter: What are we gonna do?
Jesus: Change the world!
—Dialogue in Son of God, showing in theaters starting February 28.

Picture of the Day:
A bouquet of tulips from the Kroger garden seemed a fitting way to celebrate temps in the 50s and the
disappearance of all the snow (save for melting mountains in the corners of parking lots across town). We're going to have highs in the 20s next week, they say, but this brief respite reminds us that our hope is not out of line. Spring is coming!

Highlight of the Day:
Yesterday (Friday) there were two. First, reconnecting with John Turner at lunchtime. Second, enjoying dinner at our place with Paul and Sev Friskney. They had missed the Christmas dinner we planned with them and the Webers, and I don't remember when we had seen them before that.  (Paul's dad was in the hospital suddenly then, an episode not connected to the car crash and hospitalization in January, from which he did not survive.) Evelyn made a wonderful supper including some old favorites (the wonderful chicken and stuffing casserole first introduced to us by Virginia Beddow when Geoff was born!) and applesauce Jello. Dessert was angel food cake with fresh strawberries and raspberries and whipped cream. We retreated to the living room after awhile, turned on the fire (it was normally chilly outside after dark), and chatted till almost 10:00. A nice way to end the week.