A Diversion

Well, Anne, this one's for you, though guess what? We never did have devotions the night that you were gone! Instead, we were waiting for your 2 brothers to arrive home from playing in the swollen flood waters of Seneca Creek. And of course Dad and I were quite worried.

Thursday morning started with Paul convincing me to take him to the flooded creek to go kayaking, but after observing the flooded stage, I determined that it just wasn't safe to leave him there by himself (he had forgotten the life jacket). His plan was to paddle around in the water for an hour while Beth and I went home. But the minute he hit the water, it carried him downstream and he had a hard time getting back to us. Then I was supposed to let him go kayaking down the stream and meet him at a pick-up point, but me being the nervous type, couldn't agree. I could only imagine- 17 year old drowned in flood waters- mother's fault! So I talked him out of it.

But somehow Josh came home early from UMd. and carried out the adventure. By the time they got home and ate their dinner (I missed your help!) it was late and Mrs. W. was here to borrow books.

So that was pretty much our day, in addition to B and I doing our "laps". Oh, I had to walk by myself in the evening and I did miss our conversation!