The memorial service was for a guy from our church up here that died of cancer. It was a very nice service and the potluck afterwards brought back memories. I had not seen a jello salad with carrots for quite some time and had some calico beans that were out of this world. I am working on getting that recipe and will try to remember to share it.
On Saturday afternoon, we headed into Bemidji to do some shopping and stop at the Beltrami County Fair. I simply love the people watching at county fairs! Bill and I were both impressed that you would win Redneck Bingo easier at the Benton County Fair than at this one! And, yes, I guess that does make us sound like snobs, doesn't it? Of course, we did have to partake in some fair food. I particularly enjoyed the Chocolate Dipped Cheesecake on a Stick and Bill enjoyed the Onion Rings. We listened to a family group (Mom, Did, 3 girls, 2 boys) do some gospel and bluegrass music. It was amazing the number of instruments that they could play between all of the family members!!
We also checked out the horse barn since Bill helped with the horse rides last week with the kids camp and fell in love with Big Bill (and not even because of his name!). Big Bill is a big old friendly Belgian horse that Bill got to lead around for the kid camps. We saw some monstrous Percheron horses at the fair that barely fit in the stalls. Simply amazing animals.
There was a glorious full moon on the way home but unfortunately my camera batteries were dead and then I forgot to take it along to the resort yesterday. I am hoping to get a good picture tonight while we are over at the resort.
The current group is from Rochester and has recruited Bill to help sing songs around the campfire. The group is only 15 kids and 5 adults so it is much less hectic than last week's group. These kids are also older...junior and senior high I would guess. We had a great devotion and sharing time last night with K telling her story and how God has helped her through this whole ordeal with cancer. We talked about being able to ask and accept help from God and others and how really difficult this can be as we like to think that we can do things on our own! K has experienced leg pain with the past 2 chemos and is very thankful that there is only one more to get through. She starts radiation on Monday, August 29, and has to drive 55 miles one way for a 15 minute treatment and she will need to make this trip every day for 5 weeks. Please continue to keep her and D in your prayers as they start the final leg of this treatment journey.
We have been busy checking out options for catering training for Bill. Yes, it is time to stop being a telephone man and follow his heart! :-) Since he really already knows how to cook pretty darn good for large (and small) groups, we are considering an on line option. We would appreciate any input from those who have done on line courses. We know that you only get out of it what you put into it (like any class) and that you need to be dedicated to moving forward in the courses. Any other words of wisdom or experience to share? He will also be looking for anyone in catering who could use an assistnace to get some direct experience (when we get back to St. Cloud) so please let us know if anyone has suggestions or ideas. Keep us in your prayers as we work on this transition in our lives!
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