The pickup was acting funny so Sis took it to the repair shop, but they couldn't find anything wrong with it. Every now and then it would quit on her at a stop sign and she would have to re-start it.

In the meantime, I picked her up there when I got off work at noon and we went to Bud Jones for lunch, then did our weekly shopping.

This evening we had our lawn mowed. After all the rain a few days ago, it had really grown (mostly weeds instead of grass though).

I've got an extra day off this weekend as the office will be closed Monday for Columbus Day.

Sis and I went to the Spirit Sisters meeting last night, but there was a mix-up and no one else showed up. We waited awhile, then came home. The leader of the group called later and apologized. She had to take her mother to the hospital for a checkup and got held up there much longer than expected.

Sis had an order for this owl hat, so she made it tonight.

We got a new copier at the office today. It is really nice and has a printer/scanner with it.

This is another hard-to-sleep night. Actually, I sleep, but wake up every little bit with the arthritis pains keeping me from laying still, so I get up until it wears off.

The kittens all come out to the computer room with me and lay around and keep me company. One is usually beside me on the desk as i'm typing. This time it is Louisa.

It was another long day. There was a funeral reception at church late this afternoon. We had expected the family to get there by 4 p.m. at the latest, but it was closer to 5. We had begun to wonder if anyone would show up at all and we had lots of food prepared and ready. They finally got there. The funeral had been held at a funeral home a few miles away at 2 p.m., then a graveside service at the cemetery.

I was the only one there who had the key and codes to lock up after it was all over, so by the time I got home it was about 6 p.m. I had been there since 7:30 this morning so needless to say I was pretty tired. I lay down for about an hour.

Callie and Louisa

Pictures of "owl caps" Sis has been making

We got an unexpected rainstorm this evening. I was at church for a late meeting. Several of us went ahead and left and came home before the meeting ended. Some of these meetings just go on and on and on.

I had been at church since 7:30 this morning and by the time I got home this evening, I was really wiped out. The rain was giving me a sinus headache. It has gone away now though.

Sis had supper ready. We had salads and later ice cream and cake. Sis had made a chocolate cake and it really turned out good.

I wonder if I'll get any sleep tonight. I didn't get much last night and I've been up and down several times already tonight. Now I'm getting a little idea of what Mother went through with her arthritis. But mine isn't as bad as hers was and I hope it never gets that bad.

Buffy was fine today so we didn't take him to the vet.

After church this morning we went to Luby's buffet for lunch. Then we went to the funeral home for the viewing of one of our church congregation. In the meantime I got a call that the mother of another of our congregation died this morning.

The weather was great today.

I napped this afternoon. I suppose that means I won't sleep again tonight.

We ended up getting 2 to 4 inches of rain throughout the city. It wasn't as much as predicted, but still was a lot for us.

One of the kittens - Buffy - is sick tonight. He has thrown up several times and now his throat is raw and irritated so that the phlegm he throws up is pink. I think our vet has started staying open for a few hours on Sunday so we will probably take him in tomorrow to be checked. The other kittens are okay and they all eat the same thing - just dry catfood.

We had a light rain yesterday evening, a good hard rain this evening, and 100% chance of a very heavy rain tomorrow. We could get 7 to 9 inches of rain according to the forecast.

After I got off work at noon, we went and did our weekly shopping a day early, then stopped at Bud Jones for a late lunch. That left us too full to want any supper.

We have enough food on hand now that we can go another week without shopping if necessary. But the rain is expected to move on out of the area after tomorrow.

Several baptisms are planned at church Sunday; a meeting on Monday evening; and a funeral and funeral reception on Tuesday.