Well a lot has happened since my last post.
The State of Indiana has bought my inlaws house and are going to tear it down. I69 is going right through the middle of their house. So they are building a new house a but futher back on "Papa's" dads place. On the old farm. The are going to get out of the cow business I guess. I am not sure if they intend to still plant row crops or not. If so, it's just going to be a few acres. Probably less than 50. It's a shame how they lost so much. They are loosing a way of life, not just a house and a few acres. I am looking forward to what it says there in Issiah, "They will build houses and someone else will not occupy it. They well dwell in security under thier own vine". Everything in this system is sooooooo temporary. Except the heartaches and problems. They seem to last foeever. I guess I am sounding "downer" that I am. I am actually quite happy! I am still unemployed, and loving it really..
We are getting state assistance (food stamps)and we are eating better now than when I had a job! I actually qualified for them when I had my job, but did not know it. Ir's not stamps anymore, they give you a card like a debit card and swipe it when you check out. Ca-Ching, free money. You gotta like that!
Owen is a few months old now, and REALLY growing. He is big! I call him my Chunky MOnkey. Nyle is smart as a whip. Asks a lot of questions. Takes his own doors in field service. And now he is giving his own comments at the meetings. this Sunday he said, "because we love him". I think that was in connection with why we worship Jehovah, or something. Very touching. He is 3 years old. He has his own presentations and is very eager to tell people about Jehovah. Sometimes too eager. A lady told hime the other day, "you were knockiing kinda hard on that door weren't you?" She said it with a smile, and he does knock too hard sometimes. But one thing about it, people are going to know when he is there.
We auxilary pioneering this month. We have the C.O. and the D.O. this month. We have about 8 involved with the assembly that have parts. We only have like 40 publishers. There is a good spirit in Bloomfield. Ya'll come for a visit and you'll see. We had about 89 for memorial. Brother Rainer gave the best talk I ever heard. EXCELLENT! I wish I had a recording of it. But that might not be appropriate....
We went fishing a week or so ago at uncle Jimmies lake and caught about 10 good sized fish. We kept about 5 and cooked them that night. We wished we had 5 more! Although this past weekend Jr. and Brenda K. held a fish fry and I think he had 25-30 pound of catfish. It was a real nice time.
The weather has been really nice and sunny but cool enough for chainsaw work. I cut wood today and worked up a sweat. I sure will like it this winter too. It's time for mushroom hunting. Maybe I will get a chance in the next few days to look for some,,,,and maybe even find a few!
Side note: We did try making some more Maple Syrup this year, but it was not a good year. The weather was all hot, then all cold, and then all hot again. So the sap didn't run right. We ended up with about 3 pints. But it's a good tasting 3 oints all the same. I ordered some real taps this year, so maybe next year we will really make some syrup! It's a fun family thing to do and it tastes great too.
I've been trading Forex exchange win some loose some. The potential to make a lot of money in that is there, but loosing it is there too. Hopefully I am getting better at trading. I like using the EA Jim has made and then usuing 1-2-3 to assist in closing stuborn trades.
I have not turned my ham radio on in months, nor fiddled with Ubunto. I don't have enough time. I am now a ministirial servant, a husband, and a father of 2- and have a lot more to do at the hall now. I have realy been blessed since loosing my job! Giving 10 minute talks is a lot easier than I thought it would be.
Well, I guess I will close this out. I could write all night, but that would probably be booring.
To all my friends and reader(s),
Agape
