El Jardín

2008-06-27_Garden

Memorial Service

On Wednesday, June 18, Bethany and Scott picked me up from work and we went to Mankato for the annual synodical memorial service in which Opa was to be memorialized. Alexis and Marissa were along (Jeremy at basketball camp). It was delightful riding in the car with them. Present at the service were Bob & Ruthann, Tom & Judy, before-mentioned Sieverts, Bekah with Aria, Owen and Hunter (husband Jeremy in undisclosed location), Matt (Ruth and Jordan at baseball game). Bible reading was Hebrews 11:8-10, 13-16, 38-40. Pastor Wosche gave a talk on Luke 2:29-32 "This World Is Not My Home.". He referred to each of the five people memorialized in his sermon, and when he mentioned Opa he called him Arnold and not A.V., which I thought odd. Only two hymns were sung. The congregation sang I'm But a Stranger Here and a pastoral singing group sang All Men Living Are But Mortal. Pastoral singing these days seems to be less suave than I perhaps remember it. Not that it was ever very suave. Service was followed by a receiving line with all the families so shook hands with a ton of people who remembered me but I didn't remember them. Saw my old roommate Lois and her mom there. After service had a grand time at Andy and Laurie's. Brats. Hotdogs. Watermelon. Got to know 7-month-old Hunter a little.

Innocent

Blogspot thought my blog might be spam, so they removed it. A week ago, I got on to blog and discovered the situation and, per instructions, submitted my request for judgment. They have seen fit to release me and I am now blogging again. Yay.

Waiting

Been meaning to post that on May 20th we met with the remodeler. We were going to give it one last try to get the cost within budget before giving up and trying something else but we did not give up yet. Some new ideas were tossed around and the remodeler is now working on the new estimate. So we are waiting. This would be round 4, I believe.

Jo Goes Nordic Walking

Tonight, Jo went Nordic walking with a friend from work. While no accent is required, you are more successful if you imbue your stride with a little lilt. The group that Judy and I walk with is based out of a sports store in St. Louis Park. The leader brings along a bunch of "demo" poles for people to use for free. This week we met at the Stone Arch Bridge and walked down the St. Anthony Main side, crossed the Hennepin Avenue bridge, went down the stairs and walked along the other side of the river for a bit, then turned around and came back to the Stone Arch Bridge near the Mill Ruins. It was a brisk, cool evening but I still got hot and had to take off my jacket before we had even gotten halfway round.