47th Anniversary

For the first time since we came to Manhattan, Arletta and I were able to actually enjoy our wedding anniversary. Manhattan Christian College has an annual program called "Woman's World" that is held the last weekend of February every year. Thus it always came on our anniversary, February 25. But not this year.

I spoke for a workshop on The Lord's Supper at Woman's World while Arletta attended. Then on Saturday night, February 23, we went to "The Little Shop of Horrors" at Wamego High School which is a dinner theater. We were able to see one of our special grandchildren, Melissa Slagle, in her last production as she is a senior this year. Sunday found us in church at Zeandale. Then Sunday afternoon we drove to Valley Falls to the Barn Bed and Breakfast.

The Barn was quiet. They had just said goodbye to 45 quilters. But for Sunday night there was just Arletta and me, and the Studebakers, who were enjoying their 20th anniversary. We had a great time of visiting with them as well as with the owners of the Barn. Great food, great facilities, and a great place to remember an anniversary.

During the big ice storm in December, Weststar requested the Barn to house and feed some of the crews coming in to help with the problem. But the Barn had no power either except for a large power plant powered by a diesel engine. It only cost $180.00 a day to keep the powerplant running. But the electrical crews were more than glad to be able to stay there. Good meals and good beds for the entire time. The barn is heated by hot water, so there was no need for electricity to provide heat.

The icing on the cake happened when the hostess of the Barn came to our room and brought us a basket of fruit that had been left by one of our wonderful people at Zeandale. I told my class on Tuesday night that someone loved us enough that they drove 90 miles to leave a fruit basket for our anniversary. The benefactor goes unnamed in the blog, but they already know how much we appreciate all they do for us.