Going to See Sister

About eight I’ll head for Coin, AR. I’ll stay the night with Fleta. I’m going by the gravestone place to add the death date to Helen’s gravestone. I bought another chicken waterer yesterday so they’ll have water til I return. I don’t want someone to have to come and tend to them in my absence. It’ll be a sad visit. Poor Fleta is having to work in the home place daily. It’ll just be empty. My nephew is going to drain the water and turn off the utilities. Helen will probably be the last occupant. It’s really not a house to rent. It’s just too old.

Greta had several soccer games over the weekend. Ada enjoyed being there but she brings her own entertainment. She has zero interest in sports. Every child is different. It’s wonderful.

I’m getting ready for even older age. I’m putting a new carport near my house. Logan is helping me. He got gravel yesterday and will level the place. It’ll be near my side door. The old carport, he’ll move to the donkey pasture for their shelter. He put gravel near the barn so they won’t have to drive in mud making ruts.

Ada is spoiled. She has four big people who love her and care for her. Lots of help. She’s not always perfect. Her teacher said at first she thought Ada was a little behind in learning. She barely answered paper work questions. Then Mrs. Rook figured out Ada was a little lazy about “work”. Ada prefers play. Ada knows when a paper is not completed, she and Erin will redo it at home. Ada said—Mom, can we go to the park. Erin responds—no, we have to go home so you can finish your math. When they were going to conferences last week, Erin said—I wonder what Mrs. Rook will report and Ada said — may be good but may be bad. Youngest children are usually happy, loving  and full of joy. Ada is.