Great thunderstorm last night; sounded like we got a good amount of rain. Unfortunately, I had trouble falling asleep and was reading until after midnight.

Captain and Vanessa came to church with us and enjoyed the service very much. It featured a South American band, Incatepec, with the choir joining on a few songs. Maybe you know Somos El Barco...? "Somos el barco, somos el mar, yo navego en ti, tu naveges in me...we are the boat, we are the sea..." There were some poems and readings about leaving your country and trying to live here. But of course, I needed to be there at 10 and the service doesn't start until 11. I was able to find someone from Kenney Ridge who was going to give my parents a ride, so that was good. But it just added one more stress to my day. I baked some cookies for the bake sale first thing while I was making the panakes. I am starting to feel like there is always something to make me tense...and that makes my back hurt. After the service, we went out to lunch, which was also pleasant.

Then a little quiet time, until Captain went out and picked beans and other things. I washed and cooked beans and froze some, and a few peas. After supper, I looked at recipes for this week and then watched a little TV.