Battle Of Richmond and AWANA in Berea.

Hard to believe we had a blanket of snow covering Berea yesterday. Today is chilly but nothing like yesterday, nothing like last night (17*).  Not sure how this whole weather thing works but it like we are on the wrong end of a cosmic joke.  Today is as nice as it was two days ago. Tomorrow is supposed to be really warm. So warm in fact that the clashing cold and heat will bring thunderstorms.
At the very least I can say it has been an adventure.  It always is.

For the first time in any tour we have filled our LP tank for the third time. LP gas prices out here are through the roof due to the extreme weather. I should start an LP gas fundraiser or try to dig my on natural gas well if the weather keeps up like this.  This tank is 2 gallons bigger than the one in our old rv to boot.

For the last week we have been trying to visit the Battlefield and related sites from the battle of Richmond. The weather and timing has interfered. When we visited one of the sites (the battle took place over an area 4000 feet wide by 20 miles long there is not just a single site) it was so cold we all came back nearly frozen through, more like the weather when Washington crossed the Delaware; wrong war , wrong season, same temperature? So much of the site of the battle is just part of the town now. They have gone so far as to name the golf course, "Battlefield Golf Course." There is a "Battlefield Garage", "Battlefield Market", etc. Very interesting.  I wonder what those fighting back then would have thought of that?

Well, we visited the Museum, which at the time of the Battle was the Roger's House and was used as a hospital during the battle and as a guest house prior to that. It has uniforms, weapons, furniture, and other battle and Civil War related things.  It was a perfectly beautiful day to go. And in spite of it being a museum and being beautiful outside none of us got bored with being in such a cool place. The old gent docent was very kind and informative and will appear in the video. He and the "friends" group that support the battlefield sites are very passionate about keeping the history alive.

Here is some modern and civil war history: Jefferson Davis, Amelia and I all have the same birthday.

Afterwards we made a bee line back to the RV to get ready for dinner then AWANA.  First the kids had to clean out the animal cages and make them warm and happy. That left them with just a few moments to wolf down a meal and get over to the church to participate in AWANA. (It's a Christina kids club thingy . All our kids participate in it at home so it was nice to find a church here that had it out here.)  They were welcomed with open arms and had a great time.  Olivia was even able to finish the book she was doing back in Cali. When we got back to the RV she wanted to call her AWANA leader back home to let them know she had finished the book.  Her leaders were happy to hear she was being diligent even while so far away.

 Below are the kids playing some games at AWANA. Miles was a helper there up to this year but his heavy schedule meant he could not do it this year.   When the folks recognized me as CC and Miles' they had many good things to say about my number 2 and 3 children.   I am pleased they have honored God and our family name.   The girls fairly quickly made friends there. The style was a bit more relaxed and not purely by the book as our home church but that didn't diminish the evening in any way.