Small-town Livin'

During Prayer and Praise time at church today, Ruby informed the church family that she got a shot yesterday so she doesn't get "the fluid". Ha. Isaac informed the church family that we had a millipede in our house today. The things our church family learns, 'eh? =) One of the songs today was "Trust and Obey", which Ruby loves to BELT out during the chorus. Mr. Bill was up on the platform today, and when Ruby would start singing, he was trying to hide a smile and keep singing. Well, tonight, Ruby told me the rest of the story. When she would sing, she would smile at Mr. Bill, and he would smile back at her. David said he had to hold his hymnal up high so he couldn't see Mr. Bill, 'cause David was having a hard time keeping it together and not laughing. =) Ruby also told us that Mr. Bill recently told her that he just loves seeing her, 'cause she makes him happy. She seems to have that effect on people. Who don't live with her. Ha. =)

Last night, I accidentally left my keys out on our back porch. Good thing we live in the boonies and nobody wants to break in and steal our goodwill furniture. =)

Speaking of living in the boonies...David was talking to me last night about the constable in the "city" he works in. The Constable is 80-sompthin' and David described him to me last night. He wears dirty blue work pants, a white t-shirt, and a cap with "Police" on it. He drives a 1985 Cavalier or Corsica with a small blue light attached to a cord stuck to the top. He also has cotton shoved in one ear and a hearing aid in the other. =) In other words, he doesn't look real offical or threatening. =) He lives across from the nursing home, so is right there to help out when necessary. There's a "no parking" place in front of the nursing home, but people park there all the time. Which, apparently, is okay with the Constable. What is NOT okay, however, is when a semi parks there, and he comes right out to send them on their way. Yesterday, a semi came to deliver something to the nursing home, and Mr. Constable man was right there to send the semi driver away. The semi driver was looking like he was going to unload something to deliver, so the Constable whipped out a yellow pad of paper and said he was going to write a ticket and call a tow-truck if the man didn't leave. So, the semi roared off to park at Dollar General across the street. What's extra great is that David said the Constable's yellow paper was something that you could just buy at Dollar General - nothing official at all. David loves this guy, so we're not making fun of him...he is DEDICATED, driving by the nursing home at 10pm and midnight every day to make sure no funny business is up, as well as keeping up with the rest of his constable duties with precision. Small town living just cracks me up. Totally where I belong. Though I wouldn't mind being closer to church and Wal-Mart. You know...the essentials. ;)