Day 4 (dog picture included!)

Day 4!

This morning, we got up at the crack of dawn (5:30), which is a little too early for most of us. We ate breakfast 'made' by Howard and Connor (cereal and yogurt), then packed lunched and headed out. At 7:15, we arrived at Wohletz farm to glean lots of tomatoes. By 9:35, we had gleaned half a ton of tomatoes. By 10:00:05, we had arrived at Dairy Queen for our annual stop. After our ice cream, we delivered tomatoes to Family Health Center, then to the Cross-Lines kitchen. We parked ourselves in a park for lunch, then arrived approximately an hour and a half early for our shift at the Cross-Lines thrift store. There, we sorted donated clothes into different bins. I'll let Linda finish the rest (this was Kate, hint the dog title). 

Hi, this is me, Linda!  Yes, it was a busy day!  These kiddos have so much energy that they make me tired.  And between that and Howard's puns, we have had so much fun - it's been an amazing trip, even though we didn't even go out of town (unless you call KC MO and Edwardsville "out of town!"

This is our last night here at Hollis Renewal Center.  It's a really nice place, and very reasonable.  Our accommodations have been really nice and comfy.  We've played lots of foosball, lots of Kings' Corner (a card game) and we've sung "Where is My Hairbrush" many, many times.  If you'll come to our "closing" at the church at 6 tomorrow night, we'll sing for you!  

Well, I'll let Barb close us out.  Sayonara for now.  Maybe next year, YOU can join us!

We worked with After the Harvest this morning.  It made me remember of an important member of our choir community that is no longer with us - Charlotte Merrill.  Her husband, Jim, is on the board of After the Harvest.  This connection is one reason we wanted to work with them.  It has been a great time so far.  We hope that some of our church family will join us tomorrow at 6pm as we finish our trip with our final short devotion and communion.  Thank you for your support.  Barbara

Connor's artwork from painting yesterday titled: "Harry Potter's scar", featuring his sister as the canvas

Last night's s'mores

As you can tell, we like s'mores a lot

Tomato pickers who don't like tomatoes

Turns out cows like tomatoes--even the bad ones!

A lovely lady with some lovely gleaned tomatoes

Gleaning crew

We all like to get close while waiting for our ice cream

Napping between ice cream and delivering tomatoes

Our group at the Cross-Lines Thrift Store

Last but certainly not least, Murphy!!!!