My Week

I finally got photos via email that were taken on Oct 12, just before our AMVETS meeting and Alan dropped off his dog at my house for his brief visit in California.  It's so hard to get together for photos.  This was taken at church for an upcoming directory.  The photos were really expensive but I g0t one free 8 by 10.  The last one is the photo we chose.

Tuesday I rode my motorcycle on an escort for the Hooah Deer Hunt sponsored by Scheels.  I filled the bike up and added Seafoam.

Wednesday my old porch as torn down and I got a big dumpster in my driveway to start work on a sun room.  That evening there was a nasty storm with tornadoes sighted in central Illinois.  I peaked out my back door and Sophie had jumped out not knowing there was no porch there and plop onto the muddy ground.

In the afternoon I was part of a panel for volunteers as part of the "Looking For Lincoln" program.

Flashback to the Veterans History Project event on September  since I just got emailed this photo with Secretary of State Jessie White.  I forgot what we were laughing about but I think I jokingly asked, "So till me about this project".

In fact it's inspired me to tinker around and build our CWV post history section of our website:
http://post1916.cwv.org/Public/History.aspx

Wednesday evening we had a pretty good storm.  Tornado warnings to the east at around Decatur.  I did a stupid thing and stare out at the storm in the back yard without the porch.  Sophie jumped right out not knowing about the missing porch.  I had to pull her back in.  As a result of the storm, the workers were diverted to another project on a roof on Thursday and Friday.  They returned on Monday and did the concrete base.   There's a big dumpster in my driveway for a few weeks.

I re-watched the  movie/min-series, "The Awakening Land".  I figure this movie is similar to James McDade the patriot for my sons SAR ancestor. The Awakening Land. Takes place in OH in 1790 http://my.mail.ru/mail/vm_gluschenko/video/31519/90507.html
The credits on the video are all in IL.  I didn't notice that before.

Saturday I went to yoga class but it was not the senior group that I usually attend.  A bit advanced.  At 1:30, I went to a reunion of the Land of Lincoln Honor Flight as part of the color guard rifle bearer.  Then I went over to the VFW to head up the judging panel for the Voice of Democracy scholarship panel.  There were 14 entries and I was assisted by 2 other members of the post to judge the winner.

Sunday morning was daylight savings time change and Mass with the Catholic War Veterans followed by a patriotic rosary with the Knights of Columbus.  I am most impressed with the fact that there 5 decades of 10 Hail Marys and each prayed for the souls in a state.  
Then I came home and got some carry out mostaccioli from church for my son and myself.

A lady there said she missed me at Mass at my home parish.  I asked why.  She said they honored the veterans and there were no women standing.  Then I told her I went to our monthly memorial Mass with the Catholic War Veterans at St John Vianney in Sherman followed by a patriotic Rosary.  She'd never heard of it so I told her.  She liked it.

At 2PM, I went to the Chatham Square.
Chatham resident CPL Roy Sumpter was killed in the Meuse-Argonne offensive on 6 November 1918. This plaque has a riveting, very nearly one hundred year story. It was once placed prominently near the doorway of the Caldwell School which burned in 1964. Last year, Josh Treviño, a relative of Sumpter’s reached out to inquire if the plaque had survived. After a year or more of looking, it was uncovered by Les “Sarge” Morgan and restored to its original beauty. Mr. Treviño will be traveling all the way from Texas to share his great-great uncle’s story.
On the locating and reinstalling of the memorial, Mr. Treviño writes: “No one discards these things in small Midwestern towns. We have found it: and we will honor the Illinoisan fallen in the Great War with a reinstallation of his memorial in the Chatham town square on the 98th anniversary of his death this November. ‘Not without thy wondrous story,

 Roy Sumpter's great nephew came from Texas for the plaque unveiling.

Proverbs 2:3-4 Cry out for insight, and ask for understanding. 4 Search for them as you would for silver; seek them like hidden treasures.

Scattering of Ashes is non-Christian
https://www.ncronline.org/news/vatican/final-resting-place-vatican-releases-instruction-burial-cremation