It was quite an eventful trip as I saw lightening bolt after jagged lightening bolt hit the fields around us and even on the highway out in front of us. It was especially odd because I could see the sun shining through and blue sky on either side of us and then the patch of storm clouds overhead and in front of us. We got out to Tim and Cassie Henriksen's house just as it started pouring. We had a fun time hanging out with the youth group kids and some other adults from church who were there.
When we came home for the final time that night, Bogey escaped out the door as we were coming in. Trying to find a gray cat on a dark night is not fun. We gave up and decided to let him roam for the night figuring he'd come back eventually and wait at the front door to be let in like he has before. Unfortunately we had forgotten that we left the kitchen window open so when Bogey wanted in he climbed up the wall of the house and broke through the screen window. Chris found him taking a nap on the couch as if he'd never been gone and there was a huge hole in the screen window. We do know a guy in Ogden who fixes windows so Chris took out the screen and is going to drop it off after work tonight.
I caught Princess yesterday with her body halfway through the hole trying to escape. She had also gotten out on Sunday as we were heading out the door to go to church-perfect timing, but she only got off the front porch and down to the sidewalk where she froze in a panic and I just scooped her up and dumped her back inside the door. She likes the idea of going outside but once she's out there she doesn't like it and doesn't know what to do so she just whines for me to rescue her!!
I just finished reading Gail Fraser's latest Lumby book, Lumby on the Air (Large Print: Lib. Bdg.: Alk. Paper)
it's the fifth book in the series. Pam and Mark Walker the owners of Montis Inn, a remodeled monastery, decided to renew their vows on their 25th wedding anniversary and combine it with a family reunion as well. In the nearby town of Lumby, the largest property owner in the area decides to sell his thousands of acres of real estate to the highest commercial bidder. Fearing their town being turned into a ski resort the Lumby residents are in a panic. Nationally known controversial radio talk show host Carter Reed happens to be the brother in law of Mark Walker and comes to Lumby for the week of the family reunion. Broadcasting live from Montis Inn he gets involved in the debate of commercialism versus quality of life and enjoys stirring the pot.
I love Hank, the plastic Flamingo who is the town mascot and thinks he's an Alaskan Eagle and suffers from acrophobia. If you go to the lumbybooks.com website you can visit Hank's page and get caught up on what the nutty bird is doing now. I laugh so hard when I read these books, Gail Fraser is one of my all time favorite authors. Lumby is somewhat like Jan Karon's Mitford so if you like Jan Karon you will LOVE Gail Fraser. I stayed up until 2:30 last night finishing this book.
Her first book is The Lumby Lines
Lumby is a little town in the northwest up in the Rockies. Mark and Pam Walker, a vacationing couple from the East Coast, decide to restore Lumby's ramshackle Montis Abbey and turn it into an inn. It takes a while for the town residents to warm up to the outsiders, most especially William Beezer, owner of The Lumby Lines the local paper. The Walkers and the town residents gradually learn to get to know each other and the newcomers discover that Lumby isn't just a town, it's a way of life. The second one in the series is Stealing Lumby
In a small town like Lumby everyone knows one another and crime is practically nonexistent. So when a famous and very valuable 50-year-old painting of two local barns is stolen en route from New York City to the British Museum, the townsfolk are in an uproar as the media descend on Lumby, digging up whatever information they can about the artist and his stay in their humble town years ago. The third is Lumby's Bounty
The mayor's teenage son commits the town to building a balloon for the regional festival it must host in twelve short weeks. Knowing nothing about hot air balloons and being unable to back out of the deal, the town's worthies take up the challenge, wreaking havoc along the way as test balloons suffer hilarious fates. But two foreigners who are visiting the monks Saint Cross Abbey come to their rescue; Kai, a sincere young man who discovers his destiny is not in the priesthood, and his brother, Jamar, who brings his own brand of charismatic mischief to the scene and involves several locals in a wildly romantic real estate venture. As the festival approaches, the monks of Saint Cross Abbey, now nationally known for their good works, struggle to deal with the masses of devotees-and more than a few nutcases-flocking to take up residence on the monastery grounds. But in the end, the skies clear and The Bounty of Lumby, breathtaking in color and size, lifts off the ground and floats gently over Montis Inn.Fourth in the series is The Promise of Lumby
When their beloved veterinarian decides to retire, Dr. Tom Candor applies for the job and is embraced by the town. But when one distrusting journalist digs up Tom's past, Lumby turns its back on him. Only after Dr. Candor leaves with one of their most beloved residents do the townsfolk pause and consider the consequences of its actions: after all, who will care for Hank the plastic flamingo if he falls ill? While some residents concoct the wildest of schemes to charm the vet back, Pam and Mark Walker respond to the Montis Inn being unexpectedly thrown into the limelight. And in Franklin, the monks of Saint Cross Abbey open their doors to a group of religious vintners, the Sisters of St. Amand who have vine roots and cases of award-winning wine in tow.
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