Catching Up at Home

I can't believe it is Friday already. This week has gone by very fast. Buddy and I had dentist and eye doctor appointments this week. No cavities, YEAH!! The eye doctor was another story. We both had to get new contacts/glasses.

Buddy has been writing new songs and we have been recording them just about every day this week. He has been writing songs for a new sequel to Let the Rain Come. He wants to have them ready before the script is finished. He records on an 8 track recorder and then I make a cd and from there separate the songs and put them in order. It takes a long time just to do one song because Buddy plays all of the instruments. He eventually wants to go to a 16 or 24 track recorder. As long as it is fairly simple to run, that would be a great thing for his new songs.

Today Buddy got on the barn roof and fixed the part that the hurricane tore off last October. We had to replace some of the boards and 3 pieces of tin. It took us most of the day to get it finished. Our neighbor, Lee, helped us put the tin on. We have such good neighbors here.

Tomorrow we are renting a track hoe to dig out our little catcher pond. This small pond catches sediment that would normally go into the big pond. It needs to be cleaned out about every 4 years or so. The track hoe will dig it out and we have a wagon to put the sediment in and haul it away. We have the hoe until Monday. We will have to see how long it takes but we think we will be finished tomorrow by 6:00 pm.

We are excited about getting some things done on our list that before fall arrives. There is always wood to cut for our woodstove too! We do have a head start on that job.

We'll see what next week brings!

Last Let the Rain Come Performance

Yesterday we had the last performance of "Let the Rain Come". We had a great audience. Buddy and Geri (Mrs. Noah) did a great job as usual and everyone enjoyed the music comedy. They have been asked to do a sequel. We'll have to see what happens. That will mean coming up with a script, Buddy writing new songs, and a new set design.

Busy Friday

Today is a busy day. The first thing this morning, the grounds crew cut a large willow tree down that was right next to our trailer. The branches kept breaking off when we had any wind and we were afraid the whole tree would come down on our trailer. They put a chain around it and put tension on the chain to make sure it did not fall toward the trailer. They did an excellent job and within 15 minutes the tree was down and our 5th wheel was saved.

Buddy has an interview this morning with God's Great Outdoors ministry and he will be doing a talk for them this afternoon at 4:15. He is going to do his Alaska Hunting in the Last Frontier talk which is his adventures hunting caribout and black bear in the far north of Alaska.

Buddy has a children's workshop at 1:30 which is on God's design of animals. There are two really cool crafts that he does with the kids as well. We will be starting a new workshop in October on Sculpting Dinosaurs. We have been working on new crafts for this workshop.

At 3:00 Buddy does his music concert in the Men and White Theater. It is a fun, family concert with Buddy playing a variety of instruments and doing songs that will touch hearts and put a smile on your face.

Normally after the concert, Buddy goes into the Bookstore to meet people and sign books and CD's. But today he has the talk with God's Great Outdoors members who are visiting the museum right after his concert. After this talk, we will be heading home for the weekend.

Busy Week at the Museum

Buddy has had a very busy week at the museum. Besides doing children's workshops and concerts every day, on Thursday he did "Let the Rain Come". This musical comedy is about Noah and includes 10 songs that Buddy wrote. It is fun and entertaining with a wonderful message that you can trust God's Word. We head home for the weekend and are back at the museum on Monday morning. The Dinosaur Dig sponsored by Answers in Genesis scheduled for next July is already booked up. Answers in Genesis is considering adding a second week.

Friendship Community Church

We had a wonderful time at the Friendship Community Church in Covington, Ohio this past weekend. Buddy did a talk on Dinosaurs on Saturday night followed by a mini-concert. After the concert, everyone enjoyed pie and homemade ice cream. We got to meet a lot of wonderful people. Sunday morning Buddy spoke on the revelance of Genesis in the morning worship service. This was followed by lunch provided by the ladies of the church. At 12:30, Buddy started the afternoon off with a concert and then spoke on Noah's Ark to end the day. We packed up and headed to the Creation Museum where Buddy will be doing workshops and concerts all week.