11/9/24  Thereis nothing in the world so irresistibly contagious as laughter and good-humor."

- Charles Dickens,

Calm with sunshine, 36 degrees.  Sunshine today with strong NNW winds, possibly some high gusts.  The high will be 43.  Calmer tonight, slear, a low of 26 degrees.  Sunshine tomorrow with a SW breeze, a high of 52, a low of 35.  Showers tomorrow night and Monday morning with a SW breeze, a high of 57, a low of 44.  Morning clouds/afternoon sun Tuesday with a NW wind, a high of 49, a low of 27.  Sunshine Wednesday with a north breeze, a high of 41, a low of 21.  Cloudy Thursday with a NNE breeze, a high of 40, a low of 29.  Showers Friday with a stiff NW breeze, a high of 44, a low of 43.  Partly cloudy next Saturday and Sunday with stiff  NNW breezes, highs of 47, lows about 35.  Partly cloudy next Monday with a brisk WNW breeze, a high of 49, a low of 35.  Partly cloudy next Tuesday with a stiff NW breeze, a high of 47, a low of 33.  Partly cloudy Wednesday the 20th with a NW breeze, a high of 48, a low of 35.  Showers Thursday the 21st with a brisk NW breeze, a high of 45, a low of 29.  Partly cloudy Friday the 22ed with a bisk NW breeze, a high of 44, a low of 29.  Rain/snow showers Saturday the 23rd with a brisk NW breeze, a high of 42, a low of 31.

    Doug left very early yesterday morning to build fence down east.  About 7:30 we got a call from him that Kendra had been in an accident near the intersection of 11 and 11A.  It was a bad accident but God was watching over everyone, no one was seriously hurt.  Three children from the Amish family who live on the farm down the road were in their buggy driving to school.

     As Kendra pulled out to pass them a car pulled out of 11A very fast and came towards them. It never stopped. As Kendra tried to get back in her lane she hit the buggy.  She did not know where the car came from but the Charlston firechief was behind her and saw the whole thing.  The children went flying, the buggy was smashed to smithereens, the horse was injured and had to be put down.  The accident happened in sight of the children's home.  Their mother went to the hospital with them in the ambulance where they were checked for injuries.  A neighbor went to the hospital to be with Mary, she brought them home.  The father of the family is rather small in stature but he is a big man.  Tears were streaming down his face as he tried to comfort his horse, he gave permission to have it put down and then tried to comfort the other children in the family who had run to the scene, while shielding them from seeing the horse.  I'm sure his mind was also on the three children who had left in the ambulance.  With all that he took time to try to comfort Kendra.  Placing his hand gently on her shoulder he told her the children were not seriously hurt, they would be ok.  It was an accident, accidents happen.  She was upset, he  took time to tell her a couple of times before he went back to his children.  How many of us would have cared for Kendra?

      Thankfully the rest of the day was uneventful.  The straw was all put in the barn.  Jay and ekah were pleased with how heavy the bales were, the farmer had packed them tight.

      Doug was just here, it was a buckboard not a buggy.

      God is good.  May your day be blessed.  Sally