Beautiful!

Friday afternoon we got our long awaited sod. What a great site. Dad got up Saturday morning to get a head start before everyone came but when he went out, the Berry family--mom, dad and 2 sons were there and had done quite a chunk of the front yard. They had got there around 7:00 and went to work. Dad had helped their son with his eagle project after we had moved in so they had promised they would help. Jer showed up shortly after and they worked until we ran out of sod. Brother Parker came for the last little bit also. We are so grateful for their help. Sherry (Parrish) Berry even went home for a few minutes and brought back hot bread! That is Jer on the left side there. Dad was a pallet short on the sod measurement, so when Darren showed up, they went down and bought another one. Reed and Bren showed up also and by the time I got back with Isaac from his football game, they had it mostly done. Dad's friend, Dorothy, from Earthtec also showed up and she helped with quality control. We were done before 1:00. Tom showed up after everyone had left, so he and Isaac went to work cleaning the street. We are so grateful for all the help. The sod is beautiful and it makes a big difference. We are very blessed. We have to have a house warming party soon. Trav and Allison will be here for conference so that may be a good time. Kim reports they are getting internet this week so hopefully she will start blogging again. She has picked up a little side job and earns a little money so that is good. Dad's surgery is Wednesday so keep him in your prayers. I think both of us are a little nervous. No news on the house so we will probably test the rental market. We appreciate all the prayers and concern. We love you all. Thanks for being such a great family!