{"id":4480,"date":"2017-06-08T15:02:01","date_gmt":"2017-06-08T14:02:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/danforth\/?p=4480"},"modified":"2017-06-08T15:41:41","modified_gmt":"2017-06-08T14:41:41","slug":"on-being-with-the-samfam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/danforth\/2017\/06\/08\/on-being-with-the-samfam\/","title":{"rendered":"On being with the Samfam!"},"content":{"rendered":"

While Roy was at the CWR meeting in Pietermaritzburg, I was enjoying being with Sam, Anna, Elaina, and Sawyer, as well as Lynn & Gary B and many other friends! \u00a0My arrival was a surprise to many, and the reactions were varied. \u00a0I got tears, smiles, and hugs along with “oh, you are too naughty” from my buddy Lynn when she came to the airport with Gary to pick up a “business associate”. \u00a0We arrived at the farm just as it got dark, so I went around to the back door, which is glass and was locked, and I knocked. \u00a0I heard Anna (who knew it was me) tell Elaina to go see who was there. \u00a0Elaina saw me, got all excited and ran to tell her mom “Mama!! Gramdee is here!!!!”, leaving me locked outside. \u00a0It was such a fun 2.5 weeks. \u00a0Roy missed a few things, like the kids’ school’s Africa day talent show. \u00a0Elaina did a superb Rumpelstiltskin adventure monologue that she had written, and Sawyer recited a poem with his friend, Dhilan.\u00a0Both of the kids also played in the marimba bands.<\/p>\n

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Dhilan and our Sawyer!<\/p><\/div>\n

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Olivia, Savannah, and our Elaina<\/p><\/div>\n

Roy joined us after his conference and Leanne and Timote Turk also flew down from CAR, because Timote needed to have the pins in his shoulder removed at the hospital he had had shoulder surgery at 6 weeks ago. \u00a0His shoulder is going to be back to normal soon, after he follows through with his physical therapy exercises. \u00a0\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

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Elaina teaching Timote Pachelbel’s Canon in D!<\/p><\/div>\n

We were a very full house for awhile! \u00a0Lots of fun and blessings!!<\/p>\n

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