14 Feb 2013
When we checked Kaleb into camp, I asked the director when
he would be shooting off his rocket, since I knew I’d be able to see him then
and I wanted to be sure we weren’t gone from the RV park. It was at 1:30 this afternoon, so I sat all
morning, anxiously watching the clock. I
was so hoping he’s been having a good time and getting along with
everyone. It seemed like forever until
1:30 rolled around.
Kory did the last final repair on the RV today since it was
sunny and dry. The previous owner had
sealed all the roof seams with some kind of tape, and the tape was
lifting. Kory got up on the roof and
cleaned all the seams then reheated the tape and stuck it back down. So now, all our repairs are complete and
there’s not much more we can do to this rig so I guess we can finally
relax. It’s been good to have this
downtime to get all that stuff done. We
bought the RV last March and knew all these things needed tending to, but when
we are at home, Kory finds more important things to do, so this time waiting
for Kaleb was at least productive.
I sat all morning copying and pasting notes from files I had
on a Sunday school class I taught last year on prayer. Shirley, the missionary we are going to visit
in the Bahamas, asked if I’d teach the teenagers Sunday school class on the
24th. I was trying to figure out how to
cram 8 weeks worth of lessons into an hour long class… so I just took the
important stuff and then, not sure what I was thinking, I closed the file
without saving it. I nearly cried. It sure burst my bubble on that effort, so
now I’m not sure when I’ll have time to do that again, but it’s still over a
week away. Kory also spent time today
preparing a talk for the Wednesday night meeting in Nassau. And, we had to go buy Kory a shirt, pants and
tie as Shirley said he “wouldn’t need a suit jacket, just a shirt and tie would
do…”. Oops. We hadn’t even packed that to take
along. He forgot how formal they are
down there.
As the time drew nearer, I walked down the path toward the
Space Center, so I’d have just a little extra time with Kaleb along the walk
back. He wasn’t nearly as excited to see
me as I was to see him. But it warmed my
heart to see how chatty he was with his teammates and how much they were all
laughing and interacting together. He
obviously had clicked with them all, so that was an answered prayer. He said he hasn’t learned that much new stuff,
but they have done a lot of cool activities and he was having a much better
time than he expected. He’s already
talking about coming back in a year or two so he can attend the Advanced Space
Academy, where they get to do even cooler things. I was so thrilled to hear him chatter on and
to see the delight in his face. I don’t
know that he’s been that excited about anything.
None of their rockets launched properly because they had the
wrong fuel supply, so they only went up about fifty feet then came careening
back down, penetrating the earth like a dart.
They should have flown much higher and the fuselage should have
separated, but I saw some earlier groups that had the same problem. The kids doing the smaller rockets must have
launched them 200-300 feet, but the bigger rockets needed a bigger fuel
supply. Oh well, they still all had fun
watching them fly.
Once Kaleb headed back to camp, we disconnected the RV and
went to buy Kory a tie and to get a few other supplies. I’m not sure what hit me but when we were at
the store, I couldn’t make it out to the RV without sitting down. My cough has returned in a big way today and
I didn’t feel well at all. Good thing we
celebrated Valentine’s Day yesterday because I couldn’t get off the couch the
rest of the afternoon. I was worried it
might be pneumonia, as I’ve had it before and I had a lot of the symptoms, but
Kory and I both prayed and while I’m not feeling 100%, I’m trusting God “this
too shall pass.”
Tomorrow we leave Alabama and head for Atlanta, then on into
Florida on Saturday. So many experiences
yet to be had, but I’m ready to go home now.
There’s nothing like the comforts of home when I’m not feeling so hot.
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