Archive for September, 2008
The Picking of the Apples
Saturday, September 27th, 2008Another tradition in the Garland family is to spend one Saturday in early fall picking apples at Stepp’s Apple Orchard near Hendersonville, NC. We have been going to Stepp’s for many, many years. They have a large variety of apples in well groomed orchards. Their prices are good too. This year we got three bushels. We will [...]
Update on Joyce
Sunday, September 21st, 2008Joyce had her last checkup with the oncologist on Thursday and all the indicators were good. She will continue on a hormone treatment for at least six more weeks at which time she will have some more intensive scans. These scans will be compared to the ones from May to determine how effective the treatments [...]
Much Learning…
Tuesday, September 2nd, 2008With the end of summer, the Garland family begins another school year. Most of our efforts and interests as a family seem to revolve around education. Note the following: Doug begins teaching tomorrow. His classes include Biblical Missions, Practical Mission Skills, Construction Planning and Scheduling, Architectural Drawing II, and Building Materials and Methods. Joyce continues [...]