I met Edna at the store...

It is funny in this little town how very nice people are. I mean, most of them are over 60, but they are very friendly and really like to talk. NO ONE moves fast in this town. They chat at the grocery store, the gas station, mini mart, the library and post office. I find myself not being in a hurry very much, sometimes not by choice.
I met Edna the other day at the store. She was in front of me in line. She was probably the cutest old lady I have ever met...and I have met my share of cute old ladies. She was so sweet and just could not figure out why I would leave Montana for Illinois. It certainly opens up opportunities to talk about why we moved and what we are doing here. I mean, God comes up in the conversation alot.
I also met Len down at the library. Brett and I were in there getting our library cards (I can't go with out a public library) and we had to fill out alot of paper work. Apparently in Mt. Morris, they guard their library books very closely! We filled out the address, then when we turned the card over, we realized that we had to have a reference! To take a quick bunny trail here, I haven't ever had to have a reference for a library card...like I said, books are very important around here. On the plus side, the library card was FREE! Back to the story. Well, Brett and I looked at each other and started laughing. We didn't know anyone in town! Not a stinkin' soul. I told the librarian - a very nice lady - that I didn't know anyone...and that is when I met Len. He was waiting in line behind me and he stepped up, looked at me and said, " I think I have met you before. My name is Len. " We shook hands and he turned to the librarian and said, " I know her, you can use me for a reference!" We just cracked up. What a sweet old guy! (yes, another of the over 60 or in his case, probably over 70 crowd!)

So life in this town goes on...pretty sweet.

Oh and for those of you who might want a report on how Sam is doing...He is marching in the band, yes, marching. Which he tells me is alot like Guitar Hero....You will have to ask him what that means, because frankly, I didn't get it.