. . . Once again a relaxing day. I went into Newton with Bev and bought a few things Ben and I needed at the grocery store. The prices here seem incredibly low -- gas $2.69 gallon, 80 lean hamburger on sale for $1 a pound, whole, roasted chickens at Wall Mart marked down to $2.69 -- unheard of in Seattle.
. . . After a while Bev's son Michael drove Ben and I and his brother Michael and sister Christy to the property where Bev and Jeff plan to begin building their home in the spring. The property is surrounded by soy beans -- quite the popular crop here now as it is grown for biodiesel fuel. Corn crops are plentiful enough though -- miles and miles of corn crops not only in Iowa but through Indiana and Illinois. I had never seen a soybean in the pod before -- only the way they are sold in stores. They actually look quite like a regular green bean. Then we went to see some of the beautiful old houses in Newton -- many with wrap around porches. The whole three days we were here the weather was so warm and sunny. Last night Jeff and Bev and Ben and I and their daughter Jenny and her husband Bryant all went to a Bill Gaither concert. What an awesome way to wrap up our three days togehter. The concert was wonderful -- four hours of praise and worship music -- ah sweet! Jeff and Bev's daughter Jennifer and her husbsand Bryant came with us and it was good to see them again
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