Hello from Branson...

Ted and I continue to enjoy our time in this most restful place.  Each of the condos is decorated by the owner, whether it is a corporation or an individual. Ours happens to be owned by a gentleman who lives in Italy and only comes here four times each year.  

Our Texas Windstorm adjustor reached us last night and he will be going to the Peninsula tomorrow for his evaluation, so this is the time to really pray in our behalf.  He was pretty non-committal about what he expected to find and said he had been on the Peninsula already and that it was terrible.  We are getting reports of decaying animals and also horrible flies all over the Peninsula.  Even the adjustors do not want to stay any longer than necessary.

At least two more bodies have now been found and additional reports are indicating that the cadaver search dogs have indeed shown searchers that at least ten places on the Peninsula have more human bodies buried under sand and debris.  We are praying for our friends there.  The Examiner's lead story this week is on the missing.

The weather is getting a little more like fall every day and we have been able to tell the difference in the coloring of the trees as each day passes.  Everyone here tells us that the first real frost will really cause a change.  The Titanic Exhibit is here in town and we are considering going through the model ship tomorrow.  Ted's cousin, Nelda, tells us it was worth the money and that she played the part of a young girl in steerage while George played the part of the orchestra leader when they toured a few weeks ago.  Won't tell you here if either one survived the voyage (or at least the characters they played) or not, but it sounds like a lot of fun and a true lesson in history.  The exhibit has the big ship and the iceberg in the water along the side of one of the main streets.  Today, we went for a long drive out into the countryside and along the shores of the lake.  It still amazes me to have the mountains (or big hills, anyway) leading right down to the edge of the deep blue/green lake water.  Peaceful, oh so peaceful!

Until the next page turns,

Brenda