Mama invited Thomas and the children for supper again after church today. I noticed Thomas watching me as Mama and I prepared the food. His gaze unsettled me so, I suppose because there are rarely men in our house, except for family.
They stayed longer than they have the other times they have come for a meal. Margaret and I watched Lady and Jesse play in the yard while Mama read the Bible to the boys inside the house and Papa talked to Thomas. I think they share many conversations about farming, but I cannot be sure because I am not invited to participate.
It was late in the afternoon when Thomas and the children left. They live in town right now, while Thomas is building a small house on a homestead about five miles from here. I would like to see the house when it is finished. I would think it will take Thomas a long time to build it himself. When Papa built our house my uncles and brothers helped. It is a small house and it was built quickly. With winter coming, I don’t know if Thomas will be able to finish the house before the snow begins to fall. It will be starting soon.
Just before he left, Thomas asked me if I would like to accompany him and the children to a gathering at the church next Saturday afternoon. Papa and Mama had both given their consent already, so I told him I would like to go with him. I am very much looking forward to our outing.
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