Ohio, Part 3: Okay, maybe the outfits were a bit dressy. But it shouldn't have been. He followed

his wife and little girl out to the hotel lobby.  As they made their way back to the room, he couldn't help but to notice snarlish glances coming from a few women.  

Why?  

He could only conclude, his wife and daughter had committed some sort of crime for wearing crinoline dresses in public.  

While fishing in his pocket for a cigar, as he headed out the door, he heard an elderly woman's voice, softly exclaiming,"...such dears, edna."  Finding a spot, politely away from the entrance, to light up, Ohio turned slightly.  Inside, two old ladies, one in a skirted suit, the other was either wearing a dress or a jumper - was hard to tell, the later was wearing a rather thick sweater, on this june evening.  Likely the old woman's next to last trip with her friends; she appeared frail.

How do old people deal with ...?

If they're in Christ...no brainer.

One thing Ohio knew, the meeting space would be occupied, come the following day,  with about three dozen members of that particular church group.  Throughout the late afternoon and early evening, he'd seen them amble in - some with walkers - a few on wheelchairs.  Here and there, had arrived a member or two members of that mennonite/baptist - with some calvinist, thrown in the mix - who weren't quite as ancient.

Hopefully, these people were the congregation's old folks.  Ohio had heard it was a for-real enough church, but other than that, he didn't know anything about their demographics.  But he knew the drill.  Most churches, where the Bible is actually preached, were steadily getting older.  To find a church, where there were children and young couples amongst the flock?  Sadly, that was about this side of rare.  

Ohio butted the cigar, squeezed the end to make sure it was out, pocketed the rest for later, then returned to the table.   As the waitress brought over two seltzers, Ohio's wife returned, and took her seat.  

The couple enjoyed the next hour or two, chatting among themselves and with other couples or individuals.  Around ten or so, they returned to the room.  Daniella was fast asleep.  Her parents quietly, but hurriedly, undressed and slipped into bed.  A moment later, the lovely green crinoline made a soft "pooff" as its yardage slipped from a nearly chair onto the carpet. 

Next morning following breakfast:

"One plus one is two, two plus two is four, four plus four..."  Up front, the little girl's parents smiled at one another.  Just ahead, a sign welcomed the family back into their home state.  "Sikteen and sikteen is thirty two..."

As the car continued down the highway, a  similar sort of addition activity was in progress, within the front seat's passenger.