Dunk recently went back to work and now is working only 45 min from home! We are thrilled to have him working closer to home and thrilled about the overtime they have been having. It is not a long-term overtime so we are willing to have him put in the time for the extra moola. :-) He will be working only 30 min from home at another jobsite in a week or so and for us that is incredibly close to home! Sounds like they have work into October so hopefully they will continue to be able to get jobs as time goes on and stay busy.
Dessert has been a typical three yr old lately. Thrilled about something one minute and disgusted the next minute about the same thing. He is a hoot. He spent 1/2 an hour trying to convince us that we needed to buy him a horse (a real one) right now (not tomorrow). He explained that he didn't have enough money but we could buy it for him as he didn't want to wait. Finally, he decided he wanted to talk with Papa W on the phone and explain the situation to him. He felt maybe Papa could solve this problem quicker than Mom. Papa was very patient and said he would need to look for one. Cool move, Papa. I think there will be a long time in the looking process.
Tonight we took our weekly trip to the local country store. They have gas and treats and the kids love to admire the selection and finally purchase a sweet. I think sometimes they charge less when the kids stand their with their own containers of change. T. (the store clerk) is so patient with all the looking and prolonged decision making.
We have been watching the movie, "Time Changer". It tells in story form how Satan used the process of separating God from morals and the long term outlook that it leads to. There is no absolute for not stealing. Just shouldn't do it. Interesting to realize that Satan doesn't mind someone being "moral" as long as it doesn't lead to a personal relationship with Jesus.
Sunday, July 31, 2005
Saturday, July 30, 2005
NASS Weekend
The whole family thoroughly enjoyed our recent experience at the NASS conference in our state. Thanks Dad & Mom!! We got to tour the Capitol and see the golden horses up close, visit the History Center, Excell Center - ice skating, Fort Snelling, Mill City Museum, Valley Fair, Camp Snoopy and Underwater World, and the Science Museum - all in four days! It was an awesome educational and fun adventure!
The children sang on Saturday morning at the opening ceremonies and as parents we were proud as punch of them. :-)
One of the highlights was going on the St. Croix dinner cruise. The kids enjoyed the Dixie band, magicians, and cartoonist. We have great pictures of the kids to frame and keep. They enjoyed getting to see their uncle, the magician, at work.
Dot discovered a new friend the same age and they thoroughly enjoyed the events together. Her family was staying for an extra day so we took them up to the cabin and let her friend swim in a lake for the first time! They went tubing and for an after dark swim with the glowsticks. Her dad commented on the "sweet" water. We went for a sunset cruise and saw the Mom and baby loons enjoying the evening talking with Dad loon who was keeping a close tab on our boat. Absolutely beautiful.
We are now back home and soaking in the memories and catching up on our sleep. :-)
I recently discovered a spot in my vision and had it checked out. It turns out it is a blood clot on my retina. The Dr. put me on an asprin dose. Now I have to follow through and find out why at such a young age :-) I have a blood clot already. Not my idea of how to spend the last of my summer vacation. Hopefully it will turn out to be a fluke. We appreciate prayer for quick diagnosis and healing of the vision (which does seem to be happening).
I am getting excited about starting school believe it or not. I'm not ready to start yet - I've still got to go through putting away the books from last year - but I'm excited about our new direction. We are going to do Tapestry of Grace for history this year. I can't wait for the kids to put their first entries in their timelines. The idea of a chronological study of history that we can all do at the same time is making me giddy! (well, not quite that excited, but close) :-) Hopefully the implementation will be as enthralling. :-) I'll let you know...........
The children sang on Saturday morning at the opening ceremonies and as parents we were proud as punch of them. :-)
One of the highlights was going on the St. Croix dinner cruise. The kids enjoyed the Dixie band, magicians, and cartoonist. We have great pictures of the kids to frame and keep. They enjoyed getting to see their uncle, the magician, at work.
Dot discovered a new friend the same age and they thoroughly enjoyed the events together. Her family was staying for an extra day so we took them up to the cabin and let her friend swim in a lake for the first time! They went tubing and for an after dark swim with the glowsticks. Her dad commented on the "sweet" water. We went for a sunset cruise and saw the Mom and baby loons enjoying the evening talking with Dad loon who was keeping a close tab on our boat. Absolutely beautiful.
We are now back home and soaking in the memories and catching up on our sleep. :-)
I recently discovered a spot in my vision and had it checked out. It turns out it is a blood clot on my retina. The Dr. put me on an asprin dose. Now I have to follow through and find out why at such a young age :-) I have a blood clot already. Not my idea of how to spend the last of my summer vacation. Hopefully it will turn out to be a fluke. We appreciate prayer for quick diagnosis and healing of the vision (which does seem to be happening).
I am getting excited about starting school believe it or not. I'm not ready to start yet - I've still got to go through putting away the books from last year - but I'm excited about our new direction. We are going to do Tapestry of Grace for history this year. I can't wait for the kids to put their first entries in their timelines. The idea of a chronological study of history that we can all do at the same time is making me giddy! (well, not quite that excited, but close) :-) Hopefully the implementation will be as enthralling. :-) I'll let you know...........
Monday, July 18, 2005
Cute and Green
Wednesday we celebrated G W's birthday. Near the end of our meal, I was notified by Dessert sitting next to me that he had a wonderful thing happening to him. He found a prize in his broccoli, a beautiful, green worm! He was delighted! He kept exclaiming, "Cute! Look Mom, it's crawling on my finger. Oh, Cute!" Dunk and I couldn't help laughing despite my mortification at forgetting to salt water clean the broccoli from the garden. The fresh broccoli looked so clean and wonderful, I totally forgot about checking for extra guests. Dessert was thrilled to meet his! :-)
Wonderful news - Dunk is back to work for at least two weeks. We are unsure whether this will turn into a permanent job, but grateful for now.
We were gone for almost a week at the cabin. The kids totally enjoyed their time with friends during the weekend. They spent 80% of their time in the water. The rest was spent eating. Everyone returned with a darker tan. It is so easy to relax there. The view is always calling one to enjoy it.
Big changes on the home front now that Dot and Drum have learned to drive the riding lawn mower. I had my first day off from lawn mowing on Thurs, July 14th. I did do the weed wacking but have since found out about a wonderful battery operated trimer that is light enough for older kids to handle. Way to go technology!
Zucchini anyone?! Our 8-10 zucchini plants are producing prolifically this year. :-) We are freezing some and sharing with many. Beans are also producing well to the delight of the family. We are still waiting for a red tomato.
Happy Summering!
Wonderful news - Dunk is back to work for at least two weeks. We are unsure whether this will turn into a permanent job, but grateful for now.
We were gone for almost a week at the cabin. The kids totally enjoyed their time with friends during the weekend. They spent 80% of their time in the water. The rest was spent eating. Everyone returned with a darker tan. It is so easy to relax there. The view is always calling one to enjoy it.
Big changes on the home front now that Dot and Drum have learned to drive the riding lawn mower. I had my first day off from lawn mowing on Thurs, July 14th. I did do the weed wacking but have since found out about a wonderful battery operated trimer that is light enough for older kids to handle. Way to go technology!
Zucchini anyone?! Our 8-10 zucchini plants are producing prolifically this year. :-) We are freezing some and sharing with many. Beans are also producing well to the delight of the family. We are still waiting for a red tomato.
Happy Summering!
Thursday, July 07, 2005
Happy July 4th!
Wow! Does Time fly! The cement was poured and looks great!! It is so nice and dry in the basement. Slowly we are reconnecting the vacuum cleaner, etc. that was in the basement room. We have decided to go ahead and try a corn stove for our heating system in the basement. We will then connect it to the furnace to pull the heat to the rest of the house.
Dunk just got called back to work!!! Yeah! The job is still quite a drive so we are praying they might get some work on the north end. It has been wonderful to have him around. We are going to miss it but we will so enjoy the paycheck! PS. He just got a call and they want him to work on the job site which is much closer. PTL!
We have three more Thursdays of gymnastics and then we are going to take a summer break from the sport. The kids have really grown in their abilities and it has been a blast to have all the kids here to play with on Thursdays.
We planted a red maple tree. It looks like a teenager right now but holds the promise of a beautiful shade tree to come. We put a couple chairs by it in anticipation. :-)
Happy July 4th! The kids sang in church the song, In the Heart of America. They did a beautiful job! Afterwards they led the congregation in singing God Bless America while Joy signed it. I was a proud Mom who was totally nerves for them. :-) Dunk's Sister and Brother-in-law came over on Sunday and we celebrated Fourth of July. They brought fireworks and gifts for the two birthday boys. Duke got a toy Yoda who talks and a Star Wars book. Dime received a toy Obe Wan and book. They were thrilled!! to say the least. A blast was had by all. We finished the evening with fireworks in town. They introduced a gentleman at the fireworks who had been at D-Day in Normandy. Wow.
We headed up to the cabin with friends (the kids' tutor and her mom and brother) on Monday. They swam (water was too cold for me) and I pulled Dime and the Tutor on the tube. They did well. We finished the evening with another set of fireworks. They were beautiful! We had a great July 4th weekend with friends.
Dunk just got called back to work!!! Yeah! The job is still quite a drive so we are praying they might get some work on the north end. It has been wonderful to have him around. We are going to miss it but we will so enjoy the paycheck! PS. He just got a call and they want him to work on the job site which is much closer. PTL!
We have three more Thursdays of gymnastics and then we are going to take a summer break from the sport. The kids have really grown in their abilities and it has been a blast to have all the kids here to play with on Thursdays.
We planted a red maple tree. It looks like a teenager right now but holds the promise of a beautiful shade tree to come. We put a couple chairs by it in anticipation. :-)
Happy July 4th! The kids sang in church the song, In the Heart of America. They did a beautiful job! Afterwards they led the congregation in singing God Bless America while Joy signed it. I was a proud Mom who was totally nerves for them. :-) Dunk's Sister and Brother-in-law came over on Sunday and we celebrated Fourth of July. They brought fireworks and gifts for the two birthday boys. Duke got a toy Yoda who talks and a Star Wars book. Dime received a toy Obe Wan and book. They were thrilled!! to say the least. A blast was had by all. We finished the evening with fireworks in town. They introduced a gentleman at the fireworks who had been at D-Day in Normandy. Wow.
We headed up to the cabin with friends (the kids' tutor and her mom and brother) on Monday. They swam (water was too cold for me) and I pulled Dime and the Tutor on the tube. They did well. We finished the evening with another set of fireworks. They were beautiful! We had a great July 4th weekend with friends.
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