Friday, July 13, 2012

Exodus


The garden has been mowed down and the chickens along with their camper have been shipped off to the country.  The time has come. Our parole has been approved and we are blowing this popsicle stand. We have been given our path to escape the city life. In less than three weeks I will be turning in my badge and gun, packing up the family and heading to the coast! Although it is not the country farm life I have longed for, it's the coast! And we'll take it. I am returning to life in ministry. Returning to old friends, deep conversations, peaceful existence, optimism and joy. No longer will I need to wear a bullet stopping vest and carry a variety of a death and pain inducing devices each day to work.  Words of bile and hate will be replaced with respect and genuine love. Fighting with friendship. Screaming with soft words. Anger with joy.  Oh city life, how I despise you, but oh how I miss you already.


P.S. Standby for new adventures!

Wednesday, July 11, 2012

His First


I turned off the television this morning to the moans and groans of my media saturated preschoolers in order to find some more brain stimulating activity. Somehow our children fell into a morning routine of about an hour and a half of flat screen induced zombiehood despite our great distaste for kids watching too much tv.  So, a great purge is about to begin. I'm talking Berenstein Bears Too Much TV style crackdown.

This morning's TV strike produced Nathan's very first non-scribble picture. It was pretty dang good. He went on to draw about 3 more pictures of people and his stuffed animals. Drawing is a pretty big thing here. So, this is good stuff!

Tuesday, July 10, 2012

What the Junk?!

I went out this morning to find this old school British tank in my neighbor's driveway with barrel aimed at my house!

Sunday, July 8, 2012

Saturday, July 7, 2012

Thursday, July 5, 2012

Chewy





Right after I finished talking smack about the plethora of loveys floating around this casa, I found this idea online and made it for Nate. It took about 20 minutes and $4.

Sunday, July 1, 2012