Picture Post

Just a few random pictures to show what we've been up to in the past couple months. We went to G-town for Easter, and the kids had a blast at the annual Easter Egg Hunt. Then at the end of April, Kaylee graduated from Cubbies. She finished her 2nd book, and next year she'll be a Spark! She's not sure she wants to do that, but hey, that's what kindergarteners do.

Fire-women in the making

A couple weekends ago, our friend Gideon celebrated his 3rd birthday with a party at the fire station. I didn't know you could have a party there, but apparently when your Poppy is retired from the volunteer fire department, you can do whatever you want. Gideon's Poppy gave us a tour of the ambulance and fire trucks and even let the kids sit inside. They had a blast (and I thought it was pretty cool too!) Thanks to Kim for the pictures - and the fun!

Prayer Request

Please pray for my father-in-law, Charlie. He's having surgery first thing in the morning. We appreciate all your thoughts and prayers!

Let the blog resume...

Wow. The month of March came and went without a single blog post from me. It was cold. I was uninspired. But today is sunny and warm, the windows are wide open, and the girls and I took a walk this afternoon. If that's not inspiring, folks, I don't know what is.

Pa Pa and Grandma came up, and we took the kids to Disney on Ice last month. They LOVED it.

Did I mention that coupons are my new hobby? I got these items at Target, and after coupons I paid $0.52 out of my pocket. I love it.

it's monday all right

I just cleaned up overflowed pee water off of the bathroom floor. Yes, I got my feet wet in it. Yes, I already disinfected the floor. And my feet. The water has just finished dripping down from the toilet base into my empty laundry basket down in the laundry room. If I were you, I'd buy stock in Lysol wipes. (Not really. I buy the generic ones, of course.) This entitles me to ice cream today, right?

no, we're not getting a new pet

We went to check out one of the local Christian schools with Kaylee a couple weeks ago, and here's what happened in the science classroom:

Yeah - a snake. I'm not sure that kid's mine.

A Country In Need

Check out this article from the Kansas City Star newspaper. Dr. Jim & Sandy Wilkins left my home church in Kansas to move to Haiti and begin a medical mission there. Their daughter, Rachel, has been a good friend since high school. Please pray for the Wilkins's. They are safe, but supplies are minimal. They need food, water, clothing, and medical supplies to help those who are injured. To keep up with their situation, you can join the Facebook group called "Christianville Earthquake Updates." You can help them out financially by sending a donation to Haiti Health Ministries, PO Box 175, Girard, KS 66743. Also, here's a link to an interview with their daughter that aired on the news where my parents live. There is great need in Haiti. Continue to pray that people would turn to Jesus Christ in their time of sorrow.