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I know it means that God will never flood the earth again, but surely this rainbow must mean something about the Patriots’ Superbowl hopes this year, right?! That’s their training camp above.
A talk show that I sometimes listen to has a feature called “Colin’s Monday Morning Riff,” where he offers insight/opinions in a sentence or two on a myriad of topics. Here’s mine for today.
- Fancy stationery makes me happy.
- My husband is the smartest man I know. ‘Nough said.
- Do the Yankees even have a farm system? Or did they do away with that feature once they had enough money to rule the world?
- I found my Italian charm bracelet this weekend, after a six month absence. Where was it? In the jewelery box next to the kitchen sink, where I put my stuff when I am washing dishes. Guess I haven’t been doing enough of that lately…taking off my jewelery, not washing dishes…I always do plenty of that.
- E.T. still freaks me out.
- When I wear my “NAVY” t-shirt, I get more respect in stores. Too bad I’m just a poser.
This morning we met some friends at a local Little League field to shoot off some model rockets. The boys were pretty cautious at first, but they warmed up to the idea and eventually they all took a turn shooting one off. The Dads had fun chasing the rockets around as they came down so they wouldn’t crash. The Moms had fun laughing at the Dads.
Watching from afar
Ben’s turn
Cameron’s turn
Totally engrossed by the end!
Thanks, Mr. Kelly for inviting us along to watch your arsenal!
…when it comes to Tolkien. I started reading this series in high school twice, and couldn’t get into it. I had to read it in college for a class (oh, how I wish I could take that class again!), but it was a begrudging reading — skimming, really. It was a semester when I had so many things going on for my Education major that I couldn’t put much time into it. I saw the movies, and yes, they were enjoyable, but not as much as they would’ve been if I had actually understood all the ins and outs of the story.
Well, I picked it up the other day and I am completely hooked. I might even watch the movies again…though I do HATE the noise that the ringwraiths make. It makes my skin crawl!
“Perhaps the greatest gift any father can bestow upon his children, apart from the covenant blessings of parish life and a comprehension of the doctrines of grace, is a passion for reading. It is cheap, it consoles, it distracts, it excites, it gives a knowledge of the world, and it offers experience of a wide kind. Indeed, it is nothing less than a moral illumination.”
Thomas Chalmers
(thankful for my bibliophile husband)
Jonathan was feeling a bit better by this leg of the trip…
Andrew grinning…Cameron in background, throwing his stick in
Ben the ham
…are some dear ladies who used to attend our church, Donna and Jody. We stopped in to visit them and they kindly fed us on both legs of our trip! They have a beautiful spot right on the Clinch River in Powell, TN.
Donna with all the boys (Ben is behind Cameron)
Contemplating the water
Daddy found sticks to play “Pooh-sticks”
No, Andrew, that’s not really a stick.
Staying up late watching the Tour de France
At the American Museum of Science and Energy (Oak Ridge)
Ben’s pretending to be a dinosaur
Oak Ridge was an instrumental part of the Manhattan Project. It was one of the “secret cities” that worked for the production of the nuclear bomb.
You can read more about Oak Ridge’s history here. I think it’s fascinating!
On our trips to Indiana we frequently stop in Knoxville, since it’s a good halfway point between Charlotte and Evansville. On this trip we decided to visit a lady who was instrumental in God’s salvific grace towards David.
David was an intern in Oak Ridge, TN (just outside Knoxville) for a time in college, and during part of his stay there, he boarded with a woman named Mrs. Delores Young. He had many questions about faith while he lived there, and she was instrumental in leading him to the Lord. He often speaks of her fondness for her Strong’s concordance and her King James Bible. God used her mightily for such a little lady!!
We had a lovely visit with her, and we hope to see her again.
David with Mrs. Young and her daughter, Valerie
(who shrieked with delight when she saw David)
Some more vacation pictures…
Daddy with Jonathan (they both had the stomach flu while we were in Indiana, and were nice enough to share it with David’s dad, brother, aunt, and uncle)
Storytime with Grandma (to the R is cousin Lindsey)
The last night we were there, we went out for Chinese food, and Cameron told the waitress he wanted spaghetti with peas and carrots. We quickly said, “no no no…you don’t need to do that, he just meant he wanted the spaghetti.” Well, the waitress was happy to oblige him, and all his brothers and cousins had peas and carrots in their noodles, too.
In the back, cousin Megan with Uncle Phil, and G.G. (Great-Grandmother)
