MIA, part 2

more pictures of the goings on around here...

The school has a "Country Fair" every year as their big fundraiser. There were all kinds of games, food, prizes, etc. The kids had a great time. Here's Mark with his war paint.

Kate catching a donut. Her favorite game of the night.

Kate, a root beer float, and a friend, makes for one happy girl!

It was really windy for a couple days and this is how I found the wagon one morning. So glad I caught it before it was at the bottom of the pool!

I went along with Gregory's class on a field trip to see the King Tut exhibit at a museum downtown San Francisco.

That's all for now.

Happy November 1st!

MIA

Well, for the whopping two of you that read this little blog, I apologize for having posted nothing new in so long. We've been settling in to our new routine/life here and as Solomon says, "...there is nothing new under the sun." (Ecc. 1:9)

The kids are doing well in school, getting used to all the new rules and making new friends. Ron is back in his role of Mr. Moulton, math teacher to be feared, using the gifts God has blessed him with. And I'm still trying to catch up on laundry, organize cupboards, and enjoying my Friday morning bible study.

Here are some pictures of a few of things we've been up to...

Ron, Adam, & Gregory drove south for a USC football game.

Then another weekend it was Mark's turn to go.

Ron and Adam went to the Rock of Ages concert in Calistoga and saw Christafari as well as other bands. They went with a group of people from our church and had a great day. This is Adam and Mark Mohr from Christafari. I've known Mark since we were 8, so it's kind of funny for me to see him with dreds and to hear him singing reggae on his CD's. Very cool to see what God is doing through him though!

VCS (Ron and the kids school) has a sister school downtown San Francisco and Ron and Gregory went down there for a work day to help get the building in better shape for the students down there.

More pictures to come in another post...

saturday

The cats sure enjoyed having Gregory home sick all week. Poor guy. He's finally starting to feel a little better. And according to the doctor, he's just fine. Go figure! I'm very thankful to know that all his lab work came back normal and all the things that I thought it was, aren't. But at the same time it's really frustrating to not have any explanation for what's going on with him. Another opportunity to trust in the Lord...

Ron and Adam are in Calistoga for the day at the Rock of Ages festival and I'm taking Gregory, Mark and Kate to see Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs. Gotta love laid back Saturdays!

My friend Keri sent me this picture that she had taken of Ron and I when she and her husband were out visiting this summer.

That's Napa Valley behind us. Well, some of it anyway. It's just gorgeous!

And despite the fact that I look totally pregnant in this picture, I thought I'd share it with you anyway.

Looking at it makes me realize how rare a picture of Ron and I together is. We'll have to get better about that, babe. Especially now that we have perfectly capable photographers hanging around with us all the time.

my boy and a prayer request

UPDATE: After several glitches, the appointment went well, the doctor listened to all that I had to say, and then he sent us to the lab for a full work up and said he'd call in the next several days to let me know what he finds. Praise the Lord!

Mommy & Gregory

Gregory has not felt well for probably the last four years. It comes and goes and is just kind of this vague, underlying yuckiness. We've got a doctor's appointment this afternoon and I'm praying that the doctor would listen. That he would take me seriously and be willing to get to the bottom of this. It might be nothing. But I need to know for sure and I need Gregory to feel better. Please pray for wisdom and discernment for the doctor and for me to speak clearly and explain things well.

"Trust in the Lord with all your heart

and lean not on your own understanding;

in all your ways acknowledge Him,

and He will make your paths straight."

Proverbs 3:5-6

monday fun-day

Trying to make the most of cleaning day.

I will be blasting this through my house and will enjoy every minute of it!

Here's to a new week! Enjoy...

"The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases;

His mercies never come to an end;

they are new every morning;

great is Your faithfulness."

Lamentations 3:22-23

library tour

When I was growing up I almost always had my nose in a book. I loved to read! Still do. Every now and then I'd read a book that at some point mentioned there being a library in the house. I always thought that would be the coolest thing. I dreamed of growing up and some day having a library of my own in my house. Well, that hasn't happened, most likely won't happen, and honestly, at this point, I wouldn't want to dust all those books.

But back to being a little girl. If I had just had the creativity back then of a certain seven year old boy that I'm honored to call my son, I could have, in fact, had my very own library in my house.

And for most of last week, I had just that.

Welcome to the Library

If you're just learning how to read, here is the "esey to read" section.

Interesting movie selection at this library...

Chapter Books

The best kind of "storis"

This cracks me up. Because the other sections weren't fiction?

This one took me a minute to figure out. LOVE IT!!!

And every good library should have a cat, curled up in the corner, sound asleep.