sourceMy aunt died. We went to visit her last September because she was not doing well.Though, we all expected it to happen, it was still a hurtful shock. So the Princess and I are leaving Canada to head down to Southern California for the funeral. Pray for us all.After that, we who are still alive and are left will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And so we will be with the Lord forever. Therefore encourage each other with these … [Read more...]
Moving to Canada?
Well, according to the Princess, she is.The two of us stayed home from our seminar to give her one extra night to feel better. Before bed, she packed up her lunch pail and told me she was going “far away”. She packed 1 pair of pajamas and 6 pairs of underwear. (Smart girl!)I asked her where she was going.She told me, “To Canada.”So I told her that I needed to take one last photo to remember her. And please wear your hat, since you hair looks crazy and Canada is cold. Linking up this … [Read more...]
Field Trip to the County Fair
This week is the big county fair and one of the churches we are working with here in Iowa has a booth under the grandstand. They are doing Health Screenings – blood pressure, BMI, and real age calculator. On Monday my husband worked at the booth. It was Veteran’s appreciation day so he even got in for free! Of course, the Princess and I took advantage of his work schedule and turned this outing into a field trip. I knew she would want to ride the amusement park rides, but I decided this was … [Read more...]
Prayer Request
We are driving 20 hours starting tonight. When I say we, I don’t mean me. Family carpooling. Toddler traveling. 101 degrees on arrival. I must be crazy. My aunt is quite sick. Her heart is functioning at 10% right now and the doctor has said she does not have a lot of time left. Though we are sad, we are thankful that we have the opportunity to spend some quality time with her. I am thankful that she is a Christian. There is hope beyond the grave! So, as you read this, … [Read more...]
State Fair Potty Break
We drove to the Northwest Washington State Fair this last week. For only $10 entry, it is a fun fair. My Princess loves the corn on the cob, I love the chocolate covered strawberries, and my husband loves the fried zucchini with ranch. (Yes I know, none of that sounds too healthy, but it is the fair!) We splurged on a ride pass for the Princess. Out of all the rides she rode, guess what her favorite one was? The glass house maze with funny mirrors upstairs. She went on it 5 times! It was … [Read more...]
Silverwood Theme Park
For our 11 year anniversary we decided to go to the Silverwood Theme Park and Boulder Beach Waterpark in Idaho. A six hour car ride became 8 hours, some of that misery of course. Thankfully, we had 8 episodes of Go, Diego, Go to give us a much needed break from a car ride with a 2 year old. Once we arrived though we had FUN! The first ride of the day? The biggest, scariest roller coaster of course -Aftershock. After that we spent most of the day letting that same 2 year old toddler go … [Read more...]
Vegetarian Orzo Recipes
We are most likely having company tomorrow and we have some "weird" stuff left in our pantry, fridge and freezer right now. Since, we are leaving on Wednesday for Atlanta for a long weekend we decided not to do our regular shopping today. While I was looking in the pantry I found a box Orzo. Orzo is a rice shaped pasta and very easy to cook up when company is coming. Don't you just love the internet? I can just search "vegetarian orzo recipes" and get so many different recipes right at my … [Read more...]
