What a blessing it was to have visitors for the day from the Democratic Republic of the Congo.  Never having shot a gun before, they were quite excited for the opportunity and we were happy to oblige.  Living adjacent to State Land we are able to shoot right off our balcony and the boys do so frequently.  Have to keep up on those marksmanship skills! Just in case you’re not sure that white boy in the back is not from the Congo – that’s Wesley! 🙂 A little rock climbing for the adventurous… and a rest afterwards. That sums up the most exciting that happened this week.  What happened at…

Not always, but once in a while we get away to a spot that is so lovely with its natural beauty as well as refreshing in its coolness.  That’s where we went for Wesley’s birthday. We’re a little unconventional when it comes to swimming…  Do you think you would like to be our friends? 🙂 but we do have a great time. Grilled pizzas anyone?  An Italian themed supper was the fare for some friends who came for supper. Audrey helped me prepare the mint tea by cutting the leaves off the stem. (This was an experiment to see if it made any difference in the taste of the tea versus…

Today I have a son who’s turning 15.  I can’t believe it!  It feels as if they are growing up too quickly.  Here are a few um, make that a lot of pictures from this past year.  Excuse me while I reminisce. 🙂 Hunting and hunting camp is always a big thrill for him… After all, he is very social… He’s not afraid to try the unusual on his dinner plate… And Scrabble, although so very educational, is an exercise in patience when playing with him.  We wait, wait and wait some more as he finds that perfect word… He sometimes is a little too enthusiastic in his pursuits… We know…

Rocket building – a father/son project… or was it more a father project with the son observing? I thought you all might enjoy seeing a peek into our used book business.  We sell online and of course, we have to store all those books somewhere.  They have now taken over our basement.  The shelves were built just for the books so we are able to organize and locate them quickly when we list and subsequently, when we sell them. When we built our home 14 years ago, we had to use 120 sticks of dynamite to blast out our living site. It was solid rock as evidenced by this picture.…

We’re feeling like a small family these days now that another son has left for 6 weeks.  Zachary flew to Manitoba, Canada to the same place Seth was at a few months ago.  He’ll be working with his uncle doing construction.  I’m missing my boys but I’m glad they have this opportunity.  Life won’t always be so carefree, so it’s a nice opportunity for them and great memories. A penpal of Serenity’s came and stayed for a few days. This was Serenity’s first time to meet Roseanna in person. What’s amazing about this sweet girl is the doctors told her parents when she was 8 that she had only 10…