Living on a farm...chicken poo tracked in...a fluffy (but cute) little dog...various critters brought in....8 kids....and a broke vacuum.
Need I say more????
Tuesday, July 29, 2008
Saturday, July 26, 2008
16 years and....memories
My "farmer" and I celebrated 16 years of marriage yesterday. He enjoyed the day off putzing and driving his tractor "working". I had some sort of strange bug....I HAD to clean. (my mom is amazed right now :0)
I think I'm nesting for my friend, Sherrie, whose husband is bringing home their son, Enoch, from Liberia tomorrow. I have been cleaning things I never think about and I only do this when we were adopting...or I'm pregnant...and neither are happening! The light fixtures got cleaned...the cupboard with my baggies, Saran Wrap and general "stuff"...ceiling fans (some) woodwork...window sills and some of the fly speck stuff that has been on our ceiling for ??? how long. There is still tons of cleaning that I could do...but that feeling has now passed!
So....after that fun day--Sherrie and her kids came over so the "farmer" and I could go out for dinner. Had a very nice dinner...black fettucine with seafood...yummy salad and bread. I think the last time we were at that restaurant was exactly one year ago on our last anniversary!
This past year was pretty consuming with 5 kids....the long wait to bring home 3 more from Liberia. Now we're still "settling" into the business. Life goes on...busier but we're growing and changing and that's a good thing.
I posted a clip to Steven Curtis Chapman singing "our song" from our wedding day. My brother, Chad, actually sang it for us. I remember a train going by during our outdoor wedding (wouldn't recommend doing that in Iowa in July!) It had rained buckets the night before...and even though we were married at 11am it was super muggy and hot. It stayed dry during our wedding and reception and almost on the dot when it was over it started pouring rain again.
I had forgotten to pick up Dave's ring from the jewelry store before the wedding so had to send my brother on that quick errand before it started. Dave isn't wearing his ring in our wedding picture :0 What a day!
I think I'm nesting for my friend, Sherrie, whose husband is bringing home their son, Enoch, from Liberia tomorrow. I have been cleaning things I never think about and I only do this when we were adopting...or I'm pregnant...and neither are happening! The light fixtures got cleaned...the cupboard with my baggies, Saran Wrap and general "stuff"...ceiling fans (some) woodwork...window sills and some of the fly speck stuff that has been on our ceiling for ??? how long. There is still tons of cleaning that I could do...but that feeling has now passed!
So....after that fun day--Sherrie and her kids came over so the "farmer" and I could go out for dinner. Had a very nice dinner...black fettucine with seafood...yummy salad and bread. I think the last time we were at that restaurant was exactly one year ago on our last anniversary!
This past year was pretty consuming with 5 kids....the long wait to bring home 3 more from Liberia. Now we're still "settling" into the business. Life goes on...busier but we're growing and changing and that's a good thing.
I posted a clip to Steven Curtis Chapman singing "our song" from our wedding day. My brother, Chad, actually sang it for us. I remember a train going by during our outdoor wedding (wouldn't recommend doing that in Iowa in July!) It had rained buckets the night before...and even though we were married at 11am it was super muggy and hot. It stayed dry during our wedding and reception and almost on the dot when it was over it started pouring rain again.
I had forgotten to pick up Dave's ring from the jewelry store before the wedding so had to send my brother on that quick errand before it started. Dave isn't wearing his ring in our wedding picture :0 What a day!
Tuesday, July 8, 2008
Summertime Shots
Soccer lovin' boys
I hope those weren't Sharpies!!!
Our "fire cracker!" 
Playing carpet ball at camp July Update
We just got back from spending 3 nights at a church camp with all 10 of us. Two days later and I'm finally "caught up" with laundry! Packing bedding/clothes/towels I really started wondering if it was worth it! The kids and I drove over with my friend and her 3 kids and the guys met us later that night. I wonder how I got roped into packing AND loading again this year??? :0
Marie and I went horseback riding one afternoon with friends. Most of the kids went on the zip line for the first time. Not sure they really knew what they were getting into :) Isaac whooped all the way down. Wish I had a picture of that!
Isaac and Caleb got "blobbed". Which means getting bounced insanely high off of a big huge water tramp thingy in a lake. Then there was swimming, campfires, singing, eating, and meetings we went to. We had a really good speaker this year....Warren Henderson. I'm reading one of his books called The Olive Plants...which is very good.
Last year there were 3 Liberian kiddos there...this year there were our 3 plus another friend's Liberian daughter. Next year I'm guessing there could be over a dozen if another family from CR comes!
This was the first time my grandma and most of my dad's side met our Liberian kids. We TRIED coming after the fried chicken dinner (we all ate beforehand) but how do you tell Liberians....or anyone...."no" to my grandma's fried chicken and mashed potatoes/gravy!!!
I think she was a little overwhelmed at the sight of all the kids playing kickball and chasing kittens in her front yard. In fact when we pulled out of her driveway in our "bus" and I had the kids all yell "good-bye"....my parents had to help her sit down!
We had my brother Chad (from Brazil) stay with us a few days during his yearly "winter" visit. He spent hours playing with the kids at the swimming pool. Another day he made paper airplanes for hours (I was about ready to pull my hair out :0) Good thing he's a teacher!
It was fun having him visit. The girls love the Brazilian flipflops and the boys got soccer outfits. I am enjoying my coffee--thanks Chad!
Marie and I went horseback riding one afternoon with friends. Most of the kids went on the zip line for the first time. Not sure they really knew what they were getting into :) Isaac whooped all the way down. Wish I had a picture of that!
Isaac and Caleb got "blobbed". Which means getting bounced insanely high off of a big huge water tramp thingy in a lake. Then there was swimming, campfires, singing, eating, and meetings we went to. We had a really good speaker this year....Warren Henderson. I'm reading one of his books called The Olive Plants...which is very good.
Last year there were 3 Liberian kiddos there...this year there were our 3 plus another friend's Liberian daughter. Next year I'm guessing there could be over a dozen if another family from CR comes!
This was the first time my grandma and most of my dad's side met our Liberian kids. We TRIED coming after the fried chicken dinner (we all ate beforehand) but how do you tell Liberians....or anyone...."no" to my grandma's fried chicken and mashed potatoes/gravy!!!
I think she was a little overwhelmed at the sight of all the kids playing kickball and chasing kittens in her front yard. In fact when we pulled out of her driveway in our "bus" and I had the kids all yell "good-bye"....my parents had to help her sit down!
We had my brother Chad (from Brazil) stay with us a few days during his yearly "winter" visit. He spent hours playing with the kids at the swimming pool. Another day he made paper airplanes for hours (I was about ready to pull my hair out :0) Good thing he's a teacher!
It was fun having him visit. The girls love the Brazilian flipflops and the boys got soccer outfits. I am enjoying my coffee--thanks Chad!
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