Throwing Knives
The Boy received the most "AWESOME" gift in the mail this week from a friend - a small dagger perfectly sized for a boy's hand. And what better time to…
“Let the children come to me!”
"But Jesus said, 'Let the children come to me, and do not hinder them; for to such belongs the kingdom of heaven.'" -- Matthew 19:14 We usually find out sometime…
A Bullet Review
First thing, I discovered there was no coffee in the house. Since Laurent was equally desperate for the bean, it was not difficult to convince her to drive me to…
House Update 8/26
All kinds of good things afoot! Today I had a 10am meeting with Mr. Cabinet, so of course I brought along my camera to get a few shots of the…
100 Boxes
I am not writing a long post today about the trip to Emergency Restoration Experts in Chandler to spend 4 back-breaking, sweat-dripping, treasure-finding hours digging through 100 boxes to find…
Of the planning of many plans, there is no end…
It's a little bit crazy town around here right now, is all I can say. Last night I spent some time gathering data to create my "Google Calendar" for the…
Milestone
It is appropriate, as the years go by, that certain milestones, or momentous achievements, are duly noted. Today one such milestone was achieved. As I pulled up to the curb…
Goodbye Summer!
I don't know when this modern trend of starting school in the middle - or even at the beginning - of August began, but it's nutty and I don't like…
Let The Sunshine In!
Here ya go - pics of our roofless abode -- as well as the back yard where our neighbor's fire encroached a bit and burned our fence, already dead grass,…
A Saturday Sojourn – or, Where We Went and What We Learned
During the two-and-a-half months we have been living in this rental house, there has been one particular loss from the fire that has affected me, and that was the loss…