“When I Build You” From My Brother Jibran
My brother, Jibran, wrote a song for a client, for whom he was doing some sort of computer/web job. I don’t understand all the particulars, but suffice it to say he’s really good at his job and he can sing about it pretty well, too. 
The client really liked the song, so he hired a crew to film Jibran playing it in downtown Seattle. Then Jibran created a website (When I Build You) to feature the song and that’s what you get to see. I love the line, “All the php-ers cry boo-hoo.” You’re blessed to be getting a sneak peak. Right now my brother is away from home without proper internet to spread the word. 
Hope he won’t be mad at me for jumping the gun, but he gave me something to write about today.
Eight Inches and More on Hair
(This picture is for my mom and my mom-in-love and my other friends who are not on Facebook. I got eight inches cut off.)
I’m appreciative of all your loving comments about Mikah’s hair and our choice to allow him to let it grow. It is his choice, I don’t know if I’ve mentioned that. A sweet friend of mine emailed me with some reasons why she thought other Christians might differ from us in their choice to keep a boy’s hair short. It seems to me that most of the reasoning behind having a boy cut his hair is so others will not think he is feminine, nor will the boy be encouraged down the road to femininity. I appreciated being able to read a balanced, loving explanation, as offered through my friend’s gracious words. I am going to share some further thoughts I wrote back to her in response; some particulars changed to fit this general setting and discussion.
Giving Mikah a Haircut
Mikah’s hair was getting too long to be manageable, so I gave him a haircut yesterday. I feel like we get a bit of flak about keeping his hair long. I can only point to a couple things people have said or done that suggest they think we’re wrong (or at the least, strange) to let his hair grow long. This makes me feel bad.
Haniya’s Braces
Haniya graduated from head gear to braces yesterday. I am so proud of her cheerful attitude, even though her mouth is quite sore! She only has to wear the head gear at night now. She had been wearing it at least 22 hours a day. She was very conscientious and never missed any “opportunity” to wear the gear. So it is nice that she gets a break from that. The doctor expects her to wear braces for 30 to 33 months. We hope it will be less. Lots of pictures so click on the post title to see more about our big day at the orthodontist.
Jail Break
The last two weekends’ work has broken us out of a jail of our own making. Because our animals were free-ranging over most of our property, we had (until now) put up temporary cattle panel/t-post fences right around the perimeters of the pole barn, temporary barn and house. Every time we went in or out, we had multiple gates to open and close, poop to try to avoid, and animals to keep from jumping on us out of curiosity (why do goats always think you’re carrying food?). We’ve got some big projects to accomplish this summer ~ plus we were fed up with animals lounging on gravel instead in green pastures (does that make sense?)! So we put up a temporary fence that casts a wider net all around the people areas ~ driveway, barns, and house ~ locking the lovable creatures out and giving us some more room! That’s why we feel we’ve just been set free. Here are some pictures of all the work and fun we had doing it.
River Day
We always (try) to go to the river when we have an extra orthodontist trip. Which happened last week.
Copying A Retro Apron – Part 1
I am copying a retro apron for a friend. This post is Part 1 of the process. I show you the apron and some of its details and how I copy it, creating a pattern from it that can be used over and over again.
Luke Pepper as The Edge (The Story of a Custom-Made Skull/Beanie Cap)
Luke Pepper from the U2 tribute band in the UK, U2-2, contacted me to see if I would make him a skull cap. In his tribute band, Luke is The Edge, who always wears a beanie or skull cap.
Retro Apron Project
A friend asked me to make her a pink apron. She has a retro apron for me to copy its style. I tried to find a picture online and this is the closest I could find. You can’t see the top of the apron in that picture (great picture, isn’t it? beautiful scenery!) but the [...]
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