Where your treasure is, there your heart will be also. ~Matthew 6:21~
Today we had to go into town because Haniya needed her headgear (braces) adjusted. It was an unplanned trip, so we made a day of it and went to a park on the Umpqua River. It was a bit rainy and windy, but not terribly so during the time we were there. We have to [...]
Amy of The Joyful Journey visited us on Monday. We met her for the first time two years ago. She had two children then. This time, she brought four! Her children are precious and sweet. The visit was wonderful. I got to hold her new baby of only 5 or 6 weeks. That was a [...]
My kitchen window looks out on a bit of a logging mess still. But we get it cleaner every work season (summer/fall). This year, Jeff is determined to pull out most of the stumps and finally cut down all the spindly damaged trees, turning it into a beautiful pasture. I enjoy this time of year [...]
This is the other drawing of Haniya’s that I mentioned on Friday. This lady’s name is still under discussion, but some of the terms being thrown around are “purple” and “evil”. Through Haniya’s use of the digital drawing pad and GIMP (or Inkscape, depending on the drawing) is the a great opportunity for her to [...]
A bit of new technology we purchased was a digital drawing tablet. I wanted it for photo editing and simple graphics, but I knew, just knew, that the kids would love to do digital drawings with far more precision that the mouse provides. Here is Haniya’s first drawing, using the drawing pad and GIMP. She [...]
Saturday, we had friends over. The guys and kids worked on a burning brush pile. Even though Jeff had in mind three piles for burning, they only got to one of them. The monster pile (pictured) proved very difficult to start ablaze. It was totally covered with blackberry vines that had grown over it in [...]
I’m going grey. Look, I can prove it. Naomi was kind enough to help me document this.
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