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Tuesday, October 27, 2009

...man's best friend...

Okay, here she is...

before...

and after.

She is way cute and too bright. If intelligence in dogs leads to excessive naughtiness, she must be the Madame Curie of canines! But those soft brown eyes are pools of repentance and the amount of forgiveness shown by her doggie heart is a lesson to all of us smaller hearted mammals.

"To those who have cherished an affection for a faithful and sagacious dog, I need hardly be at the trouble of explaining the nature or the intensity of the gratification thus derivable. There is something in the unselfish and self-sacrificing love of a brute, which goes directly to the heart of him who has had frequent occasion to test the paltry friendship and gossamer fidelity of mere Man." - Edgar Allan Poe

Monday, October 26, 2009

...some really great kids...

Psalm 127:3

Friday, October 23, 2009

...Thursday afternoon sunshine...


I would not call myself a sports "fan", as in fanatic, but I always have been a sports enjoyer. One of my fondest tv memories is watching "Wide World of Sports" with my dad. That, the Olympics, an occasional World Series or Super Bowl and every once in a while some ice skating and gymnastics thrown in are my usual sports exposure.

But, I have recently been exposed to a whole 'nother world...high school football.

Sitting high in the stands on a beautiful Thursday afternoon, I took a look around. I saw a hawk circling above the stadium, airplanes coming in on approach, white lines and green grass, parents steadily streaming into the stands, younger people helping older people climb the bleachers, kids trying to hold a coke and nachos and pizza and climb the bleachers, cheerleaders trying to stay in precision while never breaking a smile, and my very tall kid in his bleached (almost) white pants standing on the sidelines.

I have found that I really enjoy these games. As long as I can stay out of the "ugly box" (this is my name for the group of parents watching the game for whom high school football is a religion) I find the game to be rather uplifting. All those people together in cheering on the team makes for a great vibe. Most of the spectators are very encouraging to the players and the team is good enough to make for some exciting play.


I'm glad my kid decided to get involved. The whole "Friday Night Lights" thing is something I did not participate in in high school. I'm glad to have the chance to experience it now. So, go check out your local high school team. L-E-T-S-G-O Let's go Let's go L-E-T-S-G-O uh Let's GO!

Wednesday, October 14, 2009

...rain...

Can you even imagine seeing rain for the first time?

It would be a little frightening.


A little confusing.


But, ultimately a lot of fun.


Oh yeah, drying off is the best part!

Tuesday, October 13, 2009

...small sins...

Okay, not "sins" exactly, but things you do even though you know they are bad for you. Here is my current obsession:

You know and love the almost caramely, sugary goodness of Sugar Babies, now add the apple-y green outside and it is taking over my thoughts in a way that must be slightly sinful.

They don't look like much. But, they are teaching me much about self-mastery!