Blogging at garage sale
Here I am, sitting at a table full of cinnamon rolls, selling our stuff at a friends house. We’ve done pretty well so far. It’s a nice day. Much better than the last two. We got two I ches of rain and some nasty storms yesterday. Nice and breezy today. I’m looking forward to fathers day tomorrow. We are spending it at my sister and brother in laws new house. Sorry for any grammar or misspellings. I’m typing this on my phone.
Bryce is talking well. Jazlyn is rolling over both directions now. Brielle is talking better and better everyday. She says these phrases that I have no idea where she picks them up and how she keeps them in context. Things are going well.
Has it been nearly a month??
Wow faithful readers, I apologize for my tardiness on posting any updates. It’s been almost a month, and it’s been crazy ’round these parts.
One of the guys here at work resigned, so I had to take over his job, plus do my own. There has been overtime, no fun during the beautiful spring. It’s nice coming home to a new house though, so that’s a blessing. The marine industry is still in dire straights. The 2nd largest boat builder in the US filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection the other day, so that is going to have a ripple effect throughout the industry. It’s looking very bleak for the fall/winter, so if anyone knows of any jobs around here…let me know! Contingency planning never hurt anyone.
The kids are doing well. Nothing major to report. Lael is enjoying being closer to friends now, so she has kept busy. All in all, things are going well. Busy, still a lot of the unknown, but God has always provided, and we’re looking forward to the future!
Saddest Commercial Ever
This is a Thai commercial for a life insurance company…
Very well done and moving, even with the translation.
Is This Why I Love Music So Much?
Is this why I can’t stand the silence? Lyrics from a new Jars of Clay song…It’s really moving. Great melodies, great message. The video is under the lyrics.
I don’t have to hear it
If I don’t want to
I can drown this out
Pull the curtains down on you
It’s a heavy world
It’s too much for me to care
If I close my eyes
It’s not there
With my headphones on (x4)
We watch television
But the sound is something else
Just a song played against the drama
So the hurt is never felt
I take in the war fires
And I’m chilled by the current events
It’s so hopeless
But there’s a pop song in my head
phones on
With my headphones on (x7)
At the tube stop
You sit down across from me
I think I know you
By the sad eyes that I see
And I wanna tell you
Everything will be ok
But you wouldn’t hear it
So we go our separate ways
with our headphones on
I don’t wanna be the one who
Tries to figure it out
I don’t need another reason
I should care about you
You don’t wanna know my story
You don’t wanna own my pain
We’re living in a heavy, heavy world
And there’s a pop song in my head
yeah there’s a pop song in my head
Yeah it’s a heavy world
Oh no, I don’t wanna have to hear it
Heavy world
No, I don’t wanna have to hear it (x3)
Busy Weekend!
What a warm weekend we had here in Northern Indiana. Over 80 degrees both yesterday and today, with just a few sprinkles yesterday. Very windy, but it was a warm wind.
Went fishing in the pond near our house yesterday and caught one decent sized largemouth bass. Lost two others, but that was all the action we had. Not sure if the pond isn’t stocked well, or if it was too windy, or if the fish just weren’t biting. I’ll try again soon. It’s across the street and about 6 lots down from us, so it’s easy to get to, to say the least.
We had a lot of visitors this weekend. We had a good time, we are wiped out, but it was all worth it. Brandon leaves for Air Force bootcamp on Tuesday, so we were able to spend time with him a lot more than usual this weekend. Michelle will have it a lot harder than Lael and I did when we were apart during the summer. He won’t have any communication other than letters and an occasional phone call. At least we had the internet!
The kids had fun this weekend playing outside, going garage saling (sp?), and seeing family. All three of them have done well during the transition. Tomorrow starts a new work week. Pray for good weather and good boat sales!
We Are In!!
We have all of our belongings now in our new home. They aren’t all where they are supposed to be quite yet, but hopefully soon. Thanks to all who helped! The laptop is about to die, I gotta get this posted and go to bed. More soon!
Four Days
We are cleared to close on the house. We will be moving out of ours on Wednesday, closing on the new house on Thursday morning, and falling asleep absolutely exhausted in our new home Thursday night.
We are excited, and are looking forward to having the move behind us.
We had a great day today. Church was nice, and we all had a fun time with food, family, and more food. We got to meet Brandon’s family (Michelle’s fiance), which was nice.
Yesterday my father-in-law, my brother-in-law, Brielle, and myself all went fishing at my uncle’s property. It was freezing in the morning with a constant wind, so we left and came back early afternoon. I caught nothing, Brielle (with Dave’s help) caught around 7 fish. I was humbled. I was the only one who didn’t catch a fish. I had a catfish on the line, and lost it. But I usually do well there, so I don’t feel too badly.
More after we move!
Pictures of the OUTSIDE of our new home
A friend pointed out the fact that we haven’t posted any pictures of the outside of our new home. Oops! Sorry for the oversight!
