Before
There’s more, but that’s the worst of it. Several decent-sized branches and one small, dead tree in the back also came down. The usual brush and debris scattered about the yard. A couple of our neighbors had their sheds explode; on a walk through the neighborhood, we saw more than a dozen of the same style sheds placed next to the curb for trash.
Okay, big news first: JAKE IS HOME! (In case you haven’t already heard via Facebook or some other social media.) He surprised me late Friday evening and we spent a quite, pleasant Saturday around the house waiting for this storm to kick up. Right now the winds are blowing pretty fiercely around the house but we are safe and dry inside and the kids are sleeping soundly.
I’ve got great kiddos—just look at those smiles!
This is just a random little tidbit, but I was browsing an article on CNN and ran into something I recognized. Check out #4 on this list of Japanese travel movies and then refer back to this post. Not that the likelihood is very high that any of you (or me, for that matter) are going to run out and track down the movie, but still I think it’s pretty cool. And that’s all for now!
Haven’t felt much like blogging recently, so I’m skipping over quite a bit and bringing you this recent slice of life.
Summer is fully upon us and with it, typhoon season. The first typhoon blew by us on Wednesday. It really wasn’t that bad so we went for an “umbrella walk” that afternoon.
Still no word on when Jake might be getting home. (3 out of 4 of you definitely lost the poll.) But whenever I’m out with the kids in the rain, I always end up singing “Raindrops Keep Falling on my Head” and that applies in this situation as well.
Cryin’s not for me, ‘cause
I’m never gonna stop the rain by complaining
Do, do, do, doo, do-do, do . . .
Honestly, I intentionally delayed this post. Eight is enough for one month! You are getting spoiled. So that’s why Easter got kicked over to May.
I got sick on Saturday before Easter and it was no good, very bad, awful, horrendous and ugly. Then Logan got sick too, although he didn’t have it nearly as bad; Naomi escaped unscathed. By Sunday we were feeling better (blessing #1) but we still decided to skip church. I was supposed to be on greeter duty but I didn’t think it was a good idea to have me shaking hands with everybody. Our neighbors, however, had already been exposed—this bug had been making the rounds for a while—so we joined in the classic backyard Easter fun that afternoon!
Logan conquered one of his fears that day: he’d never really been in a bouncy castle before; he would always shy away from them at other opportunities. Now, of course, he asks if he can jump in one nearly every day.
On a related note, due to the recent moves and subsequent give-aways of several neighbors, our yard and our immediate neighbor’s yard are now extremely well-supplied with outdoor amenities. The bouncy castle was given to our neighbor! Between the two houses we have also accrued an additional three ride-on toys, a small slide, a slip-n-slide and a kiddie pool. Add those things to the existing stock of assorted bikes/tricycles, sand/water tables and large swing set, and this is the place to be all summer long!
I suppose free stuff counts as a blessing too! (What number was I up to?) Praise God from whom ALL blessings flow!
