Exploding Grain Mills

I offer these photos as proof that I don't ALWAYS exaggerate when telling stories. ::snort:: When I say the grinder exploded - it did.

And the counter...stove...toaster...all covered with an off white film....

Getting flour out of cracks in a wood floor is tough! After quite a bit of work we now have 2 loaves of bread, 2 1/2 dozen of dinner rolls and a couple of dozen yummy Cinnamon Rolls. I used the Seven Grain Bread recipe that you can find by clicking recipe above and scrolling.

What we do not have is a great start on school! ::snort::  PS....not to fear, the boys had their table school done and we got all needed to accomplish in an hour of couch school. We're still on track.

Choosing Joy!
©2010 D.R.G.
~Coram Deo~
Living all of life before the face of God...

Precious Princesses & Daughters

I shared in February that Stacia was obviously processing Michael's deployment. Today, she said several times, in a variety of combinations and ways:

"My Dad is gone. Mom is his precious princess. That's how I was born. I'm his precious daughter."

Yes, she is.
Choosing Joy!
©2010 D.R.G.
~Coram Deo~
Living all of life before the face of God...

Computers and such....

I swear it ATE the Jeremy Camp CD. I put it in, it's GONE. The itunes/CD player worked fine with other CD's after that. We can't see a CD in there, but where else could it have gone and how will I explain THIS to the library? The laptop ate my CD? ::snort::

I spent the a.m. arguing with Norton/Symantec.....and finally uninstalled all their products and downloaded Microsoft Security Essentials - FREE. Solved all my problems. Thanks again, Don.

The only other funny item of note today: The Enesco Propane man knocked on my patio window. This is out of character. It seems my laundry had blown over again. He showed me what he thinks will solve the problem. We'll see. No matter....everything was dry by evening.

We are plowing on school. If we could do this from the start of the school year we could graduate them by the time they were 11. Which reminds me, I was shocked to find out yesterday that Nolan is 11. ::snort::

I spent nearly all afternoon on Skype. Mike, Josiah, Jamin and I at once. G - Globalization. ::snort:: 3 continents at once.  I had another Skype conversation with Krista and Bre. I  had a couple of PWOC regional Skype calls. What would my life be without a laptop and a fiber optic connection? ::snort::

We ran to the base in time to mail our first package to Mike, only to find that they are closed on Mondays. Ugh.  Jared and Arielle had human video team practice today.

Choosing Joy!
©2010 D.R.G.
~Coram Deo~
Living all of life before the face of God...

Rear Guard

We seem to have rear issues. Last week I asked Stacia to make buns - and she formed them into rear ends. Today we were reading...."sixty Shoshone Indians brought up the rear."

Zander replied, "They aren't going to get MY rear!"
Choosing Joy!
©2010 D.R.G.
~Coram Deo~
Living all of life before the face of God...

Dissatisfied

It was simply to good to last. I came home from a great gathering of the body (chapel) and dinner with friends....to see THIS..... look at it!!!! I was told this would NOT BLOW OVER.

This is rather pretty, I think....next time I'll stop and frame it carefully. Could be a wonderful memento of our time in Misawa. ::snort:: So....guess it was windier here than on base.

The good news is that my laundry is DRY.... Mike Skyped. I now know where he is and a bit of what he's doing. Thanks for the flowers, Mike. What a surprise. Stacia loved her Children's Church class today. I think I averted a nasty computer worm/virus/trojan somethingorother.

Now it's time to gather my troops and see what we can do about Gladys Aylward.....

Choosing Joy!
©2010 D.R.G.
~Coram Deo~
Living all of life before the face of God...

Look Closely!

What could be funny about a Pizza Hut delivery car? This is the funniest yet.

Did you notice? Check out the plates...."U.S. Airforce...for official use only". ::snort:: We take our pizza very seriously.
Choosing Joy!
©2010 D.R.G.
~Coram Deo~
Living all of life before the face of God...

Satisfaction

Akiko met us at Homac and we solved the laundry problem. ::grin:: She told me  her Mother thought my laundry adventures were funny.  I am taking great joy and peace from sitting in my rocker, watching the laundry gently flap, and the garden veggies growing. ::snort::

I love Japanese laundry supplies. THIS is an outdoor laundry rack (as opposed to the indoor one that was blowing all over). Note the cement blocks. The hangars clip onto the pole... It's all so very compact.

A variety of "extras" are on sale to compliment the racks. This blue gadget is full of built in clothes pins and the hangar like top hangs on to the pole. . . again, very compact.
 

Strawberries, lettuce and broccoli....still trying to find onion sets...do you think carrot seeds would have enough time to grow?  These are the small planters....I may get a few BIG ones for potatoes, cucumbers. Still looking for carrot seeds. The kids want to try melons, but I don't think they'll have enough heat....and I don't think corn will do well in a container.

Thursday was a great Dad's Panel at MOPS.

 Friday a.m. was a PWOC prayer meeting for upcoming retreat and a Bible study. We're on week 3 of Anointed, Transformed, Redeemed.  Friday was a great day and all the neighborhood kids were out. After Bible study I spent the afternoon outside getting to know some of our neighbors. I discovered another family on our street with six children.

Saturday we went shopping this a.m. and then hunkered down to finish school and do a bit of cleaning and "business". We Skyped with Mike a few minutes. It was a bit unnerving to hear him mention places and names that we read about in the Stars and Stripes and Fox news. Ps 91.

I found the last of Mike's laundry to wash....found myself burying my face in his t-shirts...ah Mike cologne. I could tell I was missing Mike when I considered not washing the last few pieces as I knew that would be it....until October/November. I think I'll douse the teddy bear in cologne from here on out.

This upcoming week may be a challenge. Our kids have opted not to have spring break - March was enough of a break. ::snort:: We're all ready to push and bring this year's activities to an end.

Choosing Joy!
©2010 D.R.G.
~Coram Deo~
Living all of life before the face of God...