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Happy Father's Day

To my Dad
And my darling hubby
We had an all-men's choir this morning, they sounded awesome :)
I honestly could not ask for a better Dad or a better Dad for my kids, and I couldn't love them any more than I do.

It's catching...

Until next year...

Last day of VBS was today. A lot of preparation went into it, and it was a big success. The kids had a great time. (teachers did too)
Now we're ready for a nap.
*Mikell says he wasn't asleep...I knew he was because his ipod was plugged into the tape player, and it just played on through. Usually he flits from song to song like a hummingbird.

Hey everybody, have you heard...Papa's gonna buy me a mockingbird

Ok, not really. But he does have a nest in his yard that I took pictures of. Mom told me that she found a mockingbird nest in one of her bushes. She actually saw some twigs, pulled them out and unknowingly destroyed the nest. She realized what she'd done when she saw them frantically rebuilding :)
Here's Dad I think, watching over it. The nest is in the bush to the right:
Here's both parental units keeping a watch
And poking a head in to make sure I didn't do any more than take pictures...

Promise

Genesis 9:12-17 And God said,

This is the token of the covenant which
I make between me and you and

every living creature that is with you,
for perpetual generations: I do set my

bow in the cloud, and it shall be for
a token of a covenant between me and the earth.

And it shall come to pass,

when I bring a cloud over the earth,
that the bow shall be seen in the cloud:

And I will remember my covenant,
which is between me and you and

every living creature of all flesh;
and the waters shall no more

become a flood to destroy all flesh.

And the bow shall be in the cloud;

and I will look upon it, that I may
remember the everlasting covenant

between God and every living creature
of all flesh that is upon the earth.

And God said unto Noah,
This is the token of the covenant,

which I have established between
me and all flesh that is upon the earth.

*Will took these out of the window while I was driving :)

Fishing Buddies

Will has had a friend spend the night with us the last two nights. They wanted to fish, so first they went to the lake close to the house:

Nothing happened there, so I promised we could go to a park with a dock the next afternoon.
Still no fish, but they had fun trying.
After some thunderstorms earlier, it turned out to be a beautiful day.
RJ is happy no matter where we go, as long as he is right in the middle of everything :)

Game Day Central

Today was our first day of vacation bible school. The theme is "Game Day Central"

Crafts, games, outdoor activities, snacks, and fun...all the kids seem to have a great time. (and I should know, I took over 300 pictures today for our family night slide show!)
The little guys had fun too :)

Rear View Sunset

Itchy

We just call them itchweeds, but they are actually Florida Stinging Nettle , not to be confused with the larger stinging nettles of the western US. They are mean, nasty little plants.

(Thanks to Florida Cracker for the link)

STS117 Atlantis - We have lift off

Here is Space Shuttle Atlantis, as seen from my driveway, launch at 7:38PM ET:




It was an awesome view from about 150 miles North of the launch site.

Weiner Dog P.O.V.

Orthodontia

Found out today that the Divine Miss M "may" get her braces off in as little as TWO MORE WEEKS!!!

I love the expression on her face. It's like "I'm anywhere else but here, lying with my head in a man's lap while he puts his fingers and instruments of torture into my mouth...he is kind of cute though"

;o)

Springs

This is a small town not far from me, it is named for the springs located there. They built a community pool that is actually fed by the springs. The round cement enclosure is where the spring actually comes up and you can see where it comes out on the other side of the pool and goes to the river.

You can see more pics from today here

Cattails

A lot of times when I photograph something, I look for information about the subject. Did you know that cattails are edible? Learn something new everyday! (no, I didn't try any. Maybe next time)

Send It On Down

More rain today, thank God. It's got this Kirk Franklin song stuck in my head.

Send it on down

Send it on down

Send your rain down

We need to feel some holy drops from Heaven,

Lord we are willing to go through and through

Shower down a blessing on your people

Lord we need you to shower down a blessing on us.

Were waiting here for a blessing

Let it rain down on me

We need need to feel your anointing

Let it fall fresh on me.

Its Raining

Its Raining

Its Raining...

(Of course, it also makes me think of this song, heehee)

(of course, I don't know what I would do if I found it raining men in their underwear and geeky striped tube socks. Maybe it was different in 1982 ;)

The Aliens Have Landed...

Ok, I promised antennae pics of me, so I am dragging Melissa along to share the pain :)

Lovely, huh? I don't know, I'm thinking it's a good look for me. Capt. Kirk would like it, anyway... And here is the cause of our transformation...our amazing preschool director, Yolanda:
At any rate, it seems to be working. I have had quite a few people stop me in the halls and classrooms and ask me what's up with the head gear. :)

Finally, Rain

We've been without a steady rain for so long, I hope it keeps up. Good for the plants, bad for the traffic. I had to run some errands this morning and saw SEVEN accidents. Nothing serious, just driving too fast for conditions and sliding into other cars, barriers, ditches...
There was one big truck that had rolled, but the driver was Ok. I was being extremely cautious, and my traction control system kicked in more than I've ever seen before. Thinking hubby is going to be very busy the next few weeks...

Alien Abduction

Ok, not really. But it's what it looks like is about to happen when I take a shower these days. For whatever reason, hubby came home the other night with a new shower head. I have NEVER seen a shower head like this. It's been four days, and it still startles me when I'm taking a shower. First of all, it's freakin' ginormous. And second, I can see myself in it. Ok, funhouse mirrors can be, well, FUN...but NOT when you are naked and wet. :)

Just so you get the proper perspective on this monstrosity, here is my hand in relation:
and in relation to the old one:So don't tell him, but it does make washing my hair a lot quicker and more efficient. So it will be a good thing, as long as I don't fall and break a hip when I see myself in it and jump. :)

House Guests

This is Sammy:

And this is Harley:

My brother's dogs, they will be with us for the next 10 days while my brother and sister-in-law go to California for a wedding. They stayed with us last year as well, but then there were three of them. (I called it "Weiniepalooza") We were expecting to have all three again, but a few weeks ago Chopper went to the Rainbow Bridge. So, it will be a little quieter this time. (Try to imagine an old-man weiner-dog, who is totally deaf, with 2 teeth, barking like an old-man deaf-dog, at nothing. That's Chopper ;)

They are sweet, but the funny thing is Harley -- If I go to my Brother's house, Harley will not let me anywhere near him. He acts like he wants to eat me alive. But when he comes here, he is a different dog and wants love and affection. Go figure, I guess it is the same with people. Sometimes there is just no explaining them. :)