Keeping Cool

During Chip and Katy's visit it was very hot. There were not many options for cooling off in a home with one ceiling fan. So ... do we buy a season pass to Lake "Catonic" or a swimming pool for the back yard. I'm glad we went with option #2 ... it' nie to have a place to cool off on hot afternoons. Or after 3 1/2 hours weeding an overgrown garden!

Posted After -- The Visit

So much fun at one place. We went miniature golfing, Sean and Chip hit balls together (Sophie got to play with balls too!), and Mom and Sean fought a good fight at water (laser) tag. They advertise laser-tag, but it really is water tag. Anyway, all a lot of fun. Enjoy the photos, because I can't figure out how to get captions on each one.

God is: Real, With Us, Strong, Awesome, In Command

Avalance Ranch was THE place to have fun June 25-29. All God's children learned how to be real cowboys .. and all about our awesome God. You should hear Sean sing all about it! He made new friends, and had lots of fun. He does have a penchant for wearing his 'kerchief" like a bad-cowboy though.

The color of waiting

Yesterday was just one of those days. Technically my "day off" I started out by taking a friend of the church for an appointment ... leaving the house at 9:00 am. I arrived home at 6:30 pm -- from the "appointment". So, color Friday purple for waiting. Today is waiting time again ... waiting for a call to come help prepare for VBS next week, waiting for daughter Katy, son-in-law Chip and grandkids Sean (5 1/2) and Sophia (Sophie) age 8 months to arrive! Oh, yeah, and waiting for inspiration for a sermon that should be done in about 2 hours! That broom tree of Elijah's sounds mighty tempting right about now.

Veggie Garden

This is the veggie garden ... needs weeding (and rain!!!!) Can't wait to be eating fresh vegetables out of it. But I hate weeding!

Danielle's Garden

I have two gardens. One is Danielle's "not-so-secret" garden, otherwise known as my own personal pet cemetery (for the rocks). It is prettier than in the picture, but oh, we need some rain here!

Baptism Easter 2007

What a special day! April 15 2007 Sean Andrew and Sophia Alaina Wibert, Norman Stoddard and his granddaughter Brooke are baptized. It's a family celebration!

Grampa Freddy

Grampa Freddy and Sophie share a special breakfast moment ... aren't they adorable?

Halloween

It's so much fun to share special times at church with grandkids. Here Kesia and Danielle join in the fun of the annual All-Hallowed Eve gathering ... how l-o-w can they go??

A Christmas Story

Yes, I know that this isn't exactly yesterday! But I enjoy Christmas pageants so much! Angel Allie, some kind of friendly animal Zyon, Mary (Katie), Joseph (Burton), and Donkey Irelynn help to tell the story of the birth of Jesus (left). On the right, they are joind by Zach and Alec.

Deer Hunting

So, here's five minutes in my life. I look out my home office window and here is a beautiful doe, just grazing in Joe's field. I go look for my camera. The doe is standing perfectly still, great shot (camera shot, that is). I turn on the camera -- batteries are dead. Take dead batteries, put them in battery charger (after Fred directs me to where it is and how to put the batteries in). Find some non-rechargables in a drawer, again have Fred show me how to inert the new batteries in the camera. Come back to the window ... by now said deer has mosied on off to other Joe's field and out of sight. So ... long story short? No photo

Just Starting Out

Okay, y'all talked me into trying this. After a week in central Iowa (at least I think it was central, that's the name of the college) I'm happy to be back home in upstate New York. Maybe tomorrow I'll be able to post pictures of my gardens growing ... it has been commented that it no longer looks like I have a pet cemetery alongside my driveway!