Isaac and Joshua began AWANA as Cubbies, as did their older siblings.
The culmination of their many years of fun and Bible memory is the coveted
Timothy Award.
The looks of the award have certainly changed since Courtney got hers, but
the excitement at this great accomplishment has not!
Well done, boys!
We can feel it!
The sunshine and the warmth has been so welcome after the frigid temperatures of last week.
Today it reached 53* which is an 80* spread from where we were one week
ago at the unheard of low of -27* !
We can actually see some grass!
Joe and I took a walk yesterday and still wore our heavy coats.
Today we wore our lighter coats - it was so nice out!
The boys, as usual, were out playing basketball today and enjoying the beautiful weather.
Twenty-six days until the "official" day of spring!
It's been a crazy and stressful year dealing with Covid.
Our local library closed down again right after Thanksgiving, which for our family of
readers, was awful! Yes, we could reserve books online, and pick them up at the drive-through
window, but it's just not the same as just leisurely browsing through the stacks.
Imagine our surprise the other day, when we were heading to the drop off/return door, when
we noticed the library had an OPEN sign on it!
WE WERE THRILLED!!!!
This young man was especially happy!
"Reading is the magic key, to take you where you want to be!"
quote from the "Alice in Bible Land" books!
Welcome to the family, Kinsley Joanna!
Isaiah 46:4
Even to your old age and gray hairs I am He, I am He who will sustain you.
I have made you and I will carry you; I will sustain you and I
will rescue you.
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Isaac and Joshua go to so much effort to make sure my birthday is extra special!
I love their homemade cards and the gifts they choose for me.
And Joshua sent me on a treasure hunt for my gift, and I had to decipher the code on each clue!
He's read too many WW 2 books!
Even though it was freezing outside, we had a wonderful birthday meal, and watched
one of my favorite movies of all time - WAR ROOM!
It was a great day!
We were out an about this afternoon, doing last minute errands before the next snow storm
hits. Five to seven (more) inches they say! And that's just the first round of three, apparently.
Then there comes the Artic Plunge - supposedly the coldest weather Lincoln has had for
85 years! So we don't really plan on going anywhere anytime soon.
We'd made a big Costco run the other day, so just needed to pick up a few groceries, get the
mail, and go out to eat to celebrate my birthday, one day early.
Then this lovely sight greeted us right in the middle of the aisle at Walmart.
We all stopped to admire it, and just basically say, "Ahhhh...spring."
There is hope.
Then, and most embarrassingly, I was serenaded by a group of waiters at our
favorite Mexican restaurant in honor of my birthday. They placed this giant, and
VERY HEAVY sombrero on my head, while serving me/us the most delicious
sopapillas and ice cream! It was wonderful!
It was good to get out of the house, because we probably won't for awhile. Sigh.
But heck, if we can survive the second largest snowfall in Lincoln history, AND the lowest
continual temps in 85 years, then I'd say we can survive anything weather-wise.
But............tornado season is right around the corner.
