October is half over already which means Alicia has been in Africa over 5 weeks already.  Wow!  The wonderful thing about the times in which we live is that email, facebook, skype, cellphones all help to keep us connected and up-to-date with what's happening in everyone's world .. whether it is in Lincoln City, Battle Ground or half way around the world in Uganda!  KRAZY!  But so thankful for that.

Riley, Lucy and I have been busy getting the house ready for winter.  Last weekend we picked up tons of needles that had fallen from our big cedar trees.. Riley kept running down to the road and of course Lucy followed right behind.  I had to put them on time-out several times .. then I started to clean out the gutters and they stayed right there with me until I got to the top of the ladder.. and off they went as fast as they could run.  I was so scared up there .. cleaning gutters on the second story .. I wonder how long I'll be brave enough to do that.  Thanks to my friend Denise .. who came the next day to help... that job is finished.  Riley and Lucy finally came back.. and spent the next hour in the kennel.. BAD DOGS .. BAD DOGS.

Today I am spending a few hours with Emma, Ben, Katie and Nikki.  Lucy is coming to have her first sleepover with the kids.  I am helping with Love Teams at the Men's Walks tonight and tomorrow.  But the great thing about that is I get to spend time with lot of my friends .. and I love that.  I am going to stop now, because Emma and I are going to play a card game called "Around the world".  Bye for now!

Crazy days of summer.

1. We had an amazing summer .. crazy really!  Finished lots of projects around "Windsong Acres", got Alicia through several fundraisers for Uganda, Spent 3 days at Detroit Lake swimming and fishing with everybody, and then finally our 3rd Annual CAMP BODINE.  I stand back and look at this amazing family that God has blessed us with and hope and pray that somehow Don knows that we are living the dream that we shared.  Austin, Emma, Jackson, Benjamin Charlie and Katie .. together with Roscoe, Riley and Lucy .. Dave, Nikki, Alicia, JD, Crystal and Me!  What a group!  WE LOVE US!

 

 

 

 

Lucy

So .. the day finally came when I could go and pick up Lucy, our new little schnoodle!  Lucy was born in May (not sure the day) so we are going to celebrate her birthday on June 1st with Grandma G.  Lucy is black with a beautiful white face, gray feet and a curly tail.  She is going to be a great addition to our family.  Rylie and Lucy are already playing together ... even though Rylie is a little rough right now.  She loves her big brother!  Come on over and meet this little girl .. be careful .. you might just fall in love with her!

A BIG thank you to my friends at Dallas Pill Box for this wonderful Birthday Present!!  Love you!

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Birthday Celebrations!

Oh my!  55 .. when did that happen?  Do you ever stop and wonder how you got so many numbers next to your name?  Jack asked me the other day how old I was and I held up both hands and said 55.  He held up one hand and said I'm 5  .."we're almost the same!" 

I started to let this birthday "get to me". But God knew better .. He used my family, friends and circumstances to remind me that this year is a new beginning for me.  "Its the little moments that make life BIG! "  Kisses from itty bitty kids, friends crashing into my bedroom at 6:30 in the morning singing "you've got a friend" .. phone calls, cards, flowers, dinner out with 3 wonderful daughters, a caterpillar spinning a cocoon right in front of our very eyes .. all crying out to my very soul saying " you are not alone".  God sends us His love with "skin on" thru the very people He has placed "on purpose" into our lives.

So thank you everyone.. this birthday turned out to be one of the best ones yet!  I am very very blessed .. and I am looking forward to this year .. a new beginning.