Vacation Bible School

We're in the midst of VBS right now and since I'm no longer our CE coordinator at the church, I'm not in charge. However, I am leading the music for the beginning of each evening. Jessica is in charge of the "technology" -- video, music and slideshows on the big screen each evening. Needless to say, we'll be pretty busy this week. Last night was the first night and it went fairly well, as first nights go!

Jessica is moving back to Lawrence sometime next week! :-(

Grandchildren!

We've had Katie (Mika's daughter) and Madison (Chuck's daughter)here; they are still sleeping as I write this. Yesterday Jessica was kind enough to let them dress up in her prom and homecoming dresses and they had a blast! Katie (long blonde hair) is 9 and going into the 4th grade; Maddie (glasses) is 11 and will be in Middle School next year!! Just yesterday they were babies. It's been fun, but I think Bob is getting a little too old for the hoopla that young girls bring with them! Come to think of it, I'm pretty tired, too!

Tuesday, I finally finished a bed quilt that I have been working on for years. I don't know the exact date (or year, even) when I began this quilt, but it was before we got Maggie, which was 5 years ago! Then I put it up when we got Maggie and I started back into the classroom -- just no time. This year I dug it out -- as overwhelming as it seemed, and finally finished putting the binding on Tuesday. I haven't yet taken a picture but will get one on as soon as I can.

Happy day to my readers! :-)

She's not a little girl, nor a teenager even!

Jessica turned 20 yesterday, no more a teenager. ( I wish I had a more recent picture of her on my computer...this picture is two years old!).
In two weeks she'll be moving out for good to an apartment in Lawrence. The past two years with her at college and then home for the summers, have been preparing us (maybe more than her) for this transition.
No one has a perfect child, but we were blessed beyond measure with her! Since I only had one child (would have loved to have more, but it wasn't in my destiny) I'm so grateful that the one child we have is everything Jessica has become. Here's to Jess and her life ahead! This is a Bible verse that I marked a long time ago in Bible specifically for her.

"I pray that out of his glorious riches he may strengthen you with power through his Spirit in your inner being, so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith. An I pray that you, being rooted and established in love, may have power together with all the saits, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ, and to know this love that surpasses knowledge--that you may be filled to the measure of all the fullness of God."

Ephesians 3:16-19

Too much partying!

Oh, oh! Maggie did way too much partying yesterday, celebrating "Uncle" Rick's birthday...she's suffering today!

Actually this picture was taken a few weeks ago. She never remains in this pose when I get the camera...but this time I managed to sneak up on her!

Fourth of July is about here and in Hays we have the Wild West Festival. Mostly carnival rides and bands that come in. Jessica loves it as do all her friends. Her parents are getting too old for that kind of stuff! Today is supposed to be a bit cooler. Yay!

A couple of days ago I found out that another on-line journal has accepted a poem of mine! I can't share it here or anywhere else on the web...but I can share the link to the poem when it is published. It may not be published until as late as November. But when it is, I'll share the link.

It's about the dust bowl days in Kansas -- a short poem based on things Bob's mother used to share.

Happy Birthday, Bro!

Today is July 2 and my brother Rick's birthday. For just a few weeks he and I will be the "same" age! Here's to a terrific brother and friend! We may be a lot older, but this big sister still thinks a lot of her brother!