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Name: Nan
Birthday: 11/10/1961

Interests: playing flute and piano, reading, relaxing, planning amazing vacations complete with airline tickets to places all over the globe without purchasing them, playing with my pomeranian-the cutest dog in the universe named Daisy, and gardening when I feel like it-complete with water garden.
Expertise: putting a meal on the table in less than 1/2 hour, finding lost items that belong to family members, cleaning unusual places in the house like under the refrigerator, getting to work in less than 5 minutes, and greeting new and old friends.
Occupation: Education/training
Industry: Nonprofit

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Member Since: 2/18/2006

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Tuesday, October 23, 2007

Saddle Up.

Dave and I had a ministry retreat or advance called, "Unfinished Business" in which we reflected on wounds from the past and figured out how God is shaping us through them. It was held at the Most High Barn in Ada and was a beautiful setting for the get away. Here are some pictures that show the beautiful pony farm and the joys we had there.

This is one of the six ponies whose names are Love, Joy, Faith, Mercy, Hope and Miracle.

The owner of the farm enjoys sharing her place with ministry people who need a place to refresh themselves. She also has a ministry of intercessory prayer.

This was a wonderful place to get away for the weekend.

We got Shiloh and Daisy outfits for the season. They are cowdogs. Here is Daisy reluctantly posing for the camera.

She was sulking a bit about having to wear this silly outfit but finally resigned to the fact that her owners were going to put her through this torture whether she was willing or not.

Shiloh seemed happy to wear her outfit.

She seemed more cooporative about the whole experience.

Maybe it was the fact that Daisy's first outfit was too tight that made her resent the whole dress up thing.

Zach is trying to help the dogs look on the bright side.

Here is our working man after a day of sanding back laquer. He is working so hard.

We are so thankful to have work. Today I am going to turn in an application to Christopher Banks for a part time job working in retail. I love to buy teacher clothes there and I think that place would be a good fit for me. I have been enjoying substitute teaching and hope that the jobs get more steady. In the meantime Dave and I also painted his brother's house. See the blue shutters--

I really enjoyed this little roller with oil based paint on the front porch furniture and railings.

Angie and John came home for a surprise visit to the kids. Here they are dressed up in John's birthday outfits. Angie got one to match. Notice the green necklace and earrings that match the green tie.

They are having a great time dating and it was fun to see them for the midfall break.

Here is our sleeping beauty. She always looks cute but never so peaceful as when she is sleeping with her favorite pet, Shiloh.

Enjoy for now and maybe we can get a great picture of Jared next time.

8:09 AM - 6 eprops - 3 comments - email it

Friday, October 12, 2007

Fall is here--finally!

Zach and his new buddy from school, Mitchell, made this extra ordinary volcano for school. It was a double volcano that erupted by vinegar/baking soda power and Diet Coke/Mentos power.

Unfortunately the eruption was a little weak on the Diet Coke side because they had to pour the Diet Coke into the container. The Vinegar/baking soda was impressive with lots of yellow and brown food coloring making the results pretty messy. They did this outside at school as you can see in the picture.

In this view you can see that Mount Kaboom was on an island with a hot spring at the base.

Zach and Mitch typed up this story about their volcanoes.

12:05 AM - 2 eprops - 1 comment - email it

Thursday, August 23, 2007

The rain continues. The garden grows.

Yes, we are getting all the rain of the summer in the month of August. There has been flooding in some areas but we seem to have great runoff in this area and we haven't even had water in the basement. I wanted to update you on the completed raised garden which was an incredible piece of beauty in our backyard.

We were able to finish most of it by Angie's birthday on Aug. 10. The little angel was the finishing touch making a triple water fall by making the water flow over the angle's pot and over the rock underneath it. Our friends the Willis came over and JimBob complemented Dave on a job well done.

We also had our friends the Irvins come over that week and here are the girls at breakfast.

Finally Daisy came up with a unique was of toting the whiffle golf ball. We thought this was so funny that we had to share the picture. Enjoy.

Hope your umbrella works and your rain drains off.

10:34 AM - 6 eprops - 3 comments - email it

Tuesday, August 07, 2007

Blessed Rain!

After a few weeks of no or little rain, we are finally getting the replenishing juice for our gardens. We are building a raised garden for around our patio because the dogs were stepping all over the plants and the chairs were falling on the flowers. Here is the progress.

The first thing we finished was the patio blocks. Then we started the process of building the raised beds. They will go up several levels and culminate in a fish pond. This thrills the gardener in me. Isn't my husband, Dave, sweet to do this? It has been a team project but he has done most of the hard work. Our goal is to have it done by Angie's birthday, August 10. You might notice the new patio furniture. Sears was having a sale on their furniture and it was just what I had been looking for--aluminum that stacks so it is easy to care for--no rusting--and easy to store with the stackable chairs. Fun times! We are going to celebrate in style. Thank you, Lord.

2:13 PM - 2 eprops - 3 comments - email it

Thursday, August 02, 2007

Happy August?

We got some sad news yesterday. The job position for Marketplace Ministry was filled by someone else. So we are back to waiting on God for a job for Dave. He continues to paint but there are no benefits and the pay isn't enough to support a family of six. We are doing fine for now but need to have some more direction by the fall. He is meeting with a pastor today to check out another church. We aren't sure what God has in store for us but it should be worth the wait. It makes us trust Him even more.
Here are more of the great events from July.

We visited our friends the VanDenBerg last Friday and met their cute dog, Zeke. The adults were introduced to the game Mafioso and we played several rounds with the teens being the storytellers. The next day our friend, Sally, had a summer party.

Jon and Zach got to see each other again.
We went to it on the way to my sister's son's wedding. Here are the fabulous pictures of that happy event.

They had live music that was gorgeous. My sister and brother-in-law, who was recovering from eye surgery, go to the front with Ryan, my nephew.

And here are the bride and groom.

We have had some great times this summer. We hope that August is a great month too.

11:34 AM - 4 eprops - 2 comments - email it

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