we're NOT green

house when we bought it last summer

slave labor...


house in may...we're gaining.

while it may be cool to be green, we're glad to be rid of it.

are there child labor laws about house-painting?

thanks to brooklyn (sorry kathy, did you know i put brooklyn to work??:) & my own 5 great kids, we're getting rid of all the green on the house.

a few shutters dress it up. we're doing "executive" (tan) on the trim & it's looking much improved.

summer bff

oh yeah.

here's my bff for the summer... (no offense to my human bff)

last summer we survived with a window air conditioner. one that we had to replace just days after purchasing the home, mind you. that little baby did a decent job, but definitely no comparison to this.

aaah.

thank you carman's appliance for filling our home with sweet cool central air. it'll be

worth

every

cent.

Psalm 78:4b, 7

we will tell the next generation
the praiseworthy deeds of the LORD,
his power, and the wonders he has done.

Then they would put their trust in God
and would not forget his deeds
but would keep his commands.

God reminded me tonight about why teaching our children about His Ways is important. Sometimes when the kids are acting up or not doing what I want them to, I lose sight of the goal.

To be a Godly example for them so they will develop a growing relationship with Jesus.

It was just the reminder I needed after a few very busy days.

woof

cooper & i were talking just before bed a couple of nights ago.

c: i wish i was a dog.
m: you do?
c: then i could bark all the time.
m: who would be your mommy? i would miss you!
c: you could be a dog too. i you could be the mommy dog & i could be the baby dog. daddy could be a dog & kamrie & chloe could be baby dogs too.
m: what about hunter & parker?
c: they could be big dogs like you.

hanging on by a thread

chloe has been working on her first loose tooth for several weeks. yesterday brad twisted it & (after lots of tears from chloe) it was barely hanging on. chloe could twist it all the way around & lay it on it's side, but she wouldn't pull it out.

she was afraid it'd hurt again!

today the sitter called & said "your daughter wants to talk to you."

i said, "oh? oh!!!" (i caught on...)

chloe said, "i lost my tooth!"

sounds like it's celebration time tonight at the dillan house.

p.s. thanks billie jo for letting her call us to share the joy & to heather for pulling the thing out-finally!

track meet

we had a great time watching cassie's track meet last week, although it was a bit chilly. kamrie's class was able to watch for awhile, as their teacher has a son in jr. high & also got to watch several of the older siblings of the kindergarten students in their events. parker & hunter's classes have also gotten to watch a little bit of the meets as well.

awana awards

here are this years' awana awards. parker, kamrie & chloe did great! each of them did a fabulous job working on their books & getting them finished. parker got his sparky plaque since he'd finished all 3 of his sparks books. i'm so proud of their work on their books this year, with NO complaining!

Spy Kids!

The Jr. Junction Spy Kids showed us their talents a few weeks ago at church. They told us all their main Bible points about "what friends do" after singing their Spy Kids songs. It was great! I love to hear these 2-4 year olds saying their memory verses.

Soccer 09 Pictures

soccer saturday!

today was a fun day of soccer, despite the rain/drizzle.

parker & kamrie had their last game in ogallala. they both played well. kamrie blocked a shot with her face but was ok after shedding a few crocodile tears. parker was as agressive as usual. he loves to get right in there & go for the ball even if it means sacrificing his body to make the play.

parker also learned a good lesson playing goalie. pay attention.

don't
be
jumping
up
trying
to
touch
the
top
of
the
goal
when
the
ball
is
coming
toward
you.

yep, he got scored on because he was screwing around.

side note: parker did great on thursday playing goalie & also scored 2 goals. both which i missed because i was trying to watch 2 games at once-chloe's & p&k's.

hunter did really well tonight. it drizzled through most of their game & the ball was sopping wet, dripping when they threw it inbounds. he was really agressive & scored his first goal!

yeah!

chloe will have one more game next week to finish out our soccer season. hunter will possibly have another, we'll see.

it's been so much fun. several of us parents are thinking we'd like an adult league. but we don't want a full size field! we'd like to play on the u-10 field. think that'd work?

the shack

ok, so i read "the shack."

i'd heard a lot of controversy over it & wanted to be able to hold a halfway intelligent conversation about it if needed.

it's an interesting story. it held my attention & i was anxious to know what happened next. i love a good story, so as far as that goes, it was ok for a fictional book.

that being said, i don't think it gives a totally biblical view of God or of the trinity.

some of the things written were good points about the way humans think. the author was able to create a word picture several times about things that can be hard to understand.

i think if you are interested in a good story, merely for fictional purposes, it is an alright book. however, if you are new to the christian faith i'd not recommend reading it, as it could plant ideas in your mind about God that are not grounded in the Bible.

i have plenty of other christian fiction books i'd recommend before this one, if you are interested.

tim challies, of boundless magazine, offers a complete review of this book here.

soccer

soccer has been great. it's so fun to watch the kids play.

the last month's weather hasn't been great for outdoor sports, but we've managed to make up most of the missed games. tomorrow will be our last day.

i have lots of pictures that i'm hoping to have a moment to sit down & post.

zondervan

yeah zondervan!

if you remember i got a new bible in january. well, after 4 months of use, the spine was already broken on it.

i was reading in the back of it & it said they guarantee their products. i emailed them & had to send in the title page. within a week i received a replacement bible.

thanks to them for their great customer service.