Pondering

My kid has gone to Jr. High camp with his youth group and their leaders.

This is just a weekend at camp. He'll be fine. But, it is also a beginning of things to come. Our son will do more and more without us.

I am pondering.

Will he remember to brush his teeth...wear a sweater...put on his boots and hats and gloves before he goes outside.

Will others treat him well...include him in activities...accept him...encourage him...

Will he remember who he is...our child...God's child...

Will he choose well without us there to guide him? Does he have what he needs to move forward in his life, successfully, independently, walking with God?

My valentine.

So you saw the roses in a previous post, but you didn't hear about the big surprise on the Saturday after Valentine's Day. I knew something was up because he told me that I shouldn' t make plans and not to ask questions. :-) So, it turns out that my hubby, with some other hubbies of friends of ours, reserved a room at church and decorated with candles and flowers and pictures from our respective weddings. Some of the women had managed to get the scoop from the men, but a few of us (myself included) were really surprised. They made a lovely dinner with appetizers, salad, lasagna, and dessert. It was wonderful. Thank you, again to my wonderful hubby and valentine!

Motorcycle Man

Here it is. After 13 years, my patient hubby has finally returned to his love of motorcycling. Yesterday we bought this 2005 Suzuki C50T (touring) complete with leather side bags and fairing. You'll notice the second seat (for me, mostly) although we have helmet and safety padded jacket for the kids too. We'll have to see about that... :-)

Knit Hangers

Do any of you have a grandma or aunt or someone who "knit" clothes hangers? My Oma did and I have a few left from her. Decided to find out how to do it myself. Turns out it's not a big deal and they look really nice afterward. Mine may not be as well done as Oma's, but they're not bad and I get to pick the colors! If you want to try it, just type "knit hangers" into your search engine and get ready to have fun in the evenings while watching t.v.--or whatever!

Pancakes are yummier when you make them yourself!

When you're almost 10 years old, cooking is fun and not a chore. Katie made blueberry pancakes and sprinkle pancakes Saturday morning all by herself. She even ate one of the blueberry ones (not usually her favorite) and declared that it tasted okay!

Happy Valentine's Day!

I got up early this morning and did something I have never done before. Made homemade doughnuts for breakfast for my family from a book called Mennonite Girls Can Cook!. It was my way of saying "I love you." My hubby came home from his early morning bible study with these... (his way of saying it)

Argh! This is winter?

I am writing on a January day during which I ran errands and took the kids to piano lessons and never put on a coat!!! THIS IS WRONG. I am very put-out!

Where is the lovely white canopy? Where are the drifts I should have to climb over to get to my mailbox? Why has my wonderful hubby not needed to use the snowblower? WHERE are the neatly groomed trails for my cross country skiis? WHY can't I go down-hill skiing or sledding with my kids? WHERE IS THE COLD, BLUSTERY, WEATHER THAT MAKES ME WANT TO CUDDLE UP WITH MY FAMILY AND MAKE THEM COCOA?

Okay. I'm over it. I just needed to get that off my chest. Whew!