Happy Friday!

Six more hours and I'll be free! Have a wonderful weekend.

Baby Boy Preston

Due mid August.

House

Here is a picture of our 107 year old house.

Hello Again.

Well, now that I have probably lost all of my fan base - I have decided to update this much neglected blog. Here are some highlights on what has been going on in our lives.

We purchased our first home in December; we moved in the first of February. We are enjoying our own space - there are a lot of projects that need to be done. Before we moved in, we pulled up the carpet in the living room. My dad and B sanded the floors down, they look very nice. The weather has been so cold, we have not yet had the opportunity to stain and finish them - but I am looking forward to using that room soon.

We are also looking forward to decorating a baby's room. We will find out on Mar. 19 the gender; I am four months along. Currently this room has become a catch all for accessory type items that we have not found a place for in the rest of the house. I am excited about getting settled and organized before the baby arrives.

B has had the opportunity to teach twice in church now. He is being mentored by the pastor this semester and will have about four opportunities to preach on Wednesday nights. This has been such a blessing. He is also doing very well in his classes as well.

More later......J

Rainy Friday Afternoon Blues

Arrange a blues song with desktop blues.

I'm looking forward to spending time with friends tonight on this rainy Friday, eating soup, or not eating soup.

Bloom in our house

This is just beautiful, I wanted to share it with you all. This is a papheodelium (aka Lady Slipper) orchid.

Weird

Urinals created by Clark Sorensen. I actually have a lady slipper orchid in bloom - looks just like the last urinal. I will post a picture of it later.

Little Boxes - Elvis Costello

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Happy Birthday Pavlov, Sept. 14, 1849

If his name doesn't ring a bell, you can learn more about him
here.

My Cubicle

Observant?

I have been walking around work for an hour now with my sweater on wrong side out - my pride has been spared however, because I work with men and none of them have noticed.

Take the Time

Stop and enjoy the flowers. Happy Thursday, the weekend is almost here!!!!

Giant Moth

I found this moth resting in the afternoon Sunday sun. This is the biggest moth I have ever seen!

Joe, Deb & AJ

Joe and Deb stopped in Louisville last night. We were able to visit with them for the evening. We all had a great chili dinner in the Airstream and then Brian and AJ went for a swim. It was so good to see them.

International Fame

Brian has been corresponding with a Belarussian brother in Christ, Alexander Z. In his last email he attached these photos of two supermarkets in Minsk. Funny! We can now add this to our collection of estates. Thanks Alexander!

Brassia

This is the new addition to my windowsill garden. What a beauty!




















My phal has bloomed again too! It has eleven buds, four of which have opened.

Battery Operated Plane

OKEGAWA, Japan (AFP) July 16, 2006- The world's first manned plane powered by conventional dry-cell batteries soared five meters (16 feet) above the ground in a demonstration flight. The glider-like plane with a single-seat gondola and a 31 meter (102 feet) wingspan was powered by 160 AA "Oxyride" batteries which have been produced by Japan's Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. since April 2004. It soared as high as 5.2 meters, stayed in the air for 59 seconds and covered a distance of 391 meters (428 yards) at a private airport owned by Honda Motor Co. Kamiya weighs 53 kilograms (117 pounds), almost as much as the plane itself. Sunday's flight was the first in the presence of officials from the Japan Aeronautic Association. "This was officially the world's first manned flight powered by dry-cell batteries," Zushi said. The Oxyride battery is a long-lasting battery said to be 1.5 times as powerful as a regular alkaline battery.

Cave Hill Cemetery

We drove through Cave Hill Cemetery this morning after church. We were surprised when we came upon this grave site; supposedly Sander's daughter created this sculpture of the Colonel. I will try to go back and take more pictures from this cemetery, the stones are quite elaborate.

It Is Finished

Brian finished his Greek class today with a thumbs up from his professor! He is so glad it is over. Below is a picture of his class. The guy to Brian's right is our new neighbor across the hall, Chad. The writing on the board says 'It is Finished' in Greek.