cool and rainy…

that is what it is here today, and I love it!  I took advantage of my one last morning alone, and went to the coffee shop this morning to do some studying.  Three cups of Guatemalan coffee later, I was a little wired, but was loving it.
That is one thing I miss about my college [...]

I first read this on this blog, and then went to the original source, here.  I have to say, after watching the conventions, I was thinking the same thing, just didn’t know how to put it into words, I guess.  He does a great job at it.
“We live in a scary, painful world and people [...]

My Vantage Point

My Vantage Point

Originally uploaded by kellygubser06

There were over 30 tractors on this cruise. My brother is driving
dad’s 1947 John Deere ‘B’ in front of us (I have to write it otherwise
I’d forget it).

Ready to…GO!

Ready to…GO!

Originally uploaded by kellygubser06

Harrison, my nephew, Dusty and I sitting on a seat attached to the
back of dad’s 1945 International ‘M’ tractor. Felt a little Beverly
Hillbillies to me, but it really was fun!

It is so quiet…

and still.
Very unlike our house, normally.  I’ve gotten a ton of stuff done today, and it feels *really* good.  I never thought I’d be so excited about cleaning the fridge.    That’s not all I did today, but I won’t bore you with the details.
Have quite a few things to check off the list [...]

I’m not real sure what to do now…

Kelly and Harrison left today around 1:00 to go to Hamburg, IA (where Kelly’s parents are from) where they will participate in a tractor brigade tomorrow morning, and the Hamburg ‘Popcorn Days’ parade tomorrow afternoon.  I decided to stay home and get some projects done.  Kelly actually came up with the idea that he could [...]

He found a new place…

to poop.    He always goes to a corner, behind a chair, etc…and now that he has his easel, he found he can crawl into it and do his business.  Nice. 

He still loves the vacuum

He wound the cord up all by himself this time…

This was yesterday, when it was still hot out… today it’s in the 60’s and we have long pants on!  Amazing how fast the weather can change in the midwest. 

FamilyLife blog

I have recently found a blog that I just love…it is on familylife.com (which is a great site overall).  Each post brings me some type of encouragement, reminder, laugh, insight, or thought.  You can find the blog itself here.  Hope you enjoy it, too!

Plumpynut

My good friend Jody and some other folks at church have formed a small group that involves some orphan/foster care issues, and one of their recent projects is raising money to buy Plumpynut.  If you don’t know what that is, (like me), you can find out quickly by visiting here.  This is an amazing opportunity to [...]