Special Delivery!

My dad surprised us with special gifts in the mail! The drawing has a special story. My dad was born in a small town in Wisconsin. He and my mom, however, were in WA and they stumbled on this artist. It was very ironic that this fishing boat was sketched by someone in WA who had been to my dad's small town. Dad even recognized the boat from being from his home town!!  The jacket he sent Brandon was his from his MP Army days!! Since Brandon in the Lord's Army at church and has an interest in being a missionary in Germany someday, this was a real treat. The jacket is big on Brandon but it fits me just fine. LOL..Thanks, Dad. We love you!! 

kaBOOM!!

Today, we staked out a spot and watched the implosion of the Mohave County Generating Station. Several years ago, they imploded the smoke stacks. It was fun. My video is a little long but the actual explosion is about 1.13 seconds into the recording. The BOOM, was several seconds after that.

Brave

We had a family conference at church this week. Our Pastor's Pastor came out and preached each meeting. Pastor Norwood brought a variety of musical instruments including harmonica's, dossimer's and flutes. He played a special every night and gave us a history of each song or instrument. We dug out Brandon's lap harp and Pastor Norwood tuned it up for Brandon. Among the instruments that Brandon enjoyed, he took a liking to the Harmonica. Pastor Norwood surprised Brandon and had him come up front to play a special with him. Brandon is very brave. At his age I would have been reduced to tears and would have tried to crawl under the chairs to hide. Despite Brandon's discomfort, he went up and bravely did his best. He is now the owner of a good harmonica and a tuned up lap harp (mini dossimer). I might just pluck away at the lap harp and see if I have any talent. I doubt it. No, Pastor Randall, before you ask, I will NOT play a special. LOL

Mom's Visit

Mom came to visit 2 weeks ago. Unfortunately, she was sick a big portion of the time she was here. After a trip to ER and antibiotics she started to feel better. She had to delay her trip home to recover. As a result I was not able to take too many pictures of her trip. Here are a few though. She played baseball with Brandon and we went on some walks. We kept busy as much as possible when she was healthy.

Little Shepard Boy

I am enjoying our temporary visitors

The farmers have been moving the sheep around to graze. The other day they put up the temp fence and moved them into our back yard. I took these pictures from our bedroom window so I would not spook them.. It's been fun to watch the lambs run around. From our back wall to the sheep it is about a truck width. I enjoy it when I am outside and can hear them "baaah-ing" at each other. We've lived here two years and this is the first time they've moved them into our field. I think they are so cute!!

Thank you, Mike

 I went hunting for a new shower curtain and bath mat.





Then I walked down the bedspread section and found this!!

Thank you Mike, for allowing me to express my inner purple self! I love you!