yippee

guess what? the pikes have the most beautiful sweet-smelling wisteria vine i've ever seen...

spiderweb :)

one of my favorite times of the week is going to Tom and Jeannie's for dinner before bible study. and right now, early spring, is the an excellent time of the year to sit outside in their backyard as the sun goes down. especially with the family there, a good book, and a cup of tea next to me.
i like this video because it's just an unspectacular little 2 minute window of people and interactions...














after bible study Caid, Amaris and i ran around like crazy people in the front yard, each of us taking turns picking him up and chasing each other. all the while, Caid screeching like a bird (emphasis on screeching)

















when we got back inside we realized that Caid's little pants were completely falling off...

uncle Jeff playing with Caid

now, some more neato videos...

caid trying to get gwen to crawl to him (you can hear him saying "come on, come on!")...




Sunday afternoon and evening Jordan and i helped Jeff lay his railroad ties into his front yard. i am sore and have gnarly bruises on my forearms. i feel tough. of course, i don't have a picture of any of that. but here are a couple from when he took us to dinner at Bossa Nova later that night. mmm...












leftover Brazillian food for lunch is a happy thing.

that's all today.
still learning to lean on Him...

(creepy singsong) it's such a pretty day...outside...today

once again, i will direct you to a post on Ariel's blog that i particularly liked. or you can click here. or here. or even HERE

you should really read it.

i am on spring break. i just realized i've been so busy i haven't really thought about it.
yesterday Anna chopped my hair off again so it will grow back in all blonde...it's the shortest it's ever been and it feels amazing. i trimmed the sides this afternoon so it has almost a faux-hawk-y look. :D don't worry...it's fairly subtle.
i slept in a few hours and then went running this morning...which was horrible and really great.
Sarah and i had lunch sitting in the warm light feeling the cool breeze in our amazing blooming spring backyard. i sunned my shoulders and she knitted a sweater in a straw hat. we looked at the budding vegetable garden. Dad swatted at hornets.

Sarah has been into making bread and she just handed me some of the best sourdough i've ever had...right from our oven. she's amazing...

there are a lot of things going on that i don't want to deal with and i have a terrible lot of school work over the next 6 days...but right now i just want to look at the Azaleas.


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