Take me out to the ballgame

My first foul ball... ever...
4 pitches earlier we were just discussing that there was no way a ball could make it all the way up to the $12.00 seats. And just think what we would have missed if we were in the $22.00 seats. God is good...

The Hiker-box is here...

It is like Christmas in May! I got on a list to receive a "hiker-box" with a group of guys from the blog at www.minibulldesign.com. The way it works is, someone starts a box with various hiking items in it and mails it to the first person on the list inside the lid of the box. When that person gets the box, they can take out a few items and replace it with some new goodies. Then the box is off to the next person.

Well there were quite a few goodies in the box when it came to me! Exercising great control, I'm taking out a "Sketti" alcohol stove. This behemoth can hold up to 3 or 4 ounces of alcohol and rumor has it, it can boil up to THREE GALLONS of water! Glad I'm finally a proud owner...

The other item I picked looks like a prototype of Tinny's (of minibulldesign fame) fan-driven, wood-burning stoves. It doesn't look like they'll make it to market so this is definitely a collector's item...

Not to worry, I am sweetening the box and will be getting it off to a lucky guy in West Des Moines!

It's Official - She's a Driver

Well she passed...
Let's just say "barely"...

Nah, she did great... Really...
Now go to the grocery store and get some milk...

My morning date

Here's what I have a date with every weekday morning at 10:30. No pain, no nothing, and only about 5 minutes. I invite you to join me in praying that the "Zap-O-Matic" fries the bad stuff but not the good stuff...

A balancing act

Cute sign, but doesn't it need balanced with Romans 2: 4 - "..God's kindness leads you toward repentance..."

What a proud day

She is really learning to drive today.
Bob is teaching her.

sniff... sniff...

Just a little bit closer...

And this cat would do it.
He is the mighty hunter.