Cake, anyone?

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Aren't they adorable? (I can just see the guys rolling their eyes, about now) :-D

We had fun putting this together tonight. It's a 9x13 cake, cut and decorated into two "flip-flops".
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A Beautiful Sunset At Our House!

Praise the Lord for his handywork!

Liz & Karisse

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The Wescos came over to the house last night, after church. We had a lovely time of fellowship and fun with them! Thought this shot of Liz and Karisse was cute.

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Random Photo

What is a cat?

Due to the debate on the last post concerning cats, I decided to enlighten everyone on what cats are really like!

Enjoy....

Gardening and Kittens

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Last night, after supper, Dad had all of us come outside and "clean up" in our beginning-to-look-far-too-unkept-and-weedy-garden. We recently aquired 5 new kittens, who are so people friendly that they just couldn't stay away from us, even in the garden!

It was kind of amusing.

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Emmy, with two of the kittens.
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They kept crawling into our laps when we were sitting down, but we just had to get a picture of this... Dad was kneeling down to work, and they crawled up on the back of his legs, blissfully unaware of what could happen if he sat down.

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We didn't really get any good group shots... Liz did snap this one, shortly before we were finished for the night (because it was getting too dark to see clearly!) :-)

Have a good week, everyone!
Kaity
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We love you bunches, Dad!

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Happy Father's Day to someone who is more

special to us than words can express.

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Dad, with HIS Dad - April 2007

House...or Home?

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Is the house that you live in a mansion of sorts,
With pillars and arches and wide open courts?
Or is it a quiet and humble abode,
That's far down the lane on an old country road?

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Is the house that you live in a new modern place,
With eye pleasing furniture; curtains and lace?
Or is it quite faded and worn out with use,
With a creak on the stairs; a nail slightly loose?

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Do you think that it matters to the Lord looking down,
If you live in the country or a great busy town?
He looks past the woodwork, the curtains, wall cracks,
And sees it a home: virtue learned; where it lacks!

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You see there's a difference 'tween a house and a home.
Each one has its place in our heavenward roam.
A house is a shelter: four walls, a few shingles.
A home is a family where love and joy mingles.

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So whatever your house, whether small, large, or wide,
Remember the true value is found deep inside.
In the Daddy, the Mommy, the young and the old,
A home contains treasures a house cannot hold!

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So rather then gaze on the house - rich or poor,
Please know that the value that matters much more
Is the love and the smiles on each member's face -
"Our house is a home, because of God's grace!"

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Beauties of Springtime...

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Ok, I have to brag on a couple of my siblings. Lizzie has really improved the looks of the yard and brought some colorfulness to it this Spring. Thanks to her hard work and time, we now have some lovely flowers around the house!

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Eli has been a great worker in the garden this Spring also. His specialty is strawberries. The flavor is a dozen times better than the strawberries you can purchase from the store, seriously. He learned how to make Strawberry Jam, and even ventured to make a batch completely by himself one day when Mom was gone.

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Good job guys!

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Summer Reading Program...

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The kids joined the summer reading program at the library, last week. Most of them enjoy reading to begin with, but the little rewards they receive at the library make it even more enjoyable! :-D

This afternoon, Mother and I loaded up the 7 youngest and brought them to turn in their points and get another batch of books....

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Last of the museum pics...

A few more pics from the Creation Museum