It was quiet.
As in quiet enough for us to whip through devotion….
Where could she be?
She was colorin’.
“What are you doing, Katriel?”
”I drew a bunny!!!!”
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Tabitha and Johanna set up a “library” in the basement. Business was lagging, so Tabitha outfitted Johanna in a sandwich-style placard and sent her out to drum up business.
Hidin
It was too quiet the other morning. I grabbed the iPad from the boys and tiptoed in on Katriel who had found my iPhone and activated AmazonVideo…
(I love the way she reacts when she realizes she’s been caught.)
Seabreeze Day 2015
It was a fun day. We did not anticipate a day at Seabreeze this summer. As a matter of fact, as we were driving home from Darien Lake last month the kids asked if we would be going to Seabreeze this summer. I said, and I quote, “Unless some crazy awesome discount rate comes up, I just don’t see us going this year.” The next day I went to work and, lo and behold, employees were being offered a crazy awesome discount rate in lieu of an employee picnic.
Yee. Haw.
Kirek
One of the first great things we noticed when we moved here in 2007 was the preponderance of backyard visitors. Our first meal in this house had us counting 14 deer in the back yard. Other visitors have included raccoons in the trees, an occasional fox or coyote, unwanted groundhogs, straying cats and dogs, and bunnies.
Our favorite are the bunnies. I’ve always loved bunnies and it seems my kids feel similarly. Katriel REALLY loves bunnies. Really, really.
Well, this morning as I was cleaning the kitchen Marie called out to me that something was wrong with a bunny’s ear. I comforted her, saying that bunnies can actually turn their ears to many angles. She then asked if bunnies can flop down part of their ear while the rest of it stood up. This I had to see.
It looks like this bunny had a go with something. BUT – since the bunny is still here we decided she must be very smart and brave.
We quickly took the the business of naming her. Her? Yes, Marie said it looked like a girl bunny.
I typed in “names that mean brave” in the computer that was just next to the window. Hundreds of names popped up. I asked Marie to pick a letter. She selected K. And then when we saw the name Kirek, she chose that one. Kirek is an Israeli name that means brave. PERFECT.
I typed in “names that mean brave” in the computer that was just next to the window. Hundreds of names popped up. I asked Marie to pick a letter. She selected K. And then when we saw the name Kirek, she chose that one. Kirek is an Israeli name that means brave. PERFECT.
The bunny lingered close to the house. Really close. And while she looked up frequently she never scampered off. Most bunnies do not stay near the house long. The noises in the house usually send them running. She moved from near the family room window to around by the living room window by the time the kids assembled for devotion. Stewart saw her and said, “Oh. That must be the deaf bunny.” I asked why he thought she was deaf and pointed out that just because her ear was damaged couldn’t guarantee she could not hear. He acknowledged that but went on to explain that he and Daddy had encountered a bunny they were sure was deaf because she did not high-tail it off when they were working around the yard noisily. It was only when she saw them approaching that she darted away.
This theory was tested and seemingly proven when we had a two-year-old jab on the window, and then again when Marie opened and shut the front door to head out for a photo.
Yes. Kirek seems to either REALLY REALLY trust us, or she is hearing impaired. She has yet to tell us how she sustained the injury to her ear. We like to imagine that she was pounced upon by a dog, or fox, but because she is so brave and brilliant she escaped death.
/r/ for reward!
We had a speech pathologist come for a few months this spring to help Tabitha polish her /r/ sound. At first she wasn’t eager to have the lessons. And there was a considerable amount of daily drills for her to do with me. But I suggested that we could make a trip to Longhorn Steakhouse once she’d achieved her goal.
She made the goal.
We sent this video to her speech teacher.
To God be the glory.
To God be the glory.
Say it ain’t so…
School prep is an ongoing thing for these disciples. We made time today to round up books from bookshelves, totes, and newly arrived boxes.
I was showing Stewart some of his books for Literature as Marie looked on.
Stewart hung is head. Marie exclaimed, “Wow! I REALLY hope the LORD returns before I have to read that!”
Sabbath rest.
Sadly, we don’t get to rest some Sundays.
But today – we delighted in one another’s company, the sun and warmth, and leftovers.
And we did it all day long. 
Fellowship
Lots of it.
We used to enjoy a lot of time with friends. We recognized that we’d gotten pretty rusty.
So, this summer we’ve made a bigger effort this year to actually INVITE over some folks we’ve always said we wanted to spend some fellowship time with.
It’s been excellent.
Now, all I need is more weekends. 🙂
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