Our Little Miracle

It was a successful day! We had a garage sale and did quite well. It's too bad we still have a bunch left...hard to believe we got rid of a bunch of stuff also! We had a TON of kids clothes (a 5 year collection!!) and many other misc items. Our little miracle comes in where the weather is concerned! All week it's been saying that there was a chance of rain and the percentage just kept increasing as the week went along. 70% chance it said with strong wind and storms possible. Well, we prayed about it. And were thrilled that it turned out so nicely. It was mostly cloudy and it did get quite blustery at times, but we only experienced 2 minutes (at most!) of light rain! The rain came at 7pm this evening! What a blessing!

Having Fun...

Oh, what fun it is just to play! Any kid will tell you that! And some adults too. :) A local farm was having a Memorial day celebration and they had a lot of play stuff set up for kids as well as activities for the family. Below you will see a few of the things we did. Seeing as they love to see tractors working along the road, they thought it was neat to sit on one.


The kids loved the blow up tunnels and slides and climbing structures! This activity could have lasted them quite some time!!

We all enjoyed the wagon ride around the farm. We ended up having a pretty fun family day!

In Memory of

My sincere gratitude goes out to the men and women, past and present, who are serving for the defense of our country with faithfulness and courage. We had a very nice Memorial day service at church Sabbath. A retired military officer was there and shared in the service. We saw his metals and were reminded of the service and devotion that many have given for us and for our country. Through it all I was reminded of my grandfather because he was so proud to be an American and so proud to have served our country in the U.S. Navy Reserves. He died not long ago, on February 27, 2006, and this picture is from his burial. I remember that day well. I haven't been to too many funerals in my life, but none have filled me with such admiration and honor. To watch and hear the 21 gun salute blast through the air, to hear "Taps" wafting through the crisp morning air, to watch as the United States flag is strategically folded and handed to the next of kin.... What meaningful and solemn occurrences. All these things remind me that we are blessed to live in America and blessed that so many men and women are willing to give their all for our all. My grandfather was one of these amazing men.

Scattergories

Remember that game, Scattergories? Here's a version for the internet. :) Join along! Copy and paste into the comments page and join in....or add it to your blog and let me know to check it out.


*Use the 1st letter of your name to answer each of the following. They have to be real places, names, things...nothing made up! Try to use different answers if the person in front of you had the same 1st initial.(which, by the way, is hard if you've already read their answers) You can't use your name for the boy/girl.


1. What is your name? Amy
2. 4 letter word: Acre
3. Vehicle: Aston Martin
4. City: Anchorage, Alaska (double points!!)
5. Boy Name: Ashton
6. Girl Name: Anne
7. Beverage: Apple juice
8. Occupation: Astronaut
9. Something you wear: Arch supports
10. Celebrity: Arnold Schwarzenegger
11. Food: Asparagus
12. Something found in a bathroom: Aloe Vera
13. Reason for Being Late: Accident
14. Cartoon Character: Alice in Wonderland
15. Something You Shout: All done!
16. Animal: Anteater
17. Body part: Arms
18. Word to describe you: Amiable

MOOville

Kind of an odd place for vegans to visit, but we had such a fun time! From our farm and creamery tour to the sandbox and the animals, we learned a lot and the kids already want to go back.



There were many baby calves at the farm. It was fun to see the little ones and to watch them fun and play. We saw plenty of big ones as well as where they live and get milked. It's quite a set up. This creamery makes everything from milk to ice cream and they have plenty of cows to do it!

This was the most anticipated part of the day. We splurged and had some ice cream! The kids were right on the tour guides heels when she said it was time for a treat!

The petting zoo and the sandbox were both free and this is were we had a picnic lunch and spent most of our time! We would go back just be able to spend time here! It's inspired me to want a large sandbox in our back yard.

There were two little kittens at the petting zoo area. They were a huge attraction. Between the four kids that we had there, someone was holding the kittens the whole time!

Fun While We Wait

This evening after supper, we took a friend of ours to an apointment because they were without a car for a short bit. The appointment was suppose to be fairly short so we just had a little bit of time to kill. It just so happened that their appointment was very near to Apple Valley so the kids and I decided to stop in for a treat! Here are the kids outside Apple Valley enjoying our Rice Dream Vanilla Pie (rice dream inbetween cookies with carob around it!). It was very yum!!

And then afterwards, we had a few minutes to wait in the car so here are the kids exploring the back seats and what it might be like to buckle up without a carseat! We had a fun little adventure and it was well worth helping someone out!

Dried Fruit

Is anyone else out there tired of all the sugar that companies put on the dried fruit that they make?! I sure am! I want healthy food for my kids, not a lot of sugar to stunt their systems. Well, I'm really excited about dehydrating my own food these days, especially fruit. I've always had a dehydrator and done the apples and bananas. This weekend though I also dried pineapple and strawberries. It turned out terrific and we all loved it!!! We'll also be trying kiwi when it ripens.



Mmmm....mmmm....good!