The Needle Tower and Vancouver

Look, it's the Needle Tower! Ummm...that would be the Space Needle, Paul.

What little I saw of Vancouver - a view from my hotel room.










Taking a stroll in the evening brought me by this piece of art.

I Just Wanted to Give a Quick Shout Out to ANUT* Patti!

Hope your students are paying attention.

*Typo intentional

Happy 30th Birthday Liz!

Today is Elizabeth's birthday. Last night we partied like we were 29!

I'm going to be an aunt again...

Brad & Rachel found out today they are expecting a girl (assuming the doctor's right - he's 99% sure). She should arrive the beginning of June.

If All My Years Were Summer

If all my years were summer,
could I know what the Lord means
by His “made white as snow?”

If all my days were sunny,
could I say “In His fair land,
He wipes tears away?”

If we were never weary,
could I keep close to my heart,
“He gives his loved ones sleep?”

Were no griefs mine,
might I not come to deem
the eternal life as a baseless dream?

My winter and my tears
and weariness, even my griefs
may be His way to bless.

I call them ills,
yet they can surely be
nothing but love that shows
my Lord to me.

-Author Unknown

Karm & Boys

Saturday morning I had breakfast with a roommate from college and her two boys.
She only lives about 30 minutes from me, but it's been almost 2 years since we've seen each other.



Alex thought my name was Flandy and here he is styling in Flandy's glasses.




Ty pretending he's a cat.






After getting together, Karmen was following me on the interstate when she called me saying that her rear window had shattered - don't know if it was the cold or if something hit it... We pulled over at the next exit and I pulled off the glass that was about to fall off anyway, then we did a pretty tape job. Don't know if it helped, but it felt like the right thing to do. She at least got home okay. Crazy.