Here is Paul with his best-ever magnetic disk flightMany folks can be seen doing this online:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cDtWLPDhzjU
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1e9gmZdlc30&feature=related
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Tim and Bren stopped by our home briefly today 
On Friday July 11th, at 2:30 p.m. Tim and Brenda's beautiful wedding was attended by over 100 guests from all over the United States. They were married at the Chapel in the Pines in Red Feather Lakes, CO. We'll publish more pictures as we assemble them from various cameras. These are a few snapshots that we took on our cheap digital camera.
All of Brenda's immediate family and her paternal grandmother from Vineland, New Jersey were here for it. Nearly all Janet's family were here from Missouri. We missed her youngest brother's family from FL. and her sister's husband and kids from KS.
It was a great blessing to Tim and Brenda for people to travel so far just for their special day. We enjoyed the snippets of conversations among the busy responsibilities of the day.
Before the pronouncement...
The wedding party seated at the bridal table at the reception in the beautiful fellowship hall at The Chapel in the Pines
Tim and Bren exiting the reception
Grandson Quil was such a happy boy most of the day. What a blessing he was to us all!
On Saturday before the wedding Kathleen began the laborious task of making the wedding cakes, frosting and decorations. She is experienced in a "Wilton" sort of way at this, and seems to know lots of tricks to it. It was fascinating to watch.
Emily loved to help Brenda's mom (Kathleen Stevenson) with the wedding cakes, especially tasting everything. : )
Then Monday morning, our oldest son Randy, wife Joy, and our grandson Quil came with Janet's parents Rev. Rex and Wanda Scoles from Joplin, MO. They drove the 750 miles all night. It was great to have them all here.
Mother standing in front of some brownies.
Aunt Esther and the casserole she was mixing, which she made with Mother.
Yes, Maria did make 4 boxes of brownies and I baked a whole bucket full of ready made cookies (from Sam's Club).
As I said before, Em played with our cousins while we worked. Daddy took (L-R) Sarah, Kwani, Hadassah, and Emily to the grade-school park nearby. Here they are on the leaning arch play equipment. Don't they look nice? :)
Here is a rather poetical story that I wrote concerning current events. Do try to guess what the situation is (if you don't already know) before you look at the answer!
The Battle By Jason Albertson
The day set for the battle was capital; the defending host stood hushed, solemn, and resplendent in their emerald uniforms. Thousands upon ten thousands awaited the arrival of the cruel foe. A jalopy pulled to a stop in front of the field, and the two opposing agents disembarked, faces grim in preparation of the forthcoming struggle. Withdrawing their weapons from the hold of the vessel, they began their savage attack. Thousands watched in horror as the two began slaughtering the multitude. Defenseless they stood, as if rooted by the majestic brutality of the advancing few. Slowly the horde was driven back, cut down, until the last soldier of the once gargantuan legion had been mowed down. The eyes of the victors roamed over the field to be certain that not a warrior was left standing. Finally, when satisfied that the defenders had been utterly vanquished, the offenders cleared the pathways of the slain and retired from sight, leaving only the inanimate figures of the deceased as the sun’s last rays glinted from the bent and broken blades of the conquered.
I will leave the answer in the commentary.
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Not a drop of blood was spilt within the time period of this story;
at least not in the location in which this story takes place.
No rights reserved.
Beth (me), Mary, and Jayme
L-R top: Carmen Cruz, Amanda and Charla Shields, Mary Cruz, Jayme Myers
Mary blowing out the candles. Her parents, Eladio and Sherolyn Cruz, behind her and her sister, Esther, standing to the side, trying to keep the wind from blowing out the candles.
Mary had Pan Dulces (Mexican sweet bread) rather than cake.
We pray for God's blessings on Mathew and Nicole as they seek to train their children to be used in God's Kingdom!
You can see here that she hand-painted The Group Inc. realty logo on some of the puzzle pieces, since that company sponsored this permanent outdoor landscape sculpture.
On July 11-13, all of the twelve hearts will be in one place, where they will be unveiled and displayed. Then this is the way Tatiana's heart will look for all to see at The Group Inc. realty near I-25 and US-34. Look for it if you are driving by...
Psalm 127:3-5 "Behold, children are a heritage from the LORD, The fruit of the womb is a reward. Like arrows in the hand of a warrior, So are the children of one's youth. Happy is the man who has his quiver full of them; They shall not be ashamed, But shall speak with their enemies in the gate."
This is not a statement about technology, but rather an observation about the human heart as changes or "improvements" come in technology.
It occurs to me that this has to do with any place and time, not specifically in the United States in the 21st century. But - we are here and living now, and we need to think about it. I enjoy the internet; reading, listening, watching, posting pictures and thoughts, etc. I obviously don't consider the technology to be evil. But does the fact that I have highspeed access to the internet at home and at work (really 24/7) cause me (or my family) to lose my vision, neutralize my life purpose, energy, or fervor, and do I have a firm understanding of what right and wrong are? Perhaps a worthwhile exercise would be to take time (away from any technology!) to thoughtfully, prayerfully consider and write down these things:
My vision - like a mission statement for the rest of my life
Our family vision - what is our purpose, responsibility and goals - as a family?
Am I, and are we on track? If not, where did we get off track, and what adjustments, large or small, do we need to make to get back? Do I (we) have the gumption to make any such changes?
Mr. Klicka then went through Ephesions 6: 10-18 about the armor of God - most of which was not new to me, but I needed the reminders.
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The other workshop was by Dr. Jay Wile, the author of our homeschool science curriculum (Apologia). He presented: ""Eco-hysteria: A Scientist Examines the “Environmentalist” Movement".
He called the hype about global warming the "Hoax of the Century", then proceeded to provide scientific evidence to back up his claims. If you are interested, please get another cup of coffee or iced tea and study the data on these relevant websites:
We got this car, a 1998 Ford Contour, today and got the dealership to take our tornado damaged Aerostar off of our hands!! We are very thankful to the Lord and trust it will be very good for us.
On the sound stage there is an acoustic (real) piano, an organ, and a violinist; all are amplified, but old style. This year's SING included these 25 songs, of which we sang nearly every word of every verse and chorus. Some of our voices were strained at the end! Bob Walker himself led the last third of the songs.
Jason, Emily, and Beth also worked hard on the green bean rows. Jeffrey was on the deck taking the pictures and casting the shadows. (Hard work for him! HaHa He was already cleaned up from his day of lawn mowing, so we gave him dishes duty!)
After the garden work was done, they moved to the front yard where our Linden tree needed some trimming. Beth had the opportunity to use the chain saw to cut up the branches Rowen had cut down. Here you see her "getting up her nerve!"
Success! And what fun it was!
It was Jason's first time too. It was a "thrill a minute." 
Then they tied the cut branches in bundles.
The tree looks better now and will not impede the sunlight to the mound as much as it has been.
This picture may better show what Rowen's windshield suffered through the tornado.
