Dashia's Birthday Party

On Sunday afternoon I went to wish my little friend Dashia a happy 3rd birthday. She had chosen a Nemo theme. That cake was YUMMY!

Yep, I got to wear a Nemo party hat too! For the picture at least.:)

Wow, she had a LOT of gifts! Maybe I should try having a birthday party for myself next year.:)

On the Heights

Today I went upstairs for something and happened to see this guy looking in the window! Poor guy, I think he's lonely! He's the lone survivor of a flock of guineas that Dad had some time ago. Sometimes he's so starved for social interaction that he tries to play with the dog. Sparky is actually a little scared of him when he "attacks".

The view from outside.

Talking about heights, here's another view of someone on the heights. Yikes! Not for me! Daryl is up on a ladder on the barn roof fastening down some roofing that blew loose last night in the wind. That other guy in the wagon is Dad.:)

I think it's quite a creative way to keep the ladder in place. Just back up the wagon, afix the ladder to the wagon, and crawl on up! DEFINITELY not for me!

My Nephew's Band

Wow, can it be that I have a nephew old enough to do something like playing in a band? The guy in the red T-shirt is Josh, my oldest nephew. He and some of the young people from his church formed a (very upbeat:) worship band. They sing a lot of contemporary worship songs and have even written a couple of their own.

Saturday night they played at Franconia Mennonite Church. They did a really good job, and I'm not impartial at all!:)

Below is a very poor quality video clip of the band doing a song they wrote. Yep, I'm pretty proud of them!

Jobless in Perkasie

Yes, if you haven't heard through a little bird, the grapevine, or facebook, I am currently jobless again. I got laid off from Harriet Carter the end of January. I thank God for allowing me to stay on there as long as He did. I only expected to be there till Christmas.

I have been applying at all kinds of places and am about "applicationed" out. Still no job, so I am needing to learn another lesson in trust. I am grateful to have the support of family and friends. I could still be a whole lot worse off.

As I write this entry, I am sitting in Panera taking advantage of their free internet and filling out an application to work there. According to a sign on the door they are actually now hiring....

Odd Horses

Have you ever seen the kind of horses shown below? They are fairly common in my area, especially Doylestown and Quakertown, though some have been removed. They are often seen in front of business establishments.

Ohio Time

The last weekend in January I had the privilege of driving to Ohio for a wedding. While out in my "old stomping grounds" I managed to see a bunch of friends. Friday night I went to Audrey's apartment for a fun evening with Twila, Audrey, Marti, Kelvin, and Steve. We played a couple rounds of a silly drawing game and laughed and laughed!:)

Marti and Twila working on their particular drawings/interpretations of drawings.

Kelvin and Steve wondering how such an interpretation of a drawing happened. Or vice versa:)

Saturday morning our good friend Karen treated us to a great brunch at First Watch.

Saturday evening was the wedding of Joelle Kurtz and Hans Hochstedler. Joelle had been in Thailand during my time there, and she married the "little" brother of Jared, my former REACH teammate to Kenya back in 1994.

All of the Thailand REACH team (minus Joelle) posing with me at the reception. Oh what great memories!

And here is my former teammate, Jared. He served me espresso at the end of the evening, telling me it ran through the machine so quickly the caffeine wouldn't affect me. I still don't know if he was pulling my leg or not. But I did sleep just fine!

My good friend Trish, who also spent a year in Thailand. But we go way back to my Graeter's days, when we often drove to work together and served ice cream together.:)

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