Today, we saw a few, new (to us) kinds of mushrooms. Two mushrooms looked just like eggs sitting on the grass. Some of the mushrooms looked like paper parasols. Very fragile! One mushroom looked like a slightly burned, misshapen marshmallow. ummmm! It made me hungry for cooked marshmallows. I will try to get pictures of [...]
Archive for June, 2008
It was a mushroomy, bee, lizard, day; topped off with hummingbirds..
Posted in Family, My thoughts, Religion, Weblogs, my kids, nature, walks, tagged a prayer of thanks, bees, birds, catching lizards, Chris, hollow tree, lizards, mushrooms, my kids, nature, Thank you Creator, walking, weaving of life, wonders on June 23, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Summer so far…
Posted in Family, My thoughts, Travel, Weblogs, tagged adventures, bus rides, cactus, Family, fun, ingrown toenail, kids, lizards, nature, Summer, Summer school, swimming, walkie talkies, walks on June 21, 2008 | 5 Comments »
I am not even sure that it is officially “summer” on the calendar, but it is definitely summer on the thermometer. It was 103 in downtown Covina today at 3pm. I am sure that it was hotter where we live because the mountains block the air or trap the heat or something. Don’t quote me [...]
Pentecost Sunday with new Catecumens.
Posted in My thoughts, Orthodox Christianity, Religion, Weblogs, languages, tagged Babble, Catecumens, faith, Father Patrick, friends, headwaters, Holy Spirit, joy, Orthodox, Pentecost, Sacramento River, St. Peter's Orthodox church, Tower of Babel, unity on June 16, 2008 | 4 Comments »
Father Patrick, Feel free to correct me where needed.
On Pentecost Sunday our friends, Mark and Barb got blessed and prayed over to become catecumens at St. Peter the Apostle, Antiochian Orthodox Church. Mark’s two sons and his daughter-in-law came to witness and experience this day with all of us. There was no official announcement [...]
School’s out for summer.
Posted in Family, My thoughts, tagged beach trips, big brother, camping, Family, friends, hammock, high school, kids, price of gas, rest, Summer, Summer school, vacation on June 16, 2008 | 4 Comments »
Ahhhh! I feel like I can breathe easier! The “school year” is over. Now we have to get through six weeks of summer school. Three weeks for our 14 year old and three weeks for our 16 year old. I woke up at 6:05am this morning and got our 14 year old up. The rest [...]
