Doing a Jig

A very awesome Celtic Band: The Crossing, played at my church Sunday night.

It was alot of fun with alot of fun-type dancing.

Hosanna had a blast too. Happy St. Pattys to all!
The next day Joel and I worked on his Colonial Days Party. He made "Maple Wheaten Bread" from scratch. He did great and it turned out super tastey. We also made new England Clam Chowder, Hasty Pudding, and Candied orange peels, all of which drew rave reviews. Here was Joel in his St Pattys Day Colonial garb:
Joel taught Family and Friends about Colonial days, he set rules and played games he had made , such as "quoits," a ring toss version of horse shoes, and Native American Stick toss
Here were some of the peeps attending. (Charlie was peeping from behind the couch cuz he was sick that day. Poor thing) Hosanna made a colonial wig and Addy is looking through his book on New England states.
But.... Hannah broke the rule about walking with her mouth open. *tsk* She recieved a proper Colonial punishment.

Awkward Try-outs

Today this person:





and I tried out for one of the four plays that will be held at this little theater on Lake Superior:

It was a bit nerve wracking and challenging, There's alot of great talent here in Marquette. I was especially surprised at the number of guys were there and how really, really good they were. I had to audition by *gulp* singing!

I chose to sing this:


You know... the whole "Don't Cry for me Argentina" thing, I passed enuf to make callbacks, as, of course, did my Belle. I think we will both be in this production. We find out Monday at 5:00. Pray for us!!!

What a Weekend!!

This was a great.. albeit busy, weekend. First, my sisters and brother Jim surprised my mom by meeting her at a nice resteraunt here in Marquette! Then we came home for cake and ice cream with the littles & Grace (who had stayed back with her children and Madison) Hosanna and Madison had a ton of fun being littles together. I loved to see Hosanna enjoy time with her 2nd cousin. They were a great team... two zesty, capricious, little ladies
We all enjoyed my darling grandbaby Zuri! What's not to enjoy? She's at an adorable age
Aunt Karen and Hannah enjoyed the frigid temperatures taking senior pics that turned out awesome!!
We all watched Eric skate his heart out hoping to capture the State Championship. Alas, they took second... a great achievement although it was ahard pill to swallow when victory was close at hand.Sadie will miss the company. Good-bye everyone! *sniff*

Scenes from life

Well, I have been sick of late... coughing and stiffling and croaking and so, so so weak and tired. Hopefully... I am on the upswing now. But I figured I'd upload a couple pictures while I convalesce:
Charlie and Hosanna fell asleep watching Sponge Bob. definitley an "awwwe" moment.
I was so happy that Luke would be able to snowboard with Joel Sunday. It was kinda Joels "party" after his lessons. I took this picture then headed home to crash (I am sick.. in case you forgot) no sooner had I heated some soup at hime then Luke called... afraid he had broken his wrist. EEk!! Thankfully, it was just a sprain.

Baptism!

Sunday February 1oth was a GREAT day because 3 of my favoritest people made a public proclamation of thier new faith:

First.. My Great Husband, Charlie got to share his testimony and how God had worked in his life at Silver Creek Church;
Charlies youngest boy, Andrew was the first to get dunked. Afterwards he declared "This was an awesome day!"
Then Zach, 14, took the plunge. He told the congregation he saw this as the next step in his walk with God
Then of course, Charlie:
Lots of Joy!
Well, we hurried from the service at Silver Creek to the service at "Waters Edge" where my kids had gone to church that particular Sunday; having become stranded after the Fire-Up Ignighter (see earlier post) The boys are still attending Silver Creek with thier mom, but it seems God is moving us to Waters Edge again... at least for a season.

Off to the Races

A premier event here in Marquette is the Sled dog race! They pile tons of snow on main street and people woop and hollar and cheer these brave souls on. I hear that the Mushers love our race because the community is so supportive.
It was a cold night, but the dogs were happy and excited to run, as always. Everyone got a chance to spend time with the athletes:

Joel made friends with this pretty gal
Zach and Drew petted another one
Grace and Josh spent a lot of time making sure the littles were warm, but had a chance to pet dogs and watch them run as wellCharlie cozied up with a canine before his big event
I loved the blue eyes on this one.

These videos are for Bethany. Last year Bethany and Matt drove the two hours to Marquette and only saw the last two teams. Hey.. it's a big "Yooper" event!!

These guys are whining because they hear the race and see dogs leaving and they are all excited:

This is the dogs running and people cheering.

Cool girls... Cool Guys

Weekends have kept me hopping lately. So much so I am behind on my Blog-posting stuff. In an attempt to begin catching up I will start with pictures from last weekend when the calvary Youth group and leaders came to stay.
A Scene from the bathroom:


A scene from the "Ignighter" held nearby where there were inflatable games , a band and a message. Afterwards the youth met and talked with the local youth about the Lord. I have to say, I was impressed and blessed with the youth group.
And Miss Adelaide Dale took on some big guys in her suomo wrestling outfit. She's so cute, huh? And what a great team to back her up!

But cooler yet was this handsome young man who served and had a great opportunity to talk with a guy about the Lord when the event was over.
And further coolness was listening to my son in law give a message inspiring and challenging the kids to read thier bibles