Well, to all of you who participated in my little guessing game on Monday……thanks!!!

Here’s a look back!

Several of you were very close-

But #1…….we went sledding up at my sister’s house-

& yes, I broke a nail-because, I, Kim Dillon, for the first time I can remember, went down the hill on a sled.

It was much more fun than I thought it would be

(especially since I was riding down the hill on a sled with Ana).

(Ana going down by herself……I promise I was on the back of that sled a few times-I have the broken nail to prove it!)

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& #2: A few of you hit this one out of the park.

Yes, Dave & I have started to realize we are outgrowing our house……..we are far from “ready to move,” but we have looked at several houses on line, & we have begun to think about what we might be able to afford.

Mostly, we would like to be able to host bigger groups of people, & be able to have a place for overnight guests.

Also, I must confess-a dream of mine is to have a separate school room, with a door I can close.

In two years, (yikes!!!!) we will have another homeschooler, & right now, we have nowhere to put another desk!


The one problem with looking at houses online-is it produces some discontent in my heart for what the Lord has graciously provided right now in our lives.

So…….when I read this in my Bible reading this morning……….

“Unless the LORD builds a house,
the work of the builders is wasted.”
Psalm 127:1


……….I knew the LORD was reminding me to be content to wait on His perfect timing & provision. (I know the verse doesn’t SPECIFICCALY state that-but, we should be willing to wait while the Lord PREPARES our new house-gets the current owners out of it, & gets us into it!)

After the long waits we have had with two international adoptions, I think it will be interesting to see how the Lord works on my heart with this wait!

(I doubt ANYTHING will compare to THAT wait!!!)

Black & White "Blast From the Past"........when there was just one......

I hardly even remember life like this.

When this picture was taken, Ruth was just a month old,

& still in Guatemala.

What happened to this baby?

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Oh, & my guessing game?

I'll let you know tomorrow!

Debating with Myself Over This……

Should we vaccinate for this H1N1 thing or not?

I am usually all for any vaccine my kids would benefit from, but this one……I don’t know.

Maybe I am just not comfortable with the lack of testing that has been done on it.

Maybe I’m just uncomfortable with how much “hype” has been surrounding the push to get everyone vaccinated. I mean, really, is it any worse than the “normal” flu that rears it’s head every fall/winter? So far, it has killed way less people than the “normal” flu. So why all the hoopla?

What do you think?

(& be nice!! I know a debate on vaccines can get rather heated! I reserve the right reject comments!)

(Hitting “Publish Post” with some trepidation)

Keeping Food Interesting at our House:

I have to admit-I have never been a fan of exotic food.

Dave, on the other hand, loves it!

(but won’t touch things like broccoli or squash-goofy husband of mine!)

When we were on our honeymoon,

Dave was THRILLED to try alligator sausage.

Seriously?!??…..YUCK.

Give me a good old spaghetti squash any day.

Also, he is very brave in the seafood department.

I like seafood allright-but I am not brave!

Here he is, sampling Guatemalan seafood on Ruth’s Pick-Up Trip-

just to prove to you his bravery.

(the soup really has a crab hanging over the edge of the bowl-really!

I could hardly stand looking at it, & I'm usually not squeamish!)

Now, we order our meat through a home delivery service
(which I absolutely love, by the way-meat is always on hand).

One thing we ordered for the first time a few weeks ago was BUFFLAO!
Really, I am not kidding.

It’s supposed to be a leaner, healthier meat.

&, supposedly, there are people out there that like it better than ground beef.

Hmmm…….let’s just say, it must be an “acquired taste.”

I’m not saying it’s terrible or anything

(like the alligator sausage-sorry, Dave)

but, I probably won’t pick a buffalo burger at our local burger joint anytime soon!

What do you all think of “exotic foods?”

Do you try & expose your family to them, or just keep it simple?

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(and no, I haven't forgotten my guessing game!!!)

I Have Rediscovered Mysteries!!! Fun reading, I tell ya!!!

Growing up I loved Nancy Drew, Trixie Belden, & the Bobbsey Twins.

I don’t know what it was about that particular genre-

probably that the people seemed so normal-like me.

But their lives were far more exciting than mine!

Today, I think it is much the same-at least with the “heroes” of my favorites.

They are much like me,

but their lives are much more exciting.

And there is the “who-dun-it” nature of most mysteries.

Keeps you turning page after page!!!

I dare not pick one up during the day, or I won’t get anything else done!

Here is one of my current favorite authors:

The Colton Parker series.

Single dad raising his emotionally disturbed daughter after his wife passed away in a car crash.

(Ok....I admit, I DON'T have much in common with this guy-except I have a daughter-no, wait, I have two, & a son........& well, I guess I give up on trying to find parallels between his life & mine, but it's still a great series!)

What do you read for pleasure?

See If You Can Guess!!!

(Ok-confession-I hate guessing games-but it *is* more fun when I am on this end of things-so, humor me & play along, PLEASE!!?)

First:

Spur of the moment last week, I loaded up kids & headed a bit north for some fun.

(for those who don’t know-I live in Colorado Springs-this was about 10 miles north of me or so…..)

The kids enjoyed our time “up north.” Natty fell a bunch.

Ruth did some face plants (& loved it!)

Ana got very red in the face-& kept at it anyway.

I, however, suffered an indignity no woman should have to suffer for this “Fun time!”

I broke a nail.

Yes, I really did!

What do you think we did???

Second:

Dave & are beginning contemplating a change…….what do you think it might be?!?

After a few days of guessing, I'll let you know!

9̊-WInd Chill!!!!!

YES, I had to scrape the bottom of my mommy brain to come up with stuff to do!!!


9̊-but very little snow-while just a few miles north of here, they are literally swimming in snow!!!

Today we:

Slept in,
Did some school,
Watched some TV,
Colored with crayons.
& BEST of all-made Maple Syrup & Snow Candy.

(this is where I was scraping the bottom of my mommy brain!)

A few small mishaps later, we had a yummy treat, & just to make it count for school, we read the two chapters from “Little House in the Big Woods,” that describe the making of that old-fashioned candy!

“Grandma stood by the brass kettle and with the big wooden spoon, she poured hot syrup on each plate of snow. It cooled into soft candy, and as fast as it cooled, they ate it. They could eat all they wanted, for maple sugar never hurt anybody."