Eden and her new babyIt's been a busy week and a half for the Strawn family! Last Saturday, the LWML held a baby shower at the church for Lars. He was well blessed with blue outfits, most of them bearing a football. I must report that at least one was emblazoned with Husker Red, but thankfully, it was not a cheerleader outfit. Eden and Mom also made out quite well, and I'm going to enjoy lots of bubble baths this winter, something that I readily anticipate. Thanks to all!
Making Playdoh babies at the shower
"Guess what the baby had for dinner?" game
On Sunday afternoon, we packed the Blazer and left for Casper, Wyoming for the fall Pastor's conference. What a great town! Casper has a lot to offer for a town stuck in the middle of a virtually empty state. We drove into the church parking lot the first morning and were greeted with antelope snacking on the grass. You can't drive a mile in Wyoming without seeing antelope roaming.
Eden, Lars and I hung out while Daddy was in conference, and then we got to enjoy some family time when he was with us. On the afternoon off, we all fell asleep in the hotel for a nap, so the next day after dropping Al off at the church, the three of us took a short drive into the Medicine Bow Mountain Range. How beautiful! (Sorry, I was driving and couldn't take photos).On our drive back to Bridgeport, we stopped off in Torrington, where Al did his vicarage in 2000-2001. We drove around to his favorite spots, (Arby's, Subway, the post office...), saw his old apartment, and the church of course. It was a quick reminiscing, but nice.
The rest of the week was spent catching up from the beginning of the week. I began cleaning out the flower and vegetable gardens. However, with two young children, I'm going to have to do them in shifts, since a whole day is out of the question. It cold and drizzly all day Saturday and Sunday. Never got above 40 on Sunday. We broke down and turned on the house heat. (I look like a moron in two sweatshirts...)
Daddy pulling double duty as he reads stories...what a guy :-)Quote of the week:
"You know when you're sitting on a chair and you lean back so you're just on two legs then you lean too far and you almost fall over backwards but at the last second you catch yourself? I feel like that all the time."
"You know when you're sitting on a chair and you lean back so you're just on two legs then you lean too far and you almost fall over backwards but at the last second you catch yourself? I feel like that all the time."
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Ok I'll bite... Lars???
It sounds like you are learning how to deal with two, just wait till its three or four or five...
Eliezer is Hebrew. The Greek form is Lazarus. So we thought it would be fun to call him Lars. (Laz just sounded weird.) Also Sarah's great grandfather was Laurs.
Thank you for the explination. Doug nailed it, but us lowly laypeople needed a little help!
Blessings!!
What I like about his nickname is that people will more than likely ask, then we have to explain, and tell the wonders of God's grace in doing so. As one of my parishioners said, "Only a pastor would do that to his child." :-)
So Al
Now that you have a son will you be selling your warhammer stuff or will you be like me and collect and paint so that one day he will play. The whole time knowing that all that stuff is for you.
FYI
I played my first game with the twins the other day. I have waited seven years for that one. God has blessed you with a wonderful family. Enjoy. Doug
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