tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74219058046667333812024-02-06T22:37:25.472-06:00Living Waters"Whoever believes in me, streams of living water will flow from within him"
John 7:38Michelle Watershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03885245584430735475noreply@blogger.comBlogger657125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7421905804666733381.post-8887666707212391932019-09-09T10:50:00.005-06:002019-09-09T10:50:41.840-06:00New Website!<br />
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I've <a href="http://www.michellejoywaters.com/">moved!</a><br />
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We also have a<a href="http://www.michellejoywaters.com/podcast"> podcast</a> now!<br />
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And some <a href="http://www.michellejoywaters.com/shop">merch</a>! <br />
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I hope to connect with you on<a href="http://www.michellejoywaters.com/"> the new site.</a>Michelle Watershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03885245584430735475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7421905804666733381.post-28932419675355487772016-11-02T14:50:00.000-06:002016-11-02T14:53:04.274-06:00We're in Texas, y'all!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg1cIZ-klYcfOEet5-j3cHhfHQ2Hypbw2JrFIsWyecvVNafVkEOqNp9oHhToMxROiyPnmSgQXYR0Ax5Uqdb1D7O0rXTIdzAvfjuIWcUDrZmiiTAbZbXHMVNPl2fFAQw1oXRIWaK_Kux_kD/s1600/FullSizeRender.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="263" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg1cIZ-klYcfOEet5-j3cHhfHQ2Hypbw2JrFIsWyecvVNafVkEOqNp9oHhToMxROiyPnmSgQXYR0Ax5Uqdb1D7O0rXTIdzAvfjuIWcUDrZmiiTAbZbXHMVNPl2fFAQw1oXRIWaK_Kux_kD/s320/FullSizeRender.jpg" width="320" /></a><br />
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Obviously, it's been awhile.<br />
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Between the homeschooling and the sports and the church my little happy place online fell by the wayside over a year ago. In the meantime we've got a completely new life in Texas so I feel the need to chronicle a bit. Not to mention the sad fact that packing up for said move revealed I haven't even <i>started</i> a baby book for my FOUR year old.<br />
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To make a very, very long story short, we now live in Boerne, Texas. It's about as far away from our beginnings in Fargo, North Dakota as you can get - evidenced primarily by the fact that it's November and we're still wearing flip flops and tee shirts. (Except for Hubby who's taken very quickly to cowboy boots). It's an adorable little town - quickly becoming a very large town - evidenced by the traffic going to and from school. Yes, my children now go to school. More on that later. Probably much, much later as I'm still fumbling my way through this new "mom of children who are never home" life.<br />
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<br />Michelle Watershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03885245584430735475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7421905804666733381.post-14041462954040146202015-06-27T19:58:00.000-06:002015-06-27T19:58:29.493-06:00VBS 2015 Every year is even more epic than the year before! The amazing show, the original music, and a great time teaching the 5th and 6th graders with Right Hand Man as our class mascot made this year so much fun. Tears were shed on the final day when Mr. Jude (a.k.a Pastor Eric as the villain) came to trust in Jesus. Not bad for Bible School!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The whole gang. <br />Elbow had gymnastics all week, so she's missing from all the pictures.<br />Bobo and her neighborhood friends served as Teen Helpers.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Me and Right Hand Man teaching the 5th and 6th Graders.<br />He loved to quiet them down when they got rowdy with "Hey! Hey! Shhh!"</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And Mr. Jude's little look-a-like</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This little guy was loved by all and spoiled rotten by the<br />Teen Helper staff. He'd wander up to an unsuspecting teen and say,<br />"Me hun-gee," and they'd whisk him away to the secret snack room.</td></tr>
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The youngest boys turned six and three in March and we had a special celebration at Disney. This was the first time without a pregnancy, nursing, diapers or some combination of all three! A much more pleasant way to experience the magic of the mouse kingdom. </div>
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Crockett turned eight today. His current loves are Pokemon cards, Skylanders Trap Force figures, art sets, and Legos. </div>
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Another Buckeye Classic under our belts. Whew, it's a ton of work for all the team parents but when you add in our other five kids needing to be fed and clothed and a preacher husband who really needs to work on the weekend, it's amazing we've lived to tell.<br />
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All that aside, it was a great weekend for all the 3200 gymnasts... with special appearances from Buckeye's very own Nia Dennis and Gabby Douglas. </div>
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Bobo had a beautiful confirmation ceremony on January 18, 2014. She's always been a spiritually minded child (preaching to the children in the ball pit of the Fargo McDonald's as a preschooler is more than enough proof), but it was obvious in her Statement of Faith that she truly has come so far in her walk with the Lord.<br />
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Girls: Not much changes for them at home or at Veritas. Bobo switches from Government to Economics, but other than that they'll continue on in Latin, History, and Science there (and Math for Elbow). Both girls will carry on with Literature at home; Bobo and I will continue to slog through Saxon's Algebra 2 as well. Bobo did a study of Twain in the Fall for our American Lit class, reading some of his short stories and <i>Huckleberry Finn. </i>We're moving on to Steinbeck after break. I'd assumed we'd start with <i>Of Mice and Men,</i> but after reading it again this weekend I'm switching to <i>The Red Pony. </i>After that she'll tackle <i>The Grapes of Wrath.</i><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The younger boys took their first church choir concert very seriously.</td></tr>
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Buckeye basketball, a behind-the-scenes tour at the zoo, cookie baking, ice skating, and the Jingle Ball at Veritas...<br /><div>
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Michelle Watershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03885245584430735475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7421905804666733381.post-18200370119733235622014-11-22T15:21:00.000-06:002014-11-22T15:26:53.747-06:00Fall HighlightsThe holidays are already upon us and I'm still feeling like the school year has just begun. Here are some of the highlights of the year so far:<br />
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The kids managed to collect 40 pounds of candy. Ugh. Most has been hidden/given away (Shhh!)</div>
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Football!</div>
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Toddzilla had a great season as QB, leading his team to the championship game and making the All Star Team. Go #75!</div>
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Soccer!</div>
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The Patriot loved his first season of soccer.</div>
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Bobo also loved her first year running cross country. She made some great friends and is already excited to run track with them in the Spring.</div>
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Our science group is having fun studying swimming creatures. Most recently we studied primeval reptiles and had fun with fossils:</div>
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After six months of training, the competitive season has begun. Elbow had a good meet near Cleveland last weekend. First on beam!</div>
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Some friends from church taught the girls how to make cheesecake this week: chocolate chip cookie dough and peanut butter cup. Calories anyone?<br />
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Michelle Watershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03885245584430735475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7421905804666733381.post-14486998508195952462014-09-28T15:38:00.000-06:002014-09-28T15:38:50.969-06:00Five Weeks InHere it is, the end of September and I've posted nothing about the beginning of our school year or all the goings-on at Living Waters. This has been a particularly busy - and productive - Fall with lots of changes to the normal routine at home.<br />
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The girls are each taking four classes at <a href="http://www.veritasacademy.org/">Veritas Academy</a>. This Classical, Christian private school has been a great addition to our homeschool program and has given me the time needed to focus more on my four busy boys. Bobo is taking Latin, History, Government, and Science at Veritas and continues to do Math and Literature at home. Elbow is taking Math, Science, Latin, and History at Veritas and is doing Language Arts at home. They're in class all day Monday, Wednesday, and Friday and home with us on Tuesdays and Thursdays. It's been a big adjustment in many ways and I'm very proud of how well they're doing with all of it. (I can't say they love studying on the weekends, something they have happily avoided until now, but they're enjoying their classmates, teachers, and the ability to be in a learning environment without all the interruptions of <strike>little brothers</strike> a busy household).<br />
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The boys and I have been getting our work done at the library on the mornings we have to take the girls to school. This has greatly helped the amount of distractions that seem ever present: their toys, gadgets, outdoor escapades - all of the things that I've found lure boys away from the books much more easily than girls. Currently, Toddzilla is in 4th grade, Crockett in 2nd, and The Patriot is a kindergartener. Right Hand Man is playing his role as the Dismantler-of-All-Things-Academic just as well as his predecessors did. </div>
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We're still involved in our science co-op; this year we're studying <i>Exploring Creation with Zoology 2</i> (Swimming Creatures). We had a great time on a field trip to the Newport Aquarium last week:</div>
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Without the girls around three days a week, our afternoons are free for all sorts of explorations. We've found two new stomping grounds, both are quickly becoming favorites: an off road bike path and the local skate park. Danger seems to be the operative principle. (And yes, we've had quite a few scrapes and bruises). Who takes a two year old to these places? We do.</div>
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Elbow continues to train hard for her upcoming competition season in gymnastics (pics to come after her first meet this year). She's been excited to see Gabby Douglas in action since Gabby started training at her gym this summer. </div>
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The Patriot is on his first team ever - a little wild man on the soccer field. He spends more time on the field than on his feet; he seems to love diving and sliding.</div>
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<br />Michelle Watershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03885245584430735475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7421905804666733381.post-1822925908281649332014-08-12T12:30:00.000-06:002014-08-12T12:30:42.705-06:00Five Days With My Five BoysNo, I don't have five boys, but I do have one Hubby who's included in all the boy-related happenings around here.<br />
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It's been me and the boys for the last five days; the girls are at Young Life camp in Michigan. They sent us a final picture from the bus before the mandatory phone-confiscation at camp:<br />
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The boys have gotten to have a few added adventures in their absense. I took them go-carting and bumper boating one day:<br />
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Hubby upped the ante and headed to Kentucky to re-visit the Creation Museum yesterday. In case you didn't know, kids are FREE this summer!<br />
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Toddzilla has been working on a home-made sluice machine (I'll never understand the things he comes up with...)<br />
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And Right Hand Man is trying his hand at all sorts of new things. Speaking excluded, however. He still prefers to allow all five siblings to carry the heavy burden of communication for him.<br />
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I'm almost done with this fall's school preparations. Having taken a much needed break from all school work and all music lessons all summer long, I'm actually excited for the new year.Michelle Watershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03885245584430735475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7421905804666733381.post-42783791325348036162014-07-28T06:27:00.000-06:002014-07-28T08:55:32.280-06:00Midsummer MusingsI'm not entirely sure how summer seems busier than the school year right now, but that appears to be the case. Great stuff going on, but with all the comings and goings and children staying up later than usual my writing time here is next to nothing.<br />
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My new book, <i>Faith@Home</i>, is coming out within a week or two. I'm incredibly pleased with the cover design by the great people at <a href="https://store.csspub.com/index.php">CSS.</a> <br />
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The little boys and I spent lots of time at the pool while their brothers were at day camp. The Patriot passed his swim test and is now a proud rider of the slides!<br />
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I'm attempting to get our school year in order. The girls have interviews today at <a href="http://www.veritasacademy.org/">Veritas Academy</a>, where we're hoping to take a few classes this fall. A new venture for all of us!</div>
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The end of the school year always feels like a big relief, but this year in particular we were all ready for a break. I've been at this home education thing for eight years now and I've learned when to say "enough is enough: we're done for the year!"<br />
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Elbow had a beautiful violin recital on Sunday, the last of the spring recitals and performances.<br />
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Toddzilla finished his first lacrosse season undefeated! </div>
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You'll have to join us in June if you want to see what surprises are in store this year!</div>
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Michelle Watershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03885245584430735475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7421905804666733381.post-42257506563134808042014-04-21T20:46:00.000-06:002014-08-12T14:38:01.400-06:00It's Been A BlurBobo and Crockett had their piano recital tonight, which also functions as "warm up" for their National Piano Playing Auditions in just under two weeks. It was Crockett's first recital and he handled it well. He played all five of his songs from memory and sat dutifully as his teacher scribbled notes in his music between songs. Bobo's an old pro by now but her program is eleven songs long - a Herculean feat just to get through, let alone to have by memory. I remember sitting at the piano and drawing a complete blank with my <u>one</u> recital piece many years back. Not a good memory.<br />
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We're finally on Spring Break around here - it felt like it would never come! It's been a long winter; I think I've mentioned that more than a few times. We spent the day at COSI: the big three going through the Sherlock Holmes exhibit with Hubby, me and the little people running around KidSpace. All three were mesmerized by the bugs and critter program:</div>
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The late winter/early spring birthdays were celebrated with nary a mention here. Better late than never.</div>
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Michelle Watershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03885245584430735475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7421905804666733381.post-22242093532867452882014-03-15T11:16:00.001-06:002014-03-15T11:16:20.324-06:00Don't Mess with My GirlsCongratulations to both girls for attaining their Black Belts in Tae Kwon Do today! Four years of training paid off well. In town for the big event were Grandma, Gerry, and Papa. Well done to all the testers today!<br />
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<span id="goog_967853390"></span><span id="goog_967853391"></span><br />Michelle Watershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03885245584430735475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7421905804666733381.post-15076054461826834322014-03-08T20:34:00.000-06:002014-03-08T20:34:13.091-06:00Late Mid Year ReviewThis may be my longest blogging drought.<br />
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It's been one thing after another since returning from Honduras: a trip to Alabama for our goddaughter's baptism, Hubby in Florida for a preaching conference, preparation for the girls' black belt test, Crockett's 7th birthday, a 3000-gymnast event that our gym puts on - which means we as parents put in <i>muchas horas</i>, another gymnastics meet, preparation for the upcoming National Piano Playing Auditions (this year we have two children involved), putting the finishing touches on my new book, and the countless other things that keep families busy. You would think all this would guard us from the inevitable cabin fever of this season, but no - it's been a <u>very long winter.</u><br />
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I've given up Facebook for Lent, though, so all of a sudden it seems I have plenty of time on my hands. Funny how that works.<br />
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Academics are rolling along fairly well for March. We've really enjoyed and been inspired by the My Father's World <i>Exploring Countries and Cultures </i>curriculum this year. The missionary biographies are not only geographically informative; they pull on the heartstrings as well. The boys had a great field trip to the Ohio State planetarium with their science co-op. (Lots of stares from the co-eds wondering where these pint sized pupils came from). All four older children count their art class as a highlight of the week. This year they're focusing on "Faces, Places, and Spaces."<br />
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Math, Latin, and French are Math, Latin, and French.<br />
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We are definitely ready for Spring (and have been for a long time).<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our beautiful goddaughter, Eliza, <br />on her big baptismal day</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our church packed close to 700,000 meals for the hungry</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The girls have completed their two weeks of testing!<br />Can't wait to see their stuff next weekend (and see them in BLACK)<br />for the Black Belt Demonstration Day</td></tr>
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<br />Michelle Watershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03885245584430735475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7421905804666733381.post-52019343325022237992014-01-30T19:32:00.000-06:002014-01-30T19:32:28.526-06:00Highlights from HondurasMy oldest and I are back from a wonderful week in Honduras! Our team built <i>pilas</i> for families in Caliche, began a toilet/shower/<i>pila</i> combo for the school and church, dug a ten foot septic hole, put on a two day health fair, hosted a village-wide chicken-and-rice and Veggie Tales (in Spanish) evening, and enjoyed fellowship with the locals.<br />
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Low points include: freezing cold showers, animals that make noise all.night.long, and a wild dog found sleeping on my air mattress.<br />
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Highlights include: everything else!<br />
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<br />Michelle Watershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03885245584430735475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7421905804666733381.post-2930702150159272402013-12-30T21:25:00.000-06:002013-12-30T21:27:02.751-06:00Holiday MarathonSo much to celebrate and say but not enough time in the day...<br />
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Instead, a glimpse into a special season when we celebrated not only the birth of Christ but the 70th birthday of my dad. All with the help of my brother's family in town for the festivities. And we haven't even gotten to New Year's yet!<br />
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Michelle Watershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03885245584430735475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7421905804666733381.post-7928059705300669282013-11-29T20:38:00.000-06:002013-11-29T20:38:01.919-06:00All You Need Is Love...Got to see Cirque du Soleil "Love" in Vegas with some girlfriends from high school last weekend. Love. And more love. It was so amazing! <br />
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Hubby had the six all to himself while I was away (not to mention church responsibilities; it was the weekend, after all). As always, he more than managed and they all had a great time. Rumor has it his sermon didn't suffer either. </div>
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Came home just in time to get Thanksgiving prepped with the help of my little bread breakers and potato choppers.<br />
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It was a quiet holiday on our own. The only drama occurred on our post-dinner walk in the back woods. The Patriot (it's always him) fell through the ice on our creek and got good and wet and mad. It was a loud walk/carry home. Sorry neighbors if your holiday was disrupted with weeping and wailing in the woods. </div>
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Michelle Watershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03885245584430735475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7421905804666733381.post-35118156781629429032013-11-17T11:39:00.000-06:002013-11-17T11:39:00.164-06:00Gymnastics GirlElbow had a great day at her first ever gymnastics meet at the Andrea Bailes competition in Athens. Watching gymnastics is way more nerve-wracking than I was prepared for. It made me think of my mom at my tennis matches (I couldn't hear her as well at my hockey games, although I'm told she cheered a lot at those too). <br />
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Not sure how I'll survive this season but we're off to a good start.<br />
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Hard to believe that this boy was only three years old when we came to Columbus. I still remember the first time we stepped foot in our new church. One of the facilities crew asked him to stop running in the halls, to which he responded: "You're not the boss of me!" </div>
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I can't forgot the Sundays he would plop himself down on the floor beside our chairs. Ever so slowly, maybe an inch at a time, he'd maneuver himself toward the platform where his daddy was preaching. (This was before I learned to sit in the <u>second</u> row rather than the first - that way you have a natural barrier in front of you). He'd get a good foot from me before I'd notice anything was amiss. He knew he had me beat. If I reached out to grab him, he'd surely scream. If I let him go, he'd end up in the pulpit. The agony! This kid has tested me many times since then.</div>
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He's also blessed me beyond belief and made me a better parent. He's a great leader of our "boys club" and he's protective of his parents to a fault. His smile melts me everyday.</div>
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Happy birthday to my oldest boy. I love you so much!</div>
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Happy Birthday to my beautiful, loving, helpful, and brilliant daughter - who today becomes a teenager!<br />
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We are so proud of who you are and who you are still becoming. We look forward to all God has in store for your teen years. I am so excited that you and I are headed to Honduras together for a mission trip in the not too distant future. You've always had a servant's heart and I can't wait to see how God will use you in the days and years to come.<br />
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We thank the Lord you're living your "namesake" verse: "Choose my instruction instead of silver, knowledge rather than choice gold, for wisdom {<i>sophia</i>} is more precious than rubies, and nothing you desire can compare with her (Proverbs 8:11).<br />
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We love you, Bobo! Happy 13th...<br />
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So now we've experienced the broken bone. (The Patriot had a slight buckle break a few years back, but it didn't require any sedation, casting, etc). Elbow is the first - and hopefully last - one to experience the full deal. She's overjoyed to be rid of her cast. It was a long six weeks: missing out on lots of lake fun on vacation, sitting on the sidelines in gymnastics, and just generally being uncomfortable. But she survived and even handled it with grace and patience.<br />
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