April

Greetings from the far North...

Things here in the Promised Land (Wisconsin) are going well. I have completed the deck out back. The primary deck is 14 x 20 and the lower deck (Kid's) is 7 x 14. I have finished the siding on the West side and most of the South side (deck side). That's a lot of ladder rungs when siding by yourself! I was hoping to have the South side done, but the rain has oft interfered with my plans. I will also side the East side (driveway).

Next weekend (May 9/10) we will be having a garage sale. We have all the stuff ready in our basement to sell! Neither Kathy or I are packrats, so we will be selling pretty much everything we haven't used recently!

Both jobs are going pretty well. We've had quite a bit of upheaval at the lumber yard... but sales are strong. Things at the youth group are going well.

Jacob gave us a bit of scare two weeks ago. His breathing had become really labored (like when LG really was a little guy). He ended up having to undergo breathing treatments... He has since recovered and is doing well.

Josiah had his first visit to the dentist and did fantastic. As you know, he's always had sensory issues, so I prepared him for the visit by pretending I was the dentist. When he got to the real dentist he sat extremely well and later described the visit as "a lot of fun!" There is one Mexican boy in Josiah's class at school, and Josiah has always said that he was his friend. Alex speaks only a little English, and his parents speak even less. Mrs Shrek (Josiah's teacher) has said that Josiah is the only one who consistently plays with Alex. Well, the other day Alex had an accident and had to go up to the office to call his parents. He was too scared to go by himself, so the teacher asked if anyone would go up with Alex. Only one of his 12 or so classmates raised their hand... Josiah offered to go with him. Alex said that it would be great and that Josiah was his best friend. It made me so proud that Josiah isn't afraid that Alex is very different and is so willing to be his friend. This may sound like a silly little "who cares" story... but it's not. It's so great to see Josiah putting into practice all the stories he hears about loving people and being kind.

In other news, while putting on soffit and fascia (over a 2 day period) Friend Squirrel has taken residence in part of our attic. I hope Friend Squirrel likes peanut butter. And a live trap. And being relocated.

And that was April.