Steven and Linda

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Steven — Tue, 06 May 2008 21:03:26 +0000

Been a few months in the making but it’s live now.

It’s primarily a redesign of our site template but there are a few new features including:

RSS Feeds
MySQL Fulltext Site search
Many usability enhancements

Thanks Jeremy for all your time and effort, if anyone is looking for affordable web design based in San Diego I’d recommend him.

Puppy Love

Linda — Mon, 05 May 2008 06:00:00 +0000

We finally got a dog! — An adorable German shepherd puppy who the kids named Kiona. She reminds me of Wesley, not so tame yet, full of energy, learning not to bite, all over the place getting into trouble, but they’re both the perfect little additions to our lives.

A Busy 3 Year Old:

Linda — Sat, 03 May 2008 05:56:13 +0000

Attended a Hawaiian/Japanese Birthday party on Friday,

Went to a Pirate Birthday party on Saturday,

Went to Mexico on Monday for “Dia del los Ninos” (Children’s Day),

An energetic 14 month old tagged along,

The parents lagged behind.

42 Minutes

Steven — Thu, 01 May 2008 02:19:06 +0000

That’s how long it takes me to limp/jog what I was able to run in 30 minutes prior to ACL reconstructive surgery about 8 months ago. Not only that but it’s more painful now.

<a href=”http://www.mapmyrun.com/run/united-states/ca/escondido/159813824″>Trail by Escondido</a><br /><a href=”http://www.mapmyrun.com/find-run/united-states/ca/escondido”>Find more Runs in Escondido, California</a>

So my goal is to is to get back to doing the trail in 30 minutes. But for starters I’d be happy to be able to keep up 10 minute mile without pain, that’s up from 11.70 minute miles today. I’m thankful that I can run at all and that my knee is structurally sound now.

You never know what gem you might find during Devotion

Steven — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 15:46:47 +0000

What about a drawing of yourself about 5 years ago - just wow. Still trying to figure out who everyone in that drawing as it’s not based on one photo.

Life in Scandinavia

Steven — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 15:20:04 +0000

Well here’s my life as a young teen in photos. I can actually remember most of these now :), pretty amazing all the spots I got to live and visit happy memories. Denmark, Sweden, Finland, Tivoli, Little Mermaid, Berlin, Brandenburg Gate, Check Point Charlie and The Eiffel Tower to name a few.

If anyone I know from back then frequents this blog please leave a comment or track back, specifically anyone in this pic.

A Not So Cheap Dentist Visit

Linda — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 17:10:58 +0000

Devin went to the dentist for the first time yesterday and was such a brave boy and thankfully didn’t have any cavities either.

On the way home I got a little distracted with Joan as we stopped at this incredibly cheap store and I found these knock offs of “Crocs” for only $1.99…it didn’t matter that they were blinding bright!

So what should have been a harmless $4.00 purchase for 2 pairs of shoes turned into a frustrating and irritating non-refundable, kicking myself in the pants $10.00 purchase! –It pays to pay attention to signs. Oh well, at least I scored in getting 24 Omega-3 gel capsules from the 99 cent store next door…and in case you’re wondering, the Omega-3 is not expired.

Never A Dull Moment

Linda — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 21:39:10 +0000

Spring is here and Wesley’s officially a walker now and Devin’s officially an independent preschooler. Most of the time Devin’s a joy to be around, except when he’s hungry, thanks Connie for helping us to figure that one out!

Just for the record, “hungry” for Devin means going more than 2 hours without eating…sometimes he’ll break out in this angry “no, no, no” (times 25!) song or sorts and each “no” gets progressively more expressive that it’s hard to believe he’s only saying one word. But his sweetness far outweighs his negative emotional outbursts. Like when he picks flowers for me, or holds the door open for me as he tells me how he’s being a gentleman, or tells me he wants to be a teacher just like me when he grows up…it’s always entertaining hearing his latest observations or remarks.

Here are photo highlights from March, never mind that I’m over a month behind, could be worse. I tell you, March was packed with one adventure after another…there’s never a dull moment in our lives for Jesus that’s for sure!

Splendid Spring

Linda — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 16:28:22 +0000

We went to Sea World for our 3rd year in a row and I do BELIEVE I’m good for another year, heheh, though it was fun watching the boys as they saw sharks, sea lions, killer whales, dolphins, etc., just seeing the look on their faces is worthwhile. Here are some pictures from our field trip!

A Child’s Prayer

Linda — Sat, 15 Mar 2008 19:59:47 +0000

A Child’s Prayer

God, make my life a little light, within the world to glow,

A little flame that burneth bright, wherever I may go.

God, make my life a little flower, that giveth joy to all,

Content to bloom in native bower, although the place be small.

God, make my life a little song, that comforts the sad,

That helpeth others to be strong, and makes the singer glad.

God, make my life a little staff, whereon the weak may rest,

And so what health & strength I have, may serve my neighbor best.

God, make my life a little hymm of tenderness & praise;

Of faith that never waxeth dim,

In all His wonderous ways.

- M. Betham-Edwards