Wet Dog!

We went to Kathy's sister's house the other Sunday for her younger brother's birthday.

They have a pool.

We brought the dog.

Yeah, he was soaked! It is about 90 seconds long if you want to watch.



Shadow is kind of a chicken when it comes to going into the pool. He likes the water but he has to be able to feel the ground with his feet so it cannot be too deep.

...but I did it.

So I have been thinking about this a lot and I finally am posting this.

I went on trek this year as the water guy. I drove my truck around and made sure everyone had water. No one drank anything without me getting it for them. Well at one point, a couple of the adult leaders that were trekking needed a ride with a couple kids that were trekking and they shared a story with me.

One young lady was really concerned about hiking up a pretty steep hill with the handcart. She was tired and doubted her ability. Well, she made it to the top. After arriving at the top she told this leader, "It was hard, but I did it."

What a wonderful declaration! What a great thing to be able to feel, and to say! It made me excited to be there. Her excitement and exclamation made me feel like I too can overcome my trials. I want to say, "It was hard, but I did it."

More Outdoor Projects

Wahoo!! Outdoor projects are almost done! The past two weeks we've torn down the walls of the deck, painted the floor, beams, and steps red, the base black, and hung up cedar colored lattice. It is a MAJOR improvement from what was there...it's funny how you don't see how bad something is until you see it in a picture. Anyway, here's a picture of the ugly deck, and then the new deck.



Today we tore down the ugly red shed...it was a little harder than I thought it would be, John's Dad made a very sturdy shed back in the day! Scott had his trusty sledge hammer though and down that eyesore came! The yard looks huge now! Here's some pictures!









I'm so excited that the backyard is starting to look so good!