Well the kitchen is officially done!!! WHOOHOO!!! Where is the dance smiley?? I am posting some pics so you can see what a wonderful job was done. We are so pleased with the results and I love the colors! (Even if my sister does feel like she is at Steak -n- Shake!) LOL So here is the official tour.................

More Shower Pics.....

As you can see our theme colors were orange and green. As I have blogged before, we are not doing so hot financially right now. I only say that to testify to you how great our God is! We were offered a bunch of decorations................only one problem, they were lilac! The Bride-to-be is the sweetest most cooperative thing you ever will meet. She is the third of 4 sisters! She knows all about hand me downs. When we talked about the $$ and what had been offered her attitude was so sweet and she so gratefully accepted whatever folks could do. We just couldn't go and get what I wanted to make it a lovely "peas and carrots" shower. (Her favorite colors are green and orange.) So I approached her Mom and asked if we could go and look at crate paper. I asked my husband if he could give me anything to help with the shower. Now usually when having something like this it is not uncommon to spend R$100 - R$200 on the decorations. Well, my MAN gave me R$40 and said that would have to do. We got to the decoration store and wouldn't you know it they had the exact shades of everything we wanted! We figured how much of everything we would need and would you believe it came to R$66!! Well, you remember that the MAN gave me R$40? I FOUND R$10 in my purse!! And the Mother of the Bride was able to kick in the R$16. So there you have it! God gave us the desires of our hearts and we didn't spend an arm and a leg to get it!

Here are some more pics of Edileusa with her sisters and Mother.






And here is one UNINVITED guest!














My Husband assures me that she came through the window above the sink in the Seminary and NOT from the drain! I will believe, I will believe...................

Dear Son, James V, killed it and burned it just for the thrill!

Getting in the Groove.....

It has been a while since I last posted. James asked me to teach a class this semester at the Seminary. I have been busy studying the Women of the Old Testament! He provided me with a syllabus that has 18 women to study and would like for me to complete it in two months! That will be a challenge, but I am always up for a good challenge.

The older girls are doing great in school! We are using Saxon Math this year as it was provided for us at a very low cost. They are also taking two courses with the Seminary students. I will be able to use these hours on their high school transcripts. James started rolling slowly in the Math dept. but he will gather some steam as he goes. He prefers to work with Dad outside during the daylight hours! But what boy doesn't?? Jesse and Bea are in need of material! They have almost finished what I have left for them and will be stuck with reading and flashcards until some extra $$ comes in to make an order.

We had a lovely wedding shower here last Saturday. Edileusa and her man got quite a haul! I was so pleased with all the nice things they received. I will try to post some pics of the decor. The girls did a great job decorating! Bea made her famous "Peanut Butter Pan Bars" and Emily and Katherine did Chocolate Chip cookies and Banana Nut Bread, respectively. The sister of the Bride made mini pizzas and her Mom brought apple cake! So we had quite a spread for an afternoon shower.

Here are some pics.