Vacation Village

I'm sitting on my balcony in the Berkshire mountains in Massachussetts and I thought I'd share some fun conversations I overheard. (That's the view off my balcony).

A little boy was walking with his parents. His mom says to him (in a stern but loving way), "Honey, always look both ways before you cross the road." The boy asks, "Why?" Mom responds, "Because a car could give you a really big boo-boo." Dear readers, do look out for cars, I don't want you to get a big boo-boo.

The second little boy was throwing rocks. His mother said, "We're going to stop throwing rocks now. Did you hear me?" Boy responds, "Hold on." Thwang. Rock hits metal sign. "Okay, I heard you."

My hopes sunk (not really)

I just didn't have a snazzy title. Today we went to the Sunken Gardens and walked around. I took a picture of this lilly with my phone. You can see me taking a picture here.

As you saw, we had fun. We continued having fun all day with games, song, and laptops. Now, we're going to play Hoopla.

Happy 4th

I was almost proud to be American yesterday. Maybe at least North American. We went and saw some fantastic fireworks to a live performance of the Lincoln Symphony Orchestra. It's just really great to be out with what feels like the whole city--and here in Lincoln you see the multiculturalism that America can be proud of.

In any case, I was near giddy with excitement. I like fireworks. I liked the live music. I like the friends I was with. Happy fourth.

Life lessons

At the Bohbarlenberder wedding this weekend I learned that sometimes you don't get what you want, no matter how much you want it. I don't know if I smelled funny or if maybe I was holding a poisonous berry but this chipmunk hopped on everybody else but me.




But I've also learned over the past month+ that sometimes you do get what you want--if you're patient and trust God. The chipmunk pales in comparison.