Busy, busy, busy

Hey everybody! Where are all the bloggers??? Well, we have been unbelievably busy kicking off the summer - I just want to start by saying you guys all rock! I think I can concur with the words of our homie Dan Lowe when saying, "We're doing it folks, we're doing it." The community garden is a total success....things are already growing as I'm typing this. We have tons of plants getting large in the green house anticipating the last frost in the Northwest, and the irrigation system is almost completed. I'm excited to say that Camille has joined our little band of merry folks - at least for the summer - and that will make for a super rad addition (to say the least). We have been meeting every Sunday night for our community meal which has really been encouraging. Its so nice knowing that our family is growing deeper and deeper relationally. Tim and Arianna's wedding is just around the corner - July 3rd - which is super duper. About three weeks ago we slaughtered and packaged our meat birds (22 of the feathered monsters), in record time I might add. Thanks so much to Jay and Tina Stetson (my parents :) for giving us a place to keep them and helping with all the work. Hopefully we can give everyone a more detailed update soon but for now, its simply (haha) gardening, community meals, and studying the 12 Marks of a New Monasticism.

A big (HUGE) thank you

So...Tuesday was one of those crisis days where a series of crappy events takes place and leaves a person lying on the couch in the fetal position, shutting eyes and ears to the sounds of whining children.

This particular series of events included (but was not limited to)...

one child (who happened to be hyped up on coffee and unwilling to nap) taking their diaper off and taking a crap all over

the other child peeing on my moms bed

first child wildly pouring out my precious tomato seedlings (and the soil in which they reside) all over my moms new beige couch

other child throwing a half an hour screaming fit about not being allowed to watch Handy Manny

and finally, the queen mother of all of the crappy events.... MY NEWLY REASSEMBLED GREENHOUSE GOT BLOWN AWAY AND BROKEN AGAIN!!
(leaving dozens, no hundreds of plants without a home)

These plants are supposed to be planted in the community garden which by all accounts is going to be wildly successful this year. So the death of all these plants is going to put a serious damper on things.


Enter our Tuesday night bible study, which happens to be chock full of fabulously adept carpenter types. Anyways, upon hearing my story they headed straight to Lowe's to pick up supplies, pulled out a variety of tools, and skipped bible study to work through dark and rain to erect a new and better greenhouse. How's that for a happy ending?

So... what I really want to say is THANK YOU: Justin, Alex, Tim, Ariana, Matt, Emilie, Mom, Dad, and Jese

....for your skill, motivation, and kindness.

(I'll try and post a picture of the greenhouse, because it's seriously amazing)

Cooking and Location Schedule for Sunday Night

Date------------Cooking--------- Location

May 10th-------Jason------------Stetson's

May 17th-------Justin------------Stoffer's

May 24th-------Emilie-----------Stetson's

May 31st---------Alex------------Stoffer's