2 Boys and a Jet Pack

On the way home from school the other day, I overheard my boys discussing a very interesting topic. David asked Micah if Boba Fett instead of using a Jet Pack, could instead just shoot bazooka's at the ground and keep himself in the air. David then asked if you could only get 1 shot off with a bazooka before you have to re-load. I told him that it would only hold 1 shell that you could fire. We thought about it and they said you could have the bazooka shells in a backpack on his back. At that point it would be better to just use the jet pack. It was definately a funny conversation to listen to for several minutes.

Another Hamster Died Yesterday...

Hamsters: There were 2 girls, then there was 1 girl right before we moved, then there was 1 boy and 1 girl, then there was 11, then we gave 9 to a pet store and there was 4.... Then in Jan. there was 3, in early April it went to 2 and then yesterday it went to 1! 1 Little hamster left. They are cute pets, easy to care for, but they only live about 2 years.

"Peaches" is the one who died yesterday!

On a happy note.... You can save money by switching to Geico!

A little about Easter....

Sorry, I have been absent for a few days on the blog. I was taking some time off - mentally. We had a fantastic Easter and a great time at church on Sunday. Check out http://www.tcc.org/ to listen to the Easter Message from our Pastor. It was great. I talked with the students this weekend about the Reason for the Resurrection. As we look at time like Easter when so many people are curious about why Jesus Did what He did it is important to seek to not only find answers but also ask the right questions. My passion is to understand Who God is and how we relate to Him in such a way that I will live my life according to what is true. When looking at the Bible we start with the assumption that there is a God and the Bible reveals who that God is. If you are someone who is struggling with believing there is a God, I would love to talk with you more about this (preferrably over a cup of coffee). I love getting into the logic and reasoning behind it.

Back to the Resurrection....

Here are 3 quick concepts to help us understand the Reason for the Resurrection.

Before you check out those concepts you can look at some books about how proofs of the resurrection.

1) The resurrection confirms that Jesus was who He said he was. It reveals what God did was true. If he would have stayed dead then he would have just been another good man, or prophet, who died. It showed that what He said and did was true.

2) The resurrection allows us to live a "transformed" (changed, new, metamophosized) life! Because Jesus is not dead He has the power to help us live in the way God designed for us.

3) The resurrection gives us hope for the future. Because Jesus is now living with God and He didn't die again, we can know that there is life after this world and we die on earth. There is a hope that we can hold on to.

Please take some time this week to think about how our life would be different if we lived like we really believed the resurrection happened or how would it be different if we lived like we didn't believe that it happened.

If you want to talk more about this I do love talking about how the Bible can make sense to people. It is full of questions on life and death and we owe it to ourselves to to seek out the answers and look to ask the right questions.

One of Our Hamsters Died...

Well, we had 4 hamsters moving into this year. Puffball the mama died on Jan. 16th..the day our power went out and The daddy hamster died last night. I think it's name was either comet or buddy. Micah changed his name 2 or 3 times over his 1 year and 10 month lifespan. They were sad, but not broken up about this hamster. Micah's response was, "yes I am sad, but he was old for a hamster."

They still have 2 left. Both of them are over a year and a half and they will probably not make it more than 6 months. At that point, you have to make a decision...what is the next step for you as a family and pets. Do you go back to the more simplier approach of a hamster or do you go deeper with the addition of a cat or dog?

On another note.. I tried convincing my boys today was Easter. It did not work. To many variables. For one, they had to go to school today and Easter is on Sunday. Of course Micah knew that I knew that he knew that it wasn't Easter.

Micah walking backwards...

My wonderful wife had left early this morning for a doctor's appointment and I had the priveledge of getting my boys off to the bus. Of course Micah was running around talking about how on lego.com they have clips from Indiana Jones the movie. He was telling us that it was the clip with the big boulder. At the same time he was also wearing his Indy hat and using his whip with the cool theme music playing (yes it is just the toy, not an actual whip).

As David and Micah were leaving, I went back inside for a sec to get something and as I went outside to walk up to the bus stop (about .2 miles up the sidewalk) I notice Micah is facing me. Yes, he was walking backwards up the sidewalk. To make it even cooler in his mind, he was doing it with his eyes closed. I was actually impressed. The kid made it all the way to the bus stop backward with his eyes closed and only stepped off the sidewalk on the grass 1 time. He did peak about 3 times but other than that he stuck it out. Yes, the modern day picture of a kid persevering in life!

I am hungry

Ok...here is a Kevin Deming original that you and your family can use. I am sitting here right now thinking of how hungry I am and instead of saying, "I need to get something to eat," you can use this new and cool phrase, "I need to furnish my stomach." Take a moment and create some cool word pictures. Think about how you would furnish your stomach..would you go with a mexican style, maybe american, or other. Just some thoughts for you to chew on today..and yes the pun was intended.

A bunny with 2 noses.

A bunny with 2 noses.

Don't you wish you had 2 noses? I don't. Well, would you pay extra for a bunny with 2 noses? I wonder if it smells better or if it makes it harder. I guess it would be a good police bunny. Imagine a bunny like this sniffing around your locker, school, work or home. Hmmmm...what would it find?

A Motorized Bar Stool....go figure!

What fun can you have on a rainy day? How about take an old lawnmower and install a barstool on the top of it. That way you can drive down the road with speeds up to 38 mph and then get pulled over. Yes, this is true. A man actually got pulled over after drinking 15 beers and heading down the road on his barstool.

I guess with that many beers he probably did not realize he left the bar.

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Random Talk with My Boys

I just wanted to share some random discussions I had with my boys. There is no way I can do it justice b/c their voices make it all better. If you know Micah and how he talks it would make it even funnier.

There were several comments that they make all the time that are really funny but I just can't get to my computer in time to remember them all.

The only thing I remember from yesterday is...

Micah was talking to us and said, "Did you know Mom that Wal-mart has 18-20 feet of legos?" Becca replied, "yes, I do, and you know how I know." Micah said, "How?" She replied, "Because you already told me that."

I continued to find out what he was talking about and asked, "So do they sell 18-20 feet or what is it?" Micah laughs at me and says, "If you buy all the sets."

hmmmm....what an interesting way of looking at the size of legos!

This morning...

I had asked David to go downstairs and finish cleaning up his breakfast and so when I got downstairs and saw Micah at the Kitchen table and David laying on the couch I asked, "David, what are you doing?"

Micah Responds with, "He is making me learn how to do splits." I was like, "What?" David goes on to explain why he was teaching Micah to do splits when Micah blurts out, "But I don't want to do splits."

Well, Micah buddy..then don't do splits!

Building our own Backyard Fort

Last year my cousin and his family gave my boys their own toolbox with hammer, ropes, and some other odds and ends tools. Well, for a while they have been collecting wood from the dumpters from the neighborhood homes that are being built. They have put in our garage wood, plywood, and anything they thought would be good for a fort. Well, finally a month ago we decided to start the wonderful project of building the fort.

We have not finished but we have got 4 walls up a roof and a rope that connects between 2 trees with a rope ladder (Which David helped come up with that idea). It is not fancy and it didn't cost much to build but my boys have had a huge part in on it and they really love working on it and using their hands to build.

Just the other day Micah came walking through and heading into the garage after playing in the fort. I said, "Micah what are you up to?" He responded with, "I need to get my hammer and 2 nails to build something." It is great seeing them learn to use the tools they have and their creativity. Their fort is something they won't get bored with as much as if we would have just bought one and put it there. It was made with their hands.

Today is April Fool's Day

Well, today is the day that many people try to fool others. I have decided not to fool people in a blog that might have been designed to fool people. My boys know it is a day for fooling people so there is no way I can fool them anyway. So in my complete straight forwardness I wanted to let you all know that I just came upon some money (can't disclose where from...you might think I won the lottery). I am going to send everyone who comments on this post by midnight tomorrow night a check. Yes, an actual check. Of course there are stipulations. I have to know you and you have to email me your address so I can send it to you. Happy Day everyone. :)