adrenaline junkies....

my parents are adrenaline junkies. first smuggling bibles into china and now this???

is it a sad day when you're parents have more 'guts' than their children? it was a sad day for me then. cuz they do. really now, would i risk my life to fly in the backseat of a little thing they call a 'flying parachute'?? with nothing but a seat belt between me and the clear blue sky?? um. no. i mean, we all know how i HATE to fly but come on, at least when i fly i have a flight attendant to grab me a drink.
nope, none of that here. just open air.

on monday night, my folks had a chance to fly in this 'flying thingy' with a dear man from church. mr. ron sysco was kind enough to show them a real adventure. adventure....ah, ya...i guess that what you would call something that comes with a BIG FAT EXPERIMENTAL SIGN ON THE FRONT!!! zoom in on the pic, you can see how dangerous it really was. (NOT, FAA approved. i'm just saying.....)
but...it was a gorgeous night. from what they tell me, it was spectacular up there. i always say, i want to be just like them when i grow up but just let it be said here. I WILL NEVER GET UP THERE. they're honest people. i trust that it was pretty.

they were safe. i had complete confidence in ron. him and dad did hit a ditch on the way down and did a tad bit of damage to the 'plane'. a hard landing but they landed saftley,just the same.

that being said, i was proud.

white? are u kidding me??

i'm a creature of habit.
i'm also a creature of needing change. (is there such a creature?)
i love my red couch, i really do, HOWEVER, this puppy is big. and red. not that i don't like red, cuz i do BUT like i said, i need change. so when my mama offered to let me 'couch sit' for her snazzy white couch, what's a gal to do!? DO IT of course!!! i know what you're all thinking, WHAT IN THE SAM HILL ARE YOU THINKING HAVING A WHITE COUCH AND 3 BOYS!???). i know you're thinking this because i, too, have had these crazy thoughts! but sometimes people, style outweighs everything else. so what if i make my family and guests sit on the floor? is it really a big deal that i'll ALWAYS keep a blanket over it so it won't get dirty?? so what if my seating capacity in my living room went from comfortably holding 8 to snuggly seating 3?? do those things matter?? nope. cuz it's cute.

my dear SIL,lis has agreed to come and revamp my space. you know, sorta like they do on the Home and Garden channel. i'm going to take everything that could be of any sort of 'prop' and put it in the middle of my living room, go out for the day and presto, a new space for me!!! here are the before pics. i'll post the after ones, after.

so when you come to visit, please, PLEASE don't mind the fact that you need to sit on the floor. i'll lend you a pillow.

which reminds me...my bedspread has white in it. hhhmmmmm...i think i feel a bedroom redo coming on!!!??

my cadet...

jack has been waiting YEARS for this day!! he has watched his brothers attend Cadets at church for the last 4 years and every week, he secretly (sometimes not so secretly)has been LONGING to go. this past week, his dream came true!!! finally, he's ONE OF THEM!!! sam was being such a buddy, even sharing his outgrown uniform with him. :) my baby is growing up.....

new friends....new sights...

last sunday we had a great opportunity to not only spent the day out on Pudget sound but to also meet some new friends (steve & karla cowden). a wonderful, perfect fall day was spent with the Cowdens, Honcoops and Eides. i am in awe of what a Gorgeous part of the country we live in, especially seeing it from the water!! there is no other place i'd rather call home! look close at the pic with the boat...in the background is Mt.Baker. it's SO mammoth that it looks fake. it's not. we spent a total of 12 hours out on the water, had lunch at friday Harbor and stopped for ice cream at a little town that i can't think of the name right now. quint jut the same. thanks guys for a great day!!!