logged toilets

So, I'm checking my fantasy baseball team at my computer last night and I hear Nolan yelling frantically from upstairs, in tears, something about the toilet. It doesn't sound good so I run up and find water pouring out of the toilet onto the floor. Great. I easily get it un-clogged and start working on cleaning up the mess at which time I think, "boy, I wish Heather was up here." Fortunately for her, she was out watering flowers at the time. But then she gets enough messes to deal with when I'm not around. Well, we soon discover that it actually wasn't Nolan's fault, it was Emma. It had clogged on her earlier and she didn't tell anyone because she didn't want to get in trouble. So, guess who helped dad clean up the mess!


Later Nolan was talking about how he wanted a brother (meaning Alex-his older brother) when he was a baby. Don't think he understands the concept but anyway, Heather asked if he wanted a sister. He said, "Yeah but not one who 'logs' the toilet."

Fun times.

Perfect Storm

You know how when multiple things collide and the "perfect storm" is created. It's that way for me with all the construction going on in West Lafayette. The off ramp from I-65 to 43 is closed so I can't go to work that way. They have one lane blocked off on US-52 part way between US-231 and Purdue campus making it longer to go either to or from work on that road which is what I usually take to get there. On top of that, they're working on the parking garage and have half of it blocked off making it difficult to maneuver in there and they are doing HVAC work in our office so we are temporarily set up in a room on the second floor of our building. Sometimes I really envy my Dad's commute...a five minute walk from his house to downtown. This is one of those times.

RVL at GLM

What an amazing weekend we spent at Gull Lake Ministries (GLM).  I had been waiting 18-20 months for this weekend specifically.  Ray VanderLaan (RVL to his friends) came and spoke on the Kingdom of Heaven.  When Heather and I taught Sunday School to the Sr. High, we went through two studies put out by "That the World May Know" that were taught by RVL.  This was how I became familiar with him and I thought they were extremely beneficial to my understanding of the Scripture.  So when I found out he may be coming to Gull Lake, I was pretty excited about the opportunity to hear him teach in person. 

The sessions were great.  We spent approximately a total of 17 hours listening to his teaching.  He had so much content and still didn't get through everything he would have liked. 

We were fortunate to spend the weekend there with Heather's family (her parents, brothers family and sisters family).  We all met up there on Friday afternoon.  The cousins all had a fun time being together and playing too!

Ray VanderLaan teaching at GLM.

Emma w/ her strawberry ice cream.

Marengo Cave

This past weekend, I took a group from church for a retreat to Marengo Cave Park.  I used the same disposable camera that I used when Alex and I went a month ago so I was finally able to get our pictures developed from that camera.  Here are some pictures from our caving experience.

UNITED Tour

Last night Heather and I went with a few teens from our youth ministry to see Steven Curtis Chapman and Michael W. Smith on their UNITED Tour. It was their second show of the spring leg of the tour. They performed at the Elliott Hall of Music on Purdue campus.

It was a great time and I always enjoy listening to live music. They sang mostly recent songs but spent some time singing parts of old favorites together. They also led in a bit of worship music as well. It was about my fifth time seeing SCC in concert and my first time seeing Michael W.

Father/Son Time

This weekend Alex and I went down to southern Indiana for some father/son time together.  We spent Friday night at Spring Mill Inn and did a little hiking.  On Saturday, we went on a spelunking adventure at Marengo Cave!  It was a great time and a weekend we'll both remember fondly.

Around the Bend

I've been enjoying Randy's new album, "Around the Bend."