Countdown...

to a much needed vacation!!

Warm sunshine and family time can't come soon enough! :)

Feed the Ducks

Before we went to feed the ducks today, I googled what ducks eat. I was just curious about what they eat when people don’t come to feed them. It was surprising! Bread is one of the worst things to feed ducks because there isn’t much nutritional value in it for them. (Too bad I’d already broken up our bread and tortillas to feed them.) Next time we’re trying lettuce. Here’s a list of nutritious things you can feed ducks:

• Cracked corn
• Wheat
• Barley
• Oats
• Milo
• Birdseed
• Grapes (cut in half)
• Frozen peas or corn (defrosted)
• Earthworms
• Chopped lettuce
• Vegetable trimmings or peels (chopped)

While we were at the nature park we saw an owl. He was a rather large fellow, and he was just chillin' on the grass. That’s the closest either of us has been to an owl. He was kinda pretty.

There was also a duck with a hurt foot. It made me want to cry. I wish I knew how we could help the poor thing. Joshua made sure that he got lots of food, even if it’s not very good food for him.

#1 Reason

My number one reason for being excited for the day when Joshua is a professor . . . attending events on campus!

**Unfinished blog post alert!**

2024 Commentary: We must have attended some awesome event on campus! 

Maybe it was the time we went to a Piano Guys concert or when Paul Jacobs  ravished us with his organ playing?

What Joshua's been up to...

Joshua brought home this stack of papers to grade one day:

He's still working on it. Plus, he's acquired a couple smaller stacks since then. And obviously this doesn't show online assignments that have to be graded.

Sometimes I complain and hate how much time he has to spend grading things, not to mention doing his own homework. But really, I love how hardworking he is! He does so much. And it's partly for me! So that one day he can be the one working hard and bringing home the bacon. (It's also partly just because he wants to be really smart.) My husband is the greatest. I love you, Joshua!!

I did it again.

 

I love it!

I've decided I should have been born with this hair color.

Manna from Heaven

But really it's keys from heaven. 

My keys went missing over six weeks ago. I searched everywhere, including all those really silly places that I was positive my keys would never be. Joshua also searched everywhere imaginable. Then I did again. And again. And again.

After about four weeks I became convinced that either my keys magically disappeared or they got thrown away. I held out a smidgen of hope for finding them in some unbelievably ridiculous place, but gave in to getting a new apartment key made. 

This morning, I picked up a plastic shopping bag to put away and between it and Joshua's backpack lay my keys. Right by my shoes by the front door. Exactly where they have not been for the past six weeks. It's actually their typical spot. I'm positive they were not there before we walked in the door after dinner last night. Somehow they must have fallen out of something and landed there. Exactly where I expected to find them six weeks ago.

I am truly baffled.

Baffled. I swear some angel dropped them there. Good timing too because I was finally going to make a copy of our car key today. :)

Christmas in my mouth.

Broulim's is already selling peppermint ice cream. And it was on sale. Life just got a little bit better.