Keeping Up With The Crandalls

Not to be out done by the Sr. Crandall mobile, our car decided to catch up.

And in case that was not "symmetrical" enough for you, here you go :) In other news, yet another basement with water greeted us this morning. 2 basements in 2 weeks with water. Heh. We were able to save our boxes this morning so that was good. We have them all stacked on my plastic tubs from college days. It has been storming since yesterday and the radio alarm woke me up with the news that our county was on flood watch and that it will be raining for the next 3 days. That was when we got the brilliant idea to check the basement. Life sure is keeping us busy!

Our New Home

Hello all! We are officially "moved" in to our new place of residence. Lucy loves it. Everything is still in boxes but I finished the final cleaning of the old place today. It has been a very busy 2 weeks. Andrew preached at two Lenten services and one Sunday service. I went on a women's retreat over the weekend. And we moved everything in between!!!! This morning we agreed to drive about an hour away to help out a church member. When we got back I did the final cleaning and drove our last few items to this place:This is the driveway from the perspective of our home.This is a view of part of the farm from the driveway.We are tired! (More pictures to come of the inside when we are settled!)

So Long, Sambas!

Some years ago (at least six!) Jonathan came home from college and left me his old Adidas Sambas. They were sweet shoes. I've kept wearing them ever since, though for the past few years they just been my "slipper shoes" for wearing around the house. The inside of these venerable sneakers are pretty torn up, the soles flat and smooth, and the Adidas stripes coming unsewn. A few months ago, when the right sole separated from the top, Alissa gently told me, "It's time," but I bravely taped the poor sole back together and kept wearing them.

But now, in the "slim down" that inevitably accompanies packing and moving, I've decided to retire the Sambas. This one's for you Jonathan, and your ancient, hand-me-down Sambas.

Today in the Weather

They are predicting the possibility of 10 inches of snow. We are also under a blizzard warning. These were taken at the beginning of the snow fall.

Psalm Series

During these weeks leading up to Easter I'm leading Wednesday night services. The theme I've chosen is the Psalms. Last week I spoke on Psalm 19 and this next Wednesday on Psalm 16 (33, 42, and 22 to come). It's traditional to involve the youth and kids more than usual during these evening services, so I've been trying to find ways for them to be involved. For the musically-inclined, I'll be having them sing the Psalm. Below is the scratch track I made of the Psalm (I didn't write it, but found it in a Catholic hymnal) for the youths to "get the song in their heads." Sorry if it's a bit bass-y. Also, I tried to post just the mp3, but blogger only accepts video files, so I added some photos.

We Are So Blessed

We got to go check out our new place of residence for the next few months. At first I was discouraged that we had to move now when we already know we will be moving in a few months. Today we got to go out to a farm and check out an old farmhouse that has been offered to us until we move this summer. Once out at the farm my spirits lifted! What a cute old house. It has lots of original hardwood in great condition! It has a nice working tub (a HUGE plus to me:) The only thing that disappoints me is that it isn't "our" house so we can't fix it up how I'd like it and really make it permanent. I will definitely post pictures once we get out there and I get a chance! Oh, and did I mention how awesome the neighbors are? (they are the ones that own the house) They were like, "come over anytime to do your laundry, and take a shower or anything". And they ended up chatting us up for several hours. Can you tell I am encouraged? :) Isn't it awesome how the Lord (aka Papa) has taken care of this family!? My excitement also goes out to Jonathan and Sara for how the Lord is working things out for them!

Making Cookies

The other day I was making cookies and this was what happened:It made me laugh so I thought I would share. Lucy has been very curious lately (possibly because of all the moving boxes everywhere) and surprises me often.

She also has a new fascination with the guitar case. Perhaps it would serve her well during a tornado.