We're going to the zoo, zoo, zoo!!

If anyone knows the song from the title of my post, please let me know. When I started singing it on Monday, Nichole and Ashlie thought I was crazy. Ashlie left on Wednesday after staying for two weeks with us. We were sad to see her go and had a great time with her. Here are some pics from the zoo. I have titled the pictures so you can see our adventures.

Monkey under a burlap sack

Crazy natives

Eek, I am scared of little friendly birds

Love birds

What's that over my shoulder?


I am not scared of little friendly birds

Butterfly house

Friday fun links

Yo ho, yo ho, a pirate's life for me. One of the fun things about being a pirate is searching for buried treasure. Enjoy these links and have fun searching for the treasure.

1. M&M's

2. NBC's Treasure Hunters

3. Volvo Treasure Hunt

4. Superman
(Not treasure, but hopefully they come out with one for Pirates of the Caribbean)

Ashlie

My niece has been visiting us and is very active. As you can see from the pictures, she loves to be outside. She told me if she didn't have a bike for the two weeks she was here, she would die. Thanks to the Junkerts for saving my niece's life.

Friday fun links and other stuff

1. Since I have been reading, here is a book I have put on my short list to check out.

Saving God's Green Earth

2. Blogger insecurity

Pearls Before Swine

For the next two weeks, our niece Ashlie is here. She got in late Tuesday night and yesterday she had to spend most of the morning with me at the office. Some time during my day I read some, and just happened to be reading the book mentioned in the last post. She asked if I could play with her and I said that I was working. She said I must be done because I was reading a book. I told her that part of my job involves reading books. She said that was unfair because she could only read books for fun and during school only gets fifteen minutes to read.
Nichole and I have also started a new hobby of "puzzling." Our niece helped us discover that we both like to do puzzles. Here is day one and day two. There is also a picture of the rhododendron in our backyard, Washington's state flower.

Book thoughts

Last year, one of my goals was to read eight books and I read nine. This year I have already read eleven. It is good to set goals, especially when they become a part of you.
I am currently reading "The Last Christian Generation" by Josh McDowell. It is about how Christians need to "rebuild the crumbling foundations of the true faith to raise up a new generation of Christ followers." I am about three chapters in and so far it is very good.
This quote so far has been the most meaningful to me.

"Transformation is a supernatural experience resulting from God as our redeemer responding to us crying out in faith:
I want to know you, O God, but I'm hopelessly lost in sin and in need of your forgiveness. I place my trust in the sacrificial death of your Son who nailed my sins to his cross. Forgive me and transform me from the inside out - from a person dead in sin into a new person alive in intimate relationship with you."

Sunday Night Party

Today marked the first win of the CCBC softball season. We won 17-4! Our team played great defense, had solid hitting and had a great time. I had a triple, a homerun and a double. I would have had two homers, but missed third coming around on the first big hit. Nichole, our team's pitcher, struck out six people and also caught three infield flies. We celebrated at DQ afterwards with blizzards.
This week our niece, Ashlie, comes to visit for a few weeks. Come back often to see pics of our adventures. I will also snap some pics of our new truck.

I forgot Friday fun links. So here are two interesting sites I came across this week.

1. For this first one, just move the square around and click your mouse.

Mosaic

2. If you have cds you aren't listening to any more, or want some cds that are hard to find at a great price, check out this sweet site. Disclaimer: Please delete the cds you trade off of your iPod.

LaLa

Have a great start to the week.

Friday fun links

Not very many fun links today. Nichole and I have had a busy week:
-we sold our little, red Neon
-our best friends from Texas, the Bauslaugh's, came and visited.
-Nichole had some CareNet presentations
-I evaluated senior projects at a local high school
-Nichole has guards this weekend
-I am preaching on Sunday. My preparation for preaching is going well, but please pray that God's message is communicated clearly and effectively.

I have been accused of being this, so here is a fun link for all of you who are responsible stewards of God's creation.

Treehugger