For CCCC friends reading this blog, remember Andrew and Stella Strain?

Well, Andrew has a blog out in San Francisco.  Check it out if you have time.

Every year, I try to get a good shroom hunt in back home where I'm fron in SE Ohio.  It is so hard to time when to go looking for mushrooms and year after year, it seems we are either late, or early one.  This year was not much different, although we did find ONE mushroom.  I told my girls that if we find one, we will find more.  Sure enough, I was wrong.  We went in two different spots and spent about 4 hours in the woods.  It rained on us pretty good during the first 2 hours.  All in all, it was fun to get out in the woods again even if we did only find one.

The girls recently attended an Olympics at Columbus Gymnastics Academy.  It was a packed house with Nana and Pap in the audience as well cheering them on.  In the end, they both received medals for their efforts, as did all the Tumble Katz that participated.   It was a fun time for all.

Thank You Lord.

Stuck it!

Waiting for the next routine.

Nice Routine!  Now wave to the crowd.

I have started a new web site entitled Visiting Hong Kong.  It is geared for first time visitors and also for regulars who are looking for ways to save money when they go.  Check it out at  http://visithk.weebly.com.

I can't take it any longer.  You drive around this city and all you see is mesisah bumber stickers, the great Barrack Hussein Obama.  People really believe that this guy is going to save the world.  I know of many Christians that were duped by him as well.  To me, it is one thing for secular or Christian in name only types to vote Democrat, but for Born Again, Conservative, Evangelical Christians to vote for this guy?  Surely, we really are in the Last Days.  You talk about deception!  These Christians are decieved big time and now we all get to pay as a Nation. 

Of course, God is in control.  All believers should know that.  I know that but I'm also sad at heart because I have young children.  My children and your's will need to live in this terrible country/world to come.  Ask yourself why God chose Obama, when Obama is the most anti-Christian candidate of them all?  Why a socialist for America now?  Why someone who is more friendly with Israel's enemies than with Israel, God's chosen people?  It is not hard to imagine why is it.  JUDGEMENT time has come for America and for the world at large.  It is getting much closer to several major prophetic events that will bring and end to this dispensation and then Jesus will return to setup His kingdom.  But before any of this happens, the true church must exit.  The true believers in Jesus Christ must go up hither as John was called up in Revelation 4:1!  Then for those left, including all of the Obama Cult, welcome to Tribulation.  Read all about it in Revelation.

Yes, I'm praying for Obama.  I'm praying for him to FAIL at everything he does because he is an anti-Christ.  He is not a Christian.  He is evil at his core just as most Democrats are and several Republicans alike.  I pray God gives us a little more time but obviously, I don't really believe it is going to happen.  The evidence says that we are on our way down.  The America you once knew is gone.  I don't think it will be back.  I hope I am wrong!

- Bill

Joelle recently had her first birthday.  We held a little party at Nana's house.  Everyone had an enjoyable time.   This picture shows her new dress that Nana gave her as a birthday gift.  Joey says, "Finally, some new clothes that are not hand-me-downs!"

 

Below is a picture of her Strawberry Shortcake Cake and a few gifts.

Kasi and I are still studying birds for our science.  Recently, we learned about the different types of feathers that birds have.  After the lesson, we made a quill pen from one of our turkey feathers.  Kasi thought that was cool, to write with a feather.

Kasi joined a class also now.  What is great is that her and Ksena's classes are at the same time.  They occupy different parts of the gym and rotate through in a circular fashion.  This is good for mom because it means only one trip a week instead of two!

How about those outfits?  That is my wife's creative sewing ability at work.  Team USA all from Joanne Fabrics and a few days of hard work by my wife.  Pictured here is Ksena on the beam getting instruction from her teacher.

We have been taking Ksena to the Columbus Gymnastics Academy each week for lessons.  She is in the 3 year old class and loves it, but today they had an open gym hour, so Kasi decided to partake in the fun.  It was only $4.  She had a ball and is actually very good at most things.  We tried to sign her up for the 5 year old class before but she was too shy back then for the structured class setting.  Hopefully, after today, she will decide to join a class in the future. - Dad

My wife picked this book up at the library and it is wonderful.  These two wooden puppets wonder where they came from.  They get in to a bit of an argument over this because Yellow belives they were an accident but Pink believes there is no possible way they could be an accident.  At the end of the book, a man arrives on the scene and picks both of them up, saying to himself, "they are dry now".  Pink and Yellow wonder who this man is.  ha-ha

Yes, I believe this is a very powerful book for teaching the differences to young children regarding Creation and Evolution.   It is also a very fun book to read.  The girls have requested it often since we picked it up. - Bill