Today marks six years since the day I walked through a flowery arch, held aloft by my friends, and pledged my life to the man who had captured my heart. Six years since I went from that simple to write and pronounce name of "Root" to the rather complicated "Wagenhoffer" (who doesn't cock their head to the side and ask me to "spell that please" when I say it?!) Six years since I had my first kiss (yes, we waited for our wedding day for that, and are so thankful we did! But then, being two thousand miles apart for the majority of our six month engagement did make that goal a bit easier to attain). Six years of loving and being loved by my very own Mr. Wonderful. I so often don't feel worthy of his love, and yet, he continues to give it. I am so very thankful for these six years we've had together, and pray that God continues to draw us closer together in the time that He has ahead of us.
Thankyou Lord for my wonderful husband!
Thankyou Karl for loving me!
I love you so very much!
Sunday, April 19, 2009
Saturday, April 18, 2009
Dirt in My Oven
Lest you think the blog title is a farce... today, I really do have dirt in my oven.
It's time for spring planting around here and I'm working on getting the potting soil ready. It doesn't smell so great, but that's okay. I'll make brownies when I'm done and take care of that problem (maybe everyone else will think it's still dirt and let me eat them all by myself). Heidi's having a great time playing in the dirt and helping me fill my dishes. She really thinks it's funny that Mama's baking dirt!
On a completely different note, Karl came home from town this morning with some beautiful roses as a surprise for our aniversary tomorrow. He had taken Heidi with him, and allowed her to pick a flower for Mama all by herself. What a delight!
It's time for spring planting around here and I'm working on getting the potting soil ready. It doesn't smell so great, but that's okay. I'll make brownies when I'm done and take care of that problem (maybe everyone else will think it's still dirt and let me eat them all by myself). Heidi's having a great time playing in the dirt and helping me fill my dishes. She really thinks it's funny that Mama's baking dirt!
On a completely different note, Karl came home from town this morning with some beautiful roses as a surprise for our aniversary tomorrow. He had taken Heidi with him, and allowed her to pick a flower for Mama all by herself. What a delight!
Thursday, April 16, 2009
Blessed
It's been a full day. A very. full. day. Hannah's sick, Heidi didn't nap. To say the least, my hands are full. And then I think, how blessed am I! My hands are full, not empty.
Monday, April 13, 2009
Stuck in the Muck - Daddy Style
Our driveway just keeps getting better and better.
This is the time of year we are reminded that, yes, 4-wheel drive was a neccessity when shopping for a vehicle. These pictures were taken on two seperate occasions. Now, Karl thinks we'll probably be parking the truck a bit farther away and walking to the house. And yes, I did wear rubber boots to church yesterday.
This is the time of year we are reminded that, yes, 4-wheel drive was a neccessity when shopping for a vehicle. These pictures were taken on two seperate occasions. Now, Karl thinks we'll probably be parking the truck a bit farther away and walking to the house. And yes, I did wear rubber boots to church yesterday.
Saturday, April 11, 2009
Easter Eggs
Please ignore the mess. I had to make a choice and it wasn't too hard to pick between having fun with my Heidi and cleaning the kitchen. What a time we had together! I had a tough time keeping up with her and have a new-found appriciation for my mom's willingness to do this with five of us.
And Hannah? She had fun too.
And Hannah? She had fun too.
Thursday, April 9, 2009
Life on an Island
For a couple of hours yesterday I lived in an island home. Thankfully, it remained an island. The ice was working its way out, and got stuck a bit on the way, causing a fair amount of flooding. First, it was lodged above our house, causing flooding for our little town. Then, it broke loose and piled up below our home, causing flooding for us. In fact, the river rose about 2 feet in 15 minutes by our house at that point. We brought in sandbags, just in case it continued to rise, but thankfully, the ice broke, and the water left as quickly as it had come.
Hannah added to all this excitement by finding our just-started seeds and helping herself to a good handful of them- plus potting soil. Then, in the evening, she started her first official crawling! What a big girl she's becoming! Here, she's showing off her newly aquired first teeth (with a bit dirt mixed in).
"Mmmm...dirt!"
Our driveway and flooded greenhouse
A bit of the ice jam that was causing the whole problem (think I could can that and sell it? Canadian Ice Jam - kind of has a nice ring to it, doesn't it?)
Water covering our front yard and lower culvert crossing
water quickly approaching our home
isn't our driveway looking lovely?!
Karl walking on our driveway. For those of you who have never been here, this is on the opposite side of our house from the river.
driveway again
Heidi helping hold the plastic for sand bags. She was quite impressed by this whole adventure and wanted to keep sand bagging all day. She did want us to keep the door shut on the house so the water wouldn't come in.
Our little dike went up quickly with a big crew here to help
The water was just beyong our bags when, whoosh, the ice went out and the water with it. Thankyou Lord!
Hannah added to all this excitement by finding our just-started seeds and helping herself to a good handful of them- plus potting soil. Then, in the evening, she started her first official crawling! What a big girl she's becoming! Here, she's showing off her newly aquired first teeth (with a bit dirt mixed in).
"Mmmm...dirt!"
Our driveway and flooded greenhouse
A bit of the ice jam that was causing the whole problem (think I could can that and sell it? Canadian Ice Jam - kind of has a nice ring to it, doesn't it?)
Water covering our front yard and lower culvert crossing
water quickly approaching our home
isn't our driveway looking lovely?!
Karl walking on our driveway. For those of you who have never been here, this is on the opposite side of our house from the river.
driveway again
Heidi helping hold the plastic for sand bags. She was quite impressed by this whole adventure and wanted to keep sand bagging all day. She did want us to keep the door shut on the house so the water wouldn't come in.
Our little dike went up quickly with a big crew here to help
The water was just beyong our bags when, whoosh, the ice went out and the water with it. Thankyou Lord!
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