Robinson Ramblings

I love summer! Rich and I sit outside and have our coffee and devotions and take bike rides in the cool of the morning. I am able to visit with my girls and grandbaby as much as I like! Even though I love teaching, it is nice to have a more relaxed routine during the summer. Henry just came over with his mama & he will stay with me for an hour or so while Becca does some shopping. OH JOY! Tonight is the last night of VBS. Tomorrow night is the program & picnic. I have actually enjoyed the evening format. For one thing, it is shorter (only two hours: 6:30-8:30) & it is cooler in the evening. It has been nice to have more men & working women be able to be involved.

This is beautiful Payette Lake in McCall, ID. We are going up to McCall on Monday & stay for the week. Here are a few pictures of the interior of our house. Last summer Cheryl & Dwight were with us at the cabin. We had such a good time - wish they were coming out again!! We would love any of our family & friends to join us in McCall.

I have been waiting for Kelly to get her new haircut so I could put a picture on the blog of her! She is writing for the Boise Weekly this summer & last weekend went to Weiser, ID to get a story on the Weiser Fiddle Festival. She said the music was incredible & everybody was so friendly. A great time was had by all. Yesterday I was able to babysit Henry for 2 hours while Becca had therapy on her knee & went to Target. Henry and Nana did just fine!! He is a sweetie!! HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU!!! Cheryl - June 25 & Sara - June 26 Sing the Lake Nebagamon Birthday song to yourself from me. . . "A Happy Birthday to you, a Happy Birthday to you - every day of the year, may you feel Jesus near. A Happy Birthday to you, a Happy Birthday to you, the best that you've ever had."

I am so fortunate to have Rich as my friend, helpmeet, love, soul mate. . . I appreciate the way that he takes care of me and unselfishly does things around the house or takes my bike to get the tire fixed. He doesn't even ask what he can do - he just does it. He is very thoughtful and loves to just spend time with me. He doesn't complain if I am too busy to cook (he is a very good cook) or if my haircuts cost too much. He always wants the best for me. It is a joy to do things for him because he appreciates everything! He is my best cheerleader and encourager (especially with playing the piano) - I count myself so blessed. Most importantly, he is the spiritual leader of our home. He is so genuine and transparent in his Christian life that others are drawn to him. Thank you, Lord, for your grace and mercy in my life. I don't deserve it but I'm so grateful!!

Hollie is a natural with Henry. They spent quite a bit of time hanging out together on Father's Day. Papa loves holding Henry - yesterday he even fell asleep with Henry in his arms. I took a picture of that, too!

This is Henry's room (at least one side of it). It turned out very cute.

Good Mo r ning, All! It is a beautiful, sunny Idaho day. In fact, it will probably be 90 degrees today. Thank goodness, it isn't humid! We are in the midst of decorating for VBS at church, so I will be at the church helping this afternoon. The theme is "Construction Zone - Building Character like Jesus." It will be interesting this year - since our church is in a construction zone - we are having an evening VBS format. It will probably affect attendance since many unchurched families may not want their children to be out in the evening (6:30-8:30). However, it was either doing it in the evening or not at all. Last night Rich & I went out for our anniversary (since our anniversary was Father's Day & Rich had a Men's Ministry Meeting on Monday night). It was fun - we went to a very nice restaurant in Meridian. We hadn't had a DATE NIGHT in a long time.

I thought that although it is June 19 & Henry is almost 3 weeks old, I would post some pictures of the baby shower that I gave for Becca (on his behalf). We had such fun! Approximately 40 ladies were in our house & yard to help celebrate the coming of Henry. Becca got so many wonderful gifts & a great time was had by all! I posted a picture of one of my Kindermusik classes that finished at the end of May. I am not teaching any summer classes but I'll be back in the swing of things in Sept. I had 6 Kindermusik classes each week and I taught six music classes each week at the Early Learning Center. It was very busy but rewarding.

This is my first attempt at blogging - I wish that Sara could help me! However, I am anxious to give it a try - if for no other reason but to share pictures with my family and friends. I am going to post some pictures of our home, children, work, and of course, Henry!!!