The birthday girl

This is from a week or two ago, but one of the things Michelle got for her birthday was this lime wedge floatie. It has been so cold here that this is what she resorted to. I thought it was cute (and sad): today is the first hot day we have had for ... a long time, and tomorrow we are leaving for vacation. : (

Chipmunks and Celery

The other day Bran and I were walking over to the rec center to exercise and on our way we saw a chipmunk run across the sidewalk in front of us. Looking at the small size of the little guy, I commented that it would take a few of them to make a good meal. Brandon replied that "They the animal equivalent of celery - they would take more energy to catch than they would provide (as nourishment)." I guess I'm glad we have other options. We are starting to work on packing and things. See all you westerners soon!

Chris Rice

Michelle and I are interested in Chris Rice, a singer-songwriter with Christian tendencies. Some of his work is overtly Christian, some is just wholesome and fun.

His most famous song is probably the one about cartoons being saved, although it is more silly than some of his other stuff. You can see a video someone made for it at:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eWFJ_rykyA4

Our favorite song is actually his lemonade song. It is hard to listen to it without breaking into a big smile. Lemonade is from his album called, "What a Heat is Beating For", and you can hear it all at:

http://music.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=music.artistalbums&artistid=1792689&albumid=8166636