Will I take a picture for tomorrow?  Let's ask the crystal ball.  It's not really crystal, and it's not really a ball, but I didn't have a magic 8 ball.  I don't need any help deciding to take another picture anyway.  I know some of these pictures will be lame and some will be pretty good, but hopefully some will be just plain good.  They will all be fun to take.  So much like life.

Day 13  We got two little red eared sliders from a road side stand.  Honestly I didn't think they would live very long.  Now we have had them about six months.  I know they are not tortoises, they are turtles.  But, I still think of the story of the tortoise and the hare when I watch them, and the phrase "the slow and steady win the race".   These turtles are not slow, they get around pretty quickly.  But what really gets me is their persistance.  They will put their nose against the glass and swim as hard as they can.  I really thought that they would give up but here we are six months into this and they still try to push their way through the glass.  They just don't give up.  If these little turtles can do it, so can I.

Day 12  New shoes.  I have worn these shoes everyday for four years.  I wear them to the office to mow in to the lake, I mean everywhere.  I really thought that they still looked new until I put them beside some real new shoes.  So I got new shoes.  But don't worry, I bought new laces for the old ones and will still use them.  It sure is hard to get rid of the old.  I wish they would last forever and I would never have to get new ones.  Ok, not really, not forever.  I am so glad that God's love never wears out.

This is really fun.  Today is day 11.  This is Dugan as seen through a glass wall.  The most amazing thing about these photos is that he actually let me take them.  But it was fun to see how they would turn out.  He is so handsome (takes after his dad) but sure reminds me of some one else somedays.   We credit Dugan with saving his sister's life before they were born.  All he cares about is that he is two minutes older.  I know I was just going to post one picture a day but this second one was too funny not to share.

Day 10.  Wow. I have made it 10 days.  Not only am I taking pictures but also writing on the blog everyday.  This is Annie, but you can call her princess.  She is the youngest of four and all four think she is the favorite.  They will tell you so too.  Do I love her? Yes, very much, but not more than I love the others.  Annie was and is a very special blessing in our family.  I just knew that God had made a mistake when I heard there would be another.  But God doesn't make mistakes.  Thank you God for my Annie.

Life is full of oddities.  How about this, a bird's nest in a frog's mouth.  Now that is a paradox.  Absurd but true.  Ok, so it's a frog head shaped bird house.  You would think that a bird would not nest in anything that resembled a mouth.  But, every spring without fail there is a new nest inside this frog's mouth.  Maybe they don't recognise it as a mouth or maybe the parent birds like to live dangerously.  I'm sure it's the first but sometimes even people like to push the limits of living dangerously.  Some times it works out and some time it doesn't.  Just ask the people of Pompeii.  Anyway, this frog hangs just a few feet away from the kitchen window and when the babies have outgrown their nest the window sill fills up with little sparrows peeking in the window.  And then they are off on their next adventure.  So I have come to this conclusion, not all frogs are bad.

Day 8.  Took the family to the lake today.  I found a small ball on the shore and we used it to play keep away.  Everyone got involved and we all had a blast.  And when we were ready to get out of the water there were our flip flops waiting patiently.  Who knew flip flops were so loyal?  It was a great day and we made some wonderful memories.  I just imagine everyone will sleep well tonight.