On Spring...and kids...and frogs

It has been a glorious week. Our thermometer has tipped close to 30 and the flower beds have sprung to life with purple violets and grape hyacinths, pink and red tulips and of course the sunny yellow dandelions! Shannon has fallen in love with picking flowers and routinely brings me bouquets for my table (usually with Omoe's guiding hand). Since May is MY month, celebrating Mother's Day, my birthday, and our anniversary, I'm happy to oblige and accept them graciously...even the dandelions!

But yesterday, the children discovered an even greater love.

We were outside reading, and Devin suddenly stopped and said, "I can't concentrate with those crickets making all that noise!" "They're not crickets" I told him. "Those are frogs, living in our pond."

Needless to say reading was over and we quickly switched to science mode. We ventured over to the pond (which we had instructed them to stay away from...until now) to discover "spring."

They soon realized that many buckets were needed, shoes were tossed, pants were changed to shorts and the fun began. Cries of "I got one!" "AAAK! He's trying to jump out!" "Oh no, my foot is stuck in the mud" "Here's another one!" filled the air for hours. In the end they had captured 12 hopping friends, and quit only because it was lunch time!

But of course they couldn’t come in for lunch as they were. On went the garden hose, out came the Sunlight soap and everyone had a great time soaking each other (aka cleaning up). It has been catch, mud, clean, repeat, ever since!

I thank God for piles of dirty laundry, for it means my children are well clothed, and are having a GREAT time! (I also thank Him for automatic washing machines!)

(And yes, I did catch it all on film for a great scrapbooking page, but since we haven’t entered the world of digital photography you’ll just have to wait for the film to be developed !)

On Spring....and HOCKEY!!!

Today begins the third round in the quest for Lord Stanley’s Cup.

And while John Ferguson’s Blog (the Leaf’s GM) is all about watching future prospects playing in the World’s and the Toronto headlines are still full of discussion as to whether Sundin needs hip surgery or not…for those of us East of Toronto it’s….

GO SENS GO!!!!!

Now I realize that we also have Buffalo and Detroit fans in our circle of friends and family, who are also still cheering on their teams so…GAME ON!!! to you.

And by the way…WAY TO GO TEAM CANADA!!!!!

What's in your CD player?

Ok, so I'm not totally with the times and don't own an Ipod or MP3 player (and am really not sure of the difference) but I am putting all of my CD's onto the hard drive of my computer. I've dumped them all into one rather large "Worship Music" playlist and now have over a day's worth of music at my disposal without having to change a CD. That, to me, is quite cool.

So, back to my question, what's in your CD/Ipod/MP3 player? What's your favourite house cleaning music, or just sit back and enjoy CD? Post them right here, just click on “comments” at the bottom of this post.

Here are a few of my favourites. I won't call them my TOP picks because there are so many I love for different reasons. Let's just say I'd take them with me if I knew I was going to be stranded on an island!

• Since Easter is just past, I have to include "The Majesty and the Glory of the Resurrection." From the album cover…“It blends the poetry of traditional hymns and the dignity of sacred classics with the inspiration of contemporary gospel songs and praise and worship choruses. From one glorious selection to the next, each complements the whole as choir and orchestra leas us in worship.” It is a powerful celebration of the redeeming, risen, reigning Lord. There is also one for Christmas and one of just hymns that are both equally great.
• “In Christ Alone” by Keith and Kristen Getty. My cousin Deb introduced me to this one after she attended a workshop with Keith at the Worship Symposium at Calvin College. It’s an album of contemporary hymns, with words that are meaningful and music that is beautiful and easy to sing along to. I haven’t been able to find it in Canada but you can order it from worshiptogether.com or gettymusic.com. (better have them ship it to a friend in the US though…or you may pay more for shipping than for the CD itself!)
• “See the Morning” Chris Tomlin. So many great songs and lyrics on this CD. “How can I keep from singing your praise…I know I am loved by the King and it makes my heart want to sing!”