Roast, Dogs and the Back Deck Roll

Hello to all! So on Friday we loaded up the boys and the kayak and headed to the lake. The 4runner actually was used as an SUV. The boys hung there head out the back and enjoyed the ride as well as being able to run a muck at the lake. Scout actually gets to hunt when he goes to his grandmothers. While paddling the kayak around on the lake i managed to perfect the back deck roll. May not mean much to anyone but me but its pretty cool. The fam minus Keifer who was at home went out had some good food and good times only to return the next day to do the same. Sunday went to church (awesome) and the bro and sis house to eat some roast. My lil sis has grown up (a little) her house was awesome and very clean but i am sure it was mainly because the fam was coming over. NOT that is dirty all the time but it was spotless and she has two dogs that do shed so i know she had just vacuumed.(love ya sis). The rest of the day Rae and i did some cleaning and went and picked up one her grandmothers old library tables, it adds to our house, i like it and then Rae got the itch to change the bedroom furniture around and so forth and so on. Well that is all. Does anyone really read these things? Either way i think it is fun. Pics will follow once Rae finds out i have posted. Blessings and Peace. JP

80's PROM

So last Friday was 8O's PROM!!! Lets just say I could not have asked for a better theme! I love the 80's music, big hair, and neon colors. A little flashy, but as I have been told over and over by my lovely husband, thats just me. So it was a 2 week ordeal convincing Jonathan to go. I know I get my way a lot, but even I was shocked when he went and dressed up. Andrew Dice Clay, that was his unintentional look. Anyway he had a blast even if he wouldn't admit it at first. Now he has accepted that going for me was worth it. After all if he didnt go, who would be my Prom King. Really as silly as it sounds I was excited about going as a couple and winning the O So lovely red velvet crowns. I always wished I had known him in high school so I could have shared my actual prom with someone I love and enjoy as much as him. Ok enough of how in love I am. Of course the outfits and dancing were awesome!!! Anytime "You Shook Me all Night Long" and "Pour Some Sugar on Me" are on the playlist you can rest assured I"ll have an awesome time. Some of us had not had enough fun when the Prom was over so we headed to Cafe Firenza for round 2. All that attended round 2 were pleasantly surprized that they had an 80's cover band playing. Yes we got a shout out from the band! We got lots of attention and we were even asked to take pictures with some folks. Here IS the only pic I have beacause our camera died, so if anybody reads this and has more pics please send them my way. ~RAE

Purple Rain and 5th Ave

We went to see Dave Barnes and NeedToBreathe (one word name?) last Wednesday at my favorite place (minus the sound stage) Workplay. The opening band was awesome and I got to hear On a Night Like This as always. Good music and good company made for a nice night, even if we were almost late, and the crown was way intoxicated. Seriously the most passed out and throwing up, stumbling annoying people in Workplay ever! Its sad to say I got few good laughs out of it. Well this was my first official post on our blog! Yeah me! Here are some picks of the ED crew from the show.

Wife loose on blog.

For those of you who know my wonderful wife know that we are polar opposite. She now has the password and log in to the blog so it will take on a different look as soon as she logs in. Enjoy! Blessings and Peace. JP

The I Heart Revolution

Current mood: intrusive(into my own thoughts)
Listening to the new Hillsong: The I Heart Revolution
Spent the day cleaning and washing clothes, you would be surprised by just how many clothes you wear in a week. Completely pointless to everyone but me, i know but whatever. So giving a lot of thought about getting back involved in the Childrens Ministry at our Church. I know that i serve a purpose at my job but i do not feel as though i am doing enough for the Kingdom. I know works do not save me but "faith without works is dead". See for me i am comfortable, content, happy i mean at time even joyous. I have ups and downs and am in know way claiming to be perfect, as you can read in a few posts below i am very capable of being a jerk.(sorry again rae). I could sit back and coast the rest of my life all the way to the grave. I think that my heart is telling me to stop coasting. I am not talking about moving to another country even though i would love to, i am talking about my my neighbor or the guy or girl waiting on my table or the kids in my church that are bombarded by the world mon-sat. I confess first off that a lot of the times i am a poor picture of the love of Christ but i am telling you that i will be dying to myself and diong a better job in the future. The thought that sparked this is this: what if i am all "they"(the kids, the neighbor, or waitress) get? Would it be enough to convince them that there is a real God who loved and died for them? I will strive to be that Love! Peace. JP

Fatherhood

So since monday our Great Dane, "tiny" has had a horrible cough that had gotten to the point that with every round of coughing he would almost vomit. So like i always do i freaked out a little and started thinking the worst. For example i found out that the type of cough he had was a sign of Cardio Myopathy in dogs. So i was a complete jerk on the way home because i was pretty freaked out that my best buddy could have had heart disease.(sorry Rae for being an ass) So long story short we took him to the vet today and he just has an awful infection and some upper respiratory stuff going on and "tiny" weighed in at a whopping 162lbs. So we started some meds today and hopefully he will be better soon. This work week is half over thank God and next week we gots 80's prom and Dave Barnes, should be a good week. Peace. Jp