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Beauty
I’ve been fortunate to see a lot of beauty in my lifetime.
The Hermitage in St. Petersburg, Russia
My newborns
The Houston Azalea Trail
Woody’s Beach in Dominica
Ghandi’s Ashram in Maharastra, India
Fall in Indiana
And Julia’s most excellent long basket today. 
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Here’s a clip from Saturday- our #22 sinking a basket:
And another from Christmas Eve.
We’re sticking with balls that bounce, I think.
Episode 8 of “A Man and His Pond”
When last we left “A Man and His Pond,” Keith was introducing his koi to their new, watery home.
He’s made major progress since March, including replacing the back fence, which looked like this yesterday (yawn):
Boring!
But now today – wow! Finally! These whimsical terracotta creatures have been buried in blankets in our cedar chest for four years.
Parrots, frogs, lizards, a dragonfly, a moon and sun – and a huge snake that I personally carried across the border at Laredo, when it was still safe to go there.
My favorites – the turtles. But watch the video. You’ll see we both have a thing for turtles.
Three months – we all heard it! So the backyard should be ready for prime time around Easter.
What’s up, Doc? A beautiful backyard!
In addition to all the pond work, Keith is also (again) coaching Julia’s church basketball team. So we have to work on the dribbling. But still – pretty good!
We went to a lovely wedding tonight of a friend at church. As I watched our girls enjoy the service and reception, I thought for about the millionth time: I hope they each marry somebody every bit as good as their daddy. Maybe we’ll have the ceremonies by the pond?!
Hey, Hey, We’re the Monkeys
Hey hey, we’re the Monkeys
People say we monkey around
We’re too busy SHOOTING
To put anybody down!
The Shearer Hills Monkeys won their play-off game tonight against Concordia Lutheran in heart-stopping, bench-jumping, back-slapping 18 – 16 overtime play. As Coach Ray emailed tonight, “Was that a great game or what?! Every single player did their part. Every basket was a must have. Every blocked shot, stolen pass and rebound contributed to a fantastic game.”
Count on Ass’t Coach Rachel for some artistic encouragement.
Julia loves that ball! She especially loves to take it away from the other team. She scored a basket tonight (oh yeah!) We might have cheered just a little.
When Rachel first started playing church basketball five years ago, what I noticed was how team play cemented the friendships in her Sunday School class. Ditto for Lois, and Hannah, and now Julia. Church membership stretches across so much geography – the kids don’t live in the same neighborhoods, or go to the same schools. Those friendships have been more important for Julia than they ever were for Rachel, Lois and Hannah. When I hear her say, “Hey, Nikki” on Sunday morning, or get an invitation to Emily’s birthday party, or make the connection that Davis is Gwen’s little brother – my maternal heart goes pitter-patter. Not POUND POUND POUND like it did at the game tonight. But just a nice, slow pitter-patter….sort of like a round ball being dribbled down court by an eight-year-old.
The Monkeys are on to the championship game Saturday, and I’m disappointed we’ll miss. We had a family activity planned months before the play-off schedule was ever published. I hope the Monkeys win, but regardless -
You’re just trying to play friendly
Glad to watch you laugh and run
You’re the young generation
See you next season!
