Fur Fun and Stuff

It's the lack of substance monster! I have nothing useful to add here, (Am I still allowed to post here?) but thought we could have a laugh or two!

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Betty Crocker Cook-Off

Our Betty Crocker Cook-off was so much fun. Emberli brought twice baked potatoes with lots of yummy toppings and Michelle brought awesome garlic bread for the appetizers. Sarah grilled steaks and Kim made rice and a great chicken dish with pineapples for the main course. Even though Christine couldn't come she sent carmalitas for dessert. We had a relaxing time and enjoyed all the great food. The prizes were really cute gloves for the kitchen. Of course we had to model them. Even Lena got in on the action.

Dig-Dug

Alright fellas, I've got the perfect idea for a Mens' Activity. It involves all things us real men enjoy: comraderie, sweat, dirt, backbreaking labor. All that which makes us better than girls. If this sounds like your idea of a good time, well, you're a very sick individual. But if you want to help a brother out and don't mind a little of that which makes us better than girls, give me a call for some dirt-digging good times this Saturday morning. Lunch and plenty of water will be provided, of course. Also, I promise not to bug anybody for help for the two Saturday's after this one. Mostly because I'll be out of town.

When: Saturday, July 7, starting sometime between 9 AM and 10 AM
What: Earth moving
Where: Andy's house
Bring: Gloves, shovel, maybe a wheelbarrow, love of the out of doors

If you think you may show up call or email and let me know. Thanks!

New Writebol In Town

We want to welcome to the world Anna Joy Writebol!!!! Esther and Brian had a girl at 7:41pm yesterday (the 21st). She weighed 7lbs. 6oz. and was 18 inches long. Brian and Esther are very excited. Stephanie will be contacting folks to arrange for meals for them once Esther has let her know what she wants. Mother and Daddy and baby are doing great! Keep them in your prayers.

BBQ at the Oggs

The Oggs have invited our class to a BBQ at their house on June 29th at 6:00pm as a fun way to end our study in Romans. They will provide the BBQ and drinks, and we're going to bring sides and desserts. Below I will list some suggestions and you can just leave a comment for what your family would like to bring. Of course you can bring something else that's not listed, but just say what it is so we don't all bring the same thing.

-pasta salad, fruit salad, macaroni salad, potato salad, green salad
-a few bags of chips
-baked beans
-1 dessert, 2 dessert, 3 dessert

I hope we have a good turnout so that we can say thank you and show him that we appreciated his teaching. Thanks Everyone, Emberli

Adventures of the Boyds-Chapter 22

I'm sure none of you have cars that break down on the side of the road. Mine however does with some frequency. Normally this happens in the heat of the day -- never below 100 degrees. What complicates things is there are usually half a dozen "hungry, tired, hot, thirsty, bored" kids in the car with me. Yesterday this happened at the intersection of Farmers Lane and Highway 12.

i did see quite a few of my friends driving by, waving cheerfully, not realizing the car wasn't just waiting to turn, it was parked :) in the middle of the road :)

So it worked out, turns out our gas gauge was off or out or stuck or whatever the technical way to say it is. We were out of gas, so it was an easy fix.

Game Night Pictures

Thank you to Jeff and Rachel for opening up their club house for us for the evening. We had a great BBQ and lots of good food. It was a great chance to catch up on how everyone's lives have been going. We will definitely have to do this again!!

The Boyd boys had a blast with the pool table.


Some of the guys had a chance to fellowship and talk with each other.


All the girls gathered for a fun time of apples to apples. I have no idea who actually won.





Here are all the glowing pregnant ladies. We will have lots of wee ones this year.


Come on Jen, buck up, everyone has to get their picture taken.


Game is on for a couple of the guys.


The rest of them hung out and watched a game on TV.


I think it's fair to say we all had a really nice time of fellowship and good food. Any more Strawberry soda Jen?

Coming Events

Well girls, we have lots of fun activities lined up for you to participate in and enjoy some good fellowship.

A girl's accountability group is starting up this coming week. We will meet on Thursday evenings from 7:30-9:00. For the first month everyone is invited to come to Sarah K's house, but we are looking for someone who would like to host this each week. It will be a great time of prayer, sharing, encouraging and fun. We will also be choosing a book that will challenge us spiritually. Don't worry, it won't take too much time. Maybe just a chapter to read and think about so we can talk about it together. Our first meeting will be Thursday, May 31st at 7:30. Please call Sarah for directions or questions.
On the second Thursday of each month we will not meet due to another event planned for that day.


Each Friday all those interested in getting into shape and spending time with friends are welcome to come walking.
We are planning to walk at 8:30 am in Christine C.'s neighborhood. After our walk is finished we will go to the park or out for coffee at Starbucks. This event will be every Friday morning.


We are planning Family Icecream/Frozen Yogurt Nights to have a low key fun activity for the whole family. Let's try going to the Golden Spoon on Stoney Point and Guernville Road. If this isn't a good spot we can try others. Anyone who wants to enjoy a yummy treat and great fellowship come every other Tueday night at 6:30 pm to the icecream shop. The first two icecream nights are scheduled for June 5th and June 19th. Hopefully this is after your dinner time but before all the little ones need to be in bed.



Our next Betty Crocker Cook-Off is coming up on July 14th at 5:00pm at Kim and Leo G.'s house. It is the girls turn to cook a great meal and see who is the best cook this time. It should be lots of fun.


Check out the last post for info on the girl's Chat N' Craft coming up on June 14th from 9-1 pm.

Girls Project Day

Ok Girls, We have a fun day planned for you on June 14th. All of you girls are invited to come to a morning of fellowship, relaxation and a chance to catch up on your scrapbooks, recipe boxes, card making or anything you want. The Fellowship Hall at chuch has been reserved from 9am to 1pm. There will be lots of tables set up for you do work on your projects. There will also be room to bring the kids and set up their pack n plays, bring games for them to do and let them play while we have fun talking and getting very important things done (or at least started). Please bring your own lunch and drinks. This should be a really fun Day for all who come.

Any Questions: Call Sarah K.

Guys night

Just a reminder that all of the guys are invited to my house while the girls are going to be at the baby shower. Bring a snack to share and I will provide the drinks. I will be borrowing my brothers Nintendo Wii but we will have other things to play as well. If you can, give me a call and let me know you will be there. See you then!




Chris K.

exercise your right to an opinion

So a bill is going through our legislature right now called AB 755. It makes spanking your under 3 year old with "an implement" a criminal offense. This is a good time to express your opinion to your assembly woman. Yours is Noreen Evans. Hint hint

http://democrats.assembly.ca.gov/members/a07/
(707) 546-4500
If you want more information or a prewritten paragraph to email her (albeit biased) I can give it to ya). Also, I've been told they listen more to phone calls that emails.

Ironically, the woman who introduced this bill doesn't have children. Maybe she should spend some time with some.

Thanks Robin

How many Fundamentalists

For reasons I cannot begin to fathom, I've begun posting answers to the oldest question in our collective blog circle.

How many Fundamentalists does it take to screw in a lightbulb?

I was actually having fun and thought I'd share my answers with everyone. In addition I think we should continue the game that Heavy abandoned. At the best it might inspire him to post, and at the worst it's downright fun having a poke at our own shortcomings.

So come on and give it a try, you might just enjoy it!

And The Winner Is!

Patricia asked me to post the news you've all been waiting for...

...the winner of Diana Blake's Baby Shower Guessing Game!

(Men- don't worry I'm lost too. I'm just typing what I've been told to!)

Emberli Bogue is Triumphant!

The winning guess:
When- April 9th @ 10:37 PM
Stats- 7lbs 6 oz
Sex - Girl

Way to go Emberli! Enjoy your Starbucks card!

Congratulations to the Blakes

Diana and John are doing well and enjoying being parents. Their little one has jaundice and is going to stay an extra day to make sure she is doing ok. Isn't Ainsley so adorable!!!!

Ainsley Blake Is Here!

It's a Girl!

Born Monday April 9th at 10:08pm. Ainsley is 6lbs 9oz and 19 1/2 inches long.

John reported that mother and baby are doing great! Congratulations to the proud parents, John and Diana.

Prayer Request

I wanted to let everyone know that Diana Blake is going to be induced to have her baby on Tuesday. She had her appointment with her doctor and found out that the baby is getting too big. So the baby will be her by Tuesday at the latest. Her family is coming in on Saturday to be here for Easter as well. Visitors are welcome after the baby is here. Diana is planning on having the baby at Petaluma Valley Hospital. More updates to follow.

Free Furniture!

Hey all,

Shirley Drake, an SRBC member and lady whose dogs I watch, called me yesterday and told me that she is giving away a lot of furniture. She's moving into a smaller house and needs to get rid of some stuff. She wanted me to let those in our group know. She has some pretty nice stuff, including a couple of glass top coffee tables, desks, a credenza, an antique piano, a couple of rocking chairs, and other various items. If anyone is interested you can either call her (her number is in the chruch directory) or us. Whatever she hasn't given away by the end of the weekend she'll have the Salvation Army come get, so call soon. Jen and I are probably going over to her house to check it out Sunday afternoon.

Prayer Request

Jessica called me yesterday to let me know Bruce's grandfather had just passed away on Sunday. They are both traveling down to LA to spend time with the family for the next week. Pray for safety and comfort for them and the family.

HELP!

Hey gang,

If any of you should find yourselves without something better and more fun to do on Saturday, I could use a hand, or a few, in my yard. Tasks may include, but not limited to, digging through dirt, hauling dirt, moving dirt, pushing dirt, shoveling dirt, and other dirt related activities. We've been cutting back a hill in our backyard since about October and one or two more weekends should end that part of the project. We can feed you breakfast and lunch and provide all the bottled water you can drink.

So, if you want to build some major muscles the all natural way and find yourself aimlessly flipping through Saturday morning cartoons with nothing else to do, feel free to come by. I'll be out there at 9 AM, but I'll take the help whenever I can get it. Let me know so we can make food plans.

Andy

Lincoln Carter

I got an email today from Josh Carter and Lincoln has been given a heart! He went into surgery tonight (Thursday) at 8:30 PM. Be sure and pray for him and the family. There's more information on the Lincoln Carter blog (link in the sidebar).