"I've Been Tagged... and Now YOU Have been Tagged Too!"

I read a post on another blog (Life With Boys) and at the end of the blog, was the statement if you read this, consider yourself tagged! It seemed like a fun tag, so here goes.....

The Rules:

~Pick up the nearest book of at least 123 pages.
~Open the book to p. 123 and find the 5th sentence.
~Post the next 4 sentences.
~ Tag 5 people

I randomly grabbed "Peace Child" by Don Richardson off the bookshelf.

Sentences 6-9 on p. 123 are:

"Quavering cries broke out all around me, swelling together in a uniformly high-pitched scream of sheer panic. Men and boys stampeded in waves toward the jungle. How glad I was that there were no women and children present to suffer this severe fright.
As the aircraft zoomed over on its first pass I waved my shirt and saw the wing of the plane dip in acknowledgement."

(I think I may need to re-read this book! It is one of my favorite true missionary stories!)

OK, now that you've read this, it is YOUR turn! :) Let's see what you come up with ..... leave a comment so I know you are accepting the tag challange and I'll come read yours!! :)

Wordless Wednesday...

Do You Know Where You Were 18 Years Ago Today?? I DO!

18 Years ago today, March 1, 1990, was the day we were blessed with Audrey & Austin! They were born on their due date, weighing in at 8 lb. 5 oz. and 7 lb. and 12 oz. Yup, you read that correctly.... 16 lbs. and 1 oz. of beautiful babies! A favorite memory... As we were leaving the hospital with two babies in carseats and a toddler by the hand, was Travis looking back and forth pointing at them counting... "One, two, one babies!" Oh, the fun was just beginning in triplicate!!In this picture they are 4 weeks old and still sharing the same crib! We moved them to separate cribs around 4 months old.... after Austin started inching around too much and running into and over Audrey! Here, in these two pictures, Austin & Audrey are about 1 1/2 years old.... and already beginning their special relationship! Austin, to this day still looks out for his sister! (As does Travis!)

I couldn't resist sharing this fun picture!! They are about 2 1/2 and just loving life!! They had just come in from playing in the sandbox... I'm sure they had as much sand in their hair as they had on their faces & arms! Never a dull day!!

And finally, a current day picture taken this past November!

HAPPY BIRHTDAY TO MY FAVORITE TWINS!!

UNCLE! UNCLE, ALREADY!!!

This has been one of the most incredible winters we've had in a LONG time! So far in this 2007-08 winter season, we've had a total of 102.2 inches of the fluffy, cold white stuff! YIKES... yes, it is reminiscent of childhood days, but UNCLE ALREADY! :) The news this morning gave snowfall totals of some record years.... during the winter of 1995-96 we had 113.2 inches of snow and in the winter of 1873-74 we had the most snow on record, 122 inches!!

Rumor has it we are expecting another 5-10 inches of snow tonight!! AND then another storm is predicted for next Tuesday..... phew, don't put away the shovels just yet! It is beautiful though isn't it!! GOTTA LOVE NH WINTERS.... they aren't for the faint of heart that's for sure!

THESE PICTURES WERE ADDED 3-1-08.

I thought you'd enjoy seeing the storm this morning! Approx. 6 inches had fallen by 7AM and more still falling! Toby isn't too sure he is liking this stuff anymore! Although as we shovel and toss the snow, he is ALWAYS ready to play catch and ends up with a mouth full! LOL :)See that black 'stove pipe' sticking up from the middle of the snow... it is about 5' tall! I figured that would give you an idea of what we have in the front yard!! Our beloved little pot belly woodstove is BURIED!!

This is the front porch . The snow from the metal roof has landed on the bushes out front and blocked the view!! LOL The cats aren't too impressed.... the open window is how they get in and out! Pete was shoveling off a garage roof this morning and took this picture! The snow on top of this roof is almost as tall as his shovel!! YIKES!!