Tracy!

Today I got to take Tracy's pictures. Isn't she lovely!?! I really do love taking pictures of people. soooo... if you want yours done :) I am available.

anyhow.

Merry New Years day! 2009 2009 2009. It is going to be a nice year I think.

I don't have any resolutions... Is that ok? I hope so.

well, no new resolutions. just keeping old ones.

so yup. happy day!

New things...

Yes.. I am alive. and guess what! that is our new sanctuary at our new church building.

We are all moved in. well. we are almost all moved in. there are just a few little things that have to be done. but for now it works :)
Yesterday was our first service there. anyhow. I thought that I would share our progess...

sorry about not posting recently though. I just lost about 1200 pictures from a harddrive that crashed. and I stupidly did not back up :( And yup. We also have been crazy busy.

Maybe I will be able to post more now though... :) wouldn't that be lovely?
I am assuming if you read this that you like to. and so yup.
anyhow.
Have a very wonderful new year.

Brrr

This week a pipe for our boiler heater cracked. We had to turn the heat way down to prevent it from leaking and you can imagine the coldness. Brr...
Yesterday it was -11 degrees here in Rochester and today it's -1. How cold is it in Bemidji? Are the roads super slick? There are here.

you and me at camp victory...

Last weekend Jim and I went with our youth group to Camp Victory for a weekend retreat. It was a ton of fun and really exciting. We got to play gopher ball, do the high ropes course (which I avoided), go on a hayride, and shave our youth leader's beard. We left Friday afternoon and came back Sunday. We stayed those two nights in lovely, spacious cabins with nice showers, bathrooms, and heated floors. Yeah, it's wasn't really camping bit it was still super.

Pictures:

A. Volunteers B. Todd's beautiful new beard C. Goofing around D. The group F. Gopher ball!