Memorable Musings

Thursday, December 03, 2009

Elizabeth's Graduation Party!!

2009 Graduate!

Elizabeth graduated from High School this Spring, but we didn't get to celebrate until September!!

Elizabeth had two wishes for her graduation party-- to have lots of fruit, and to play volleyball-and she got both!!! We were blessed with the multitude of loving friends who joined us in our celebration!!

Lydia made the beautiful fruit bouquet!! After she started, she got called away to attend to Will, so Rebecca added the finishing touches!!

We were able to get a great deal on melons from a local farmer--- canteloupe, watermelon, honeydew and crenshaw melons!!

Helping cut up fruit.

Aunt Charity & Philip.

Elizabeth & Tabitha!

The beautiful and edible bouquet!!

Lots and lots of melon rinds!

Balloons from Dad.

Dad shared an exhortation and scripture for Elizabeth.

Tabitha joined Elizabeth in singing a duet "My Hope is in the Lord".

We also had a time of friends sharing memories of Elizabeth.

Praying over Elizabeth.

Phoebe helping set out food.

More then a teacher-- a counselor, confidant & friend.

Visiting with friends.

What a blessing to have many helpers working in the kitchen!! Thanks for your help!

Saturday night we were grateful to have out-of-town friends join us overnight. Sunday morning we had a precious time of worship together. We had the service outside because there were too many people to fit in our living room!!

What a blessing to praise the Lord together!!!

Singing praises to our King!

Praying.

Singing.

Moses, Kyle & Eric.

Teaching the hand-motions to a song.

Smiles.

The sun was VERY bright!

Bible-Story books.

Daddy & Will.

Studying the word.

Dad sharing.

We had a very special time during the service, when our dear friend, Mark was baptized!

Will was quite the popular young man!!

Kelsey, Tabitha & Elizabeth.

Aunt Rebecca and Will.

More smiles.

Friends.

(Thank-you for coming!!!)

Having fun on the trampoline.

Sunday afternoon we continued to fellowship, and enjoyed game after game of volleyball!

Thank-you Dad & Mom, for teaching me at home!!

Monday, November 16, 2009

::Equations::

No internet

No electricity

No new posts and lots of dirty laundry.

8 inches of snow

Coffee

Happy children and Happy adults. :)

"I will bless the Lord at all times, His praise shall continually be in my mouth. My soul shall make her boast in the Lord: the humble shall hear thereof and be glad. O magnify the Lord with me and let us exalt His name together!!"

Psalms 34:1-3

Friday, November 06, 2009

Just so you Know.....

Our blogger account is currently over-run with nearly finished blog posts.

We've had a busy, busy fall, but I have been working on documenting these pictures and updates, until I was stopped in my tracks by a 'small' glitch--- our internet isn't functioning on our main computer. And all our pictures are on said computer. So I've come to a screeching halt on all these posts, unable to upload the rest of the pictures to complete the posts.
So you can expect a large number of new posts and updates just as soon as possible.

Until then, here is one picture I can access without our main computer.

In my opinion, it's the best family picture we've ever had taken.

(Thanks Anna!)

::The Ulmer Family, September 2009::

Tuesday, November 03, 2009

Trivia Tuesday!!

The answer to the last trivia is......................

Moses

The new trivia is:

Our family has a slightly larger-than-average number of birthdays every year. So once a year we have a larger-than-average birthday party. What do we do to celebrate??

A. Have a huge party with 12 different kinds of cake and ice-cream.

B. Take a family trip to the zoo or a museum.

C. Have a huge water balloon fight with watermelon and brownies.

D. Rent the bowling alley for a long evening of bowling.

Happy Guessing!! :)

Tuesday, October 27, 2009

Trivia Tuesday!!

Trivia Tuesday has returned!!! :)

The trivia for this week is:

Part of our family was spending the day with friends freezing corn. After we finished our work, we loaded up in our bus to come home. While we were saying goodbye, someone noticed that we had a very low, almost flat rear tire. Our friends had a air hose and offered to air up the tire so we could drive to a nearby town to get it fixed. One of our boys got under the bus and to fill up the tire. Now, we have 4 tires on the rear of our bus-- two on each side. He found it difficult to navigate the hose to the right spot between the tires to reach the air valve, but after some fiddling, he was able to get a good connection and began airing up the tire. After a few minutes, when the tire was sufficiently filled, he disconnected the hose and proceeded to sit up--but wait. Calmly, he looked up at the crowd of spectators and quietly said "I'm stuck." His left arm had been positioned between the two tires to hold the hose in place. But as the deflated tire had filled up, it had wedged his arm tightly inbetween the tires!! After letting the air back out of the tire, he was able to free his arm (to the great relief of his mother)! :)

The question is, of course; which Ulmer boy was it???

Monday, October 19, 2009

Happy Birthday!!

Happy 5th Birthday, Silas!!

We Love You Buddy!!

Tuesday, October 06, 2009

Anson Boys!

When William was born, Mom and I were able to spend a few days with the Ansons. What a treat to have some time with their sweet little boys while Mommy got plenty of rest! The boys were great helpers; making supper, going shopping for groceries, drying dishes and taking out the trash. And of course, there was plenty of time for wrestling, reading books, tickling, laughing and taking trips to the park!!

God has abundantly blessed Scott & Lydia and they have done an excellent job of training their little men!

Those blue eyes!!!! Wow!