We arrived in Waukesha Saturday at about 4:00. We spent the afternoon/early evening with Grandma, Dee and Dex. Also, the dog, Darcy. Isaac loved Dex. Nathan used his phone to take a picture of all the kids snuggled up to Dex on the couch. I’ll have to find that! Grandma has bought us an anniversary cake!

On Sunday morning we joined the gang for church. It was strange to hear sports analogies using Wisconsin sports teams!

After church, it was time for lunch!

Audrey poses outside of Marty’s Pizza place. It was a gorgeous fall day. Another day of 80 degrees in October. Crazy!

We had Sunday lunch with Dee, Paul, Grandma, Wendy and Dex.

Yummy pizza! We did NOT leave hungry. Grandma fed us from the moment we arrived until the moment we left. I think I’m having a carb hang-over today!

After all of that excitement, on the way home, the kids were thrilled to meet up with Grandpa Fritz. He even took a photo for me:

We didn’t look to shabby even though we had been in the car for quite a while!

At about 9:00 on Sunday night we rolled into Winsted.

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We’re tired from the whirl-wind trip, but we had a fabulous time! More updates later.

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I have some good news and some bad news. The good news is, my son learned something new! The bad news is it’s how to tell good news/bad news jokes…

In church on Sunday, pastor was telling a few jokes, as pastors do when they want to set up a topic, and they happened to be good news/bad news jokes.

“Pastor, the good news is the elder board voted to accept your job description as you wrote it. The bad news is that now they’ve started a search committee to find someone qualified for it.”

“Pastor, your biggest critic has left the church! Unfortunately, he’s now your district superintendent…”

Then, he told a more serious example of good news coming with bad news in the life of the author of the “Experiencing God” study. His book was selling fantastically well when his wife was diagnosed with an aggressive form of cancer.

Well, it was at this point that Ethan turned to me and whispered, “Dad, I thought of a good news bad news joke!”

“I have some good news and some bad news! The good news is your book is selling really well. The bad news is…your wife has cancer!”

Um…well, we explained that that wasn’t really a good joke since cancer is a really bad thing, and it’s not good to make fun of serious things like that.

He figured it out, and we were treated to a long series of jokes on the drive home. Not fantastic jokes, but slightly more lighthearted.

“I’ve got some good news and some bad news! You’ve got a new mansion for a house! But, the butler’s a clown! Hahahaha.”

Hey, it’s not Shakespeare, but then it’s also not making fun of tragedy any more.

Say. That makes me think of a joke! “Mr. and Mrs. Capulet: I have some good news and some bad news. Well, the good news is that you’re not going to have to worry about your daughter Juliet pining away after that no good Romeo any more. The bad news is…”

Hmmmm….Maybe not…

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Actually, I don’t know if the sun is coming out tomorrow. What I do know is that it has to be a better day than today was!

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Isaac has been miserable this afternoon. I can tell he feels sick, but I’m not sure what I can do to make him feel better. basically, I’m just waiting for him to give up and puke so he’ll feel better. For now, he’s just lying in his bed and crying off and on. It’s very sad

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All’s Grace from Shaun Groves on Vimeo.

All’s Grace
Words & Music by Shaun Groves
(C)2011 Simplicity Street/ASCAP

You have loved us
You have loved us all
You have loved us all so
We love all

You have blessed us
You have blessed us all
You have blessed us all so
We bless all

Thank you for Christ and cross
Through us tell the wand’ring
Thank you for making peace
Through us love our enemies

You have loved us
You have loved us all
You have loved us all so
We love all

You have given
You have given all
You have given all so
We give all

Thank you for daily bread
Through us fill the empty
Thank you for bodies whole
Through us heal the breaking

All’s grace
All’s grace
All’s grace and grace enough, o
All’s grace
All’s grace
All’s grace and grace enough
For all of us
For all of us

You have loved us
You have loved us all
You have loved us all so
We love all

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It was “Nature Walk Day” so we headed out to the trail. I was brave and left the stroller at home!

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This afternoon Isaac ran over to me, grabbed me around the legs and said, “I love you too.” I hadn’t said anything to him to cause him to declare his love. It made my whole day!

It made up for the fact that I had to physically restrain him so he wouldn’t jump into the pool during Audrey’s swimming lessons!

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Audrey chose to wear this dress this morning. I love it and decided to do a little “photo shoot”.

Stay tuned for the lion princess outfit tomorrow!

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For your visual and aural edification…

And…

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