It’s been two weeks since the grass was cut. I spent about a month being very careful about cutting the grass once a week and I even planted flowers. The dandelions started blooming and I just couldn’t mow them down mercilessly. The grass keeps on growing, and I know that I *should* take the time to mow the grass.
I walk around the yard and look at the flowers that are getting ready to bloom. We have daisies taking over our yard, and I am delighted. I am conflicted though. I know I should mow the grass. I should cut down the clover and the daisies, but I just don’t want to cut them yet.
When we have our own house, I think I will dig up the whole yard and plant it all in wildflowers. I will have flowers bloom all summer long and I can say it is on purpose. Sounds wonderful to me.
by Sunny Daydreame on May 21, 2007
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I’ve been reading the book 48 Days to the Work You Love by Dan Miller. I picked it up because it was recommended by Dave Ramsey. If you are feeling like you lost your dreams or are floundering with the question, “What am I going to do when I grow up?” (regardless of your age), this is a great book for you. Reading this book (which is written from a Christian perspecetive) has helped me to pinpoint after searching for 2 years what it was about camp that I loved so much. Now that I know that, I have a better understanding of what it is that God created me to do. I don’t have “skin” on my calling yet. I can’t define it as a particular job, but at least I know what it looks like now. I haven’t finished this book yet, but I already highly recommend it.It would make a GREAT graduation gift.
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With spring still being a bit temperamental, Brenton and I are taking every opportunity we can to get out and about when the weather cooperates. Yesterday the high was in the upper 70’s so we went out for a paddle in our new Advanced Elements Advanced Frame Convertible Kayak. We drove to Schweitzer Cutoff Rd and put in Sand creek at the bridge. Sand creek is a fairly well behaved creek with just enough speed to keep you moving (at least until you get close to Lake Pend Orielle).
Right beside the bridge is a nice parking area that can easily accommodate two cars. We were not the first to think of putting in there. A truck had already parked and was long gone down the creek by the time we got there. It turned out that our fellow boater was one of Brenton’s Co-workers, but that’s another story.
We scouted the best path to portage before we inflated the kayak. There’s nothing worse than getting all set up to go only to find out that you can’t get into the water because the bank is too steep. We had to hug the fence a bit to carry the kayak down to the waters edge, but we made it. The bank was a bit steep.
I went into the water first and WOW it was cold. We are still getting some spring melt from the mountains. The rocks were slick with alge and I thought I was going to take a swim once or twice as we were trying to get all situated.
We managed to get into the boat and head down the creek with no major events. Brenton paddled most of the way, I was just there to help around a few rough spots. It’s a good route for inexperienced paddlers, a few shallow places, a little bit of a current, but nothing too intense. Mostly the route is just flat, slow moving water.
It’s spring around here so we saw lots of goslings and ducklings. I have to say the ducklings are cuter than the goslings. We saw a long boardwalk along sand creek that was getting pretty old and decrepit.
As I was looking at the boardwalk, I thought about another time in Sandpoint, ID. This town has always revovled around the lake and water. Whether it was the timber industry or the tourism industry, Lake Pend Orielle is at the heart of Sandpoint.
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