Rabbit Trails

Things cannot always go your way. Learn to accept in silence the minor aggravations, cultivate the gift of taciturnity and consume your own smoke with an extra draught of hard work, so that those about you may not be annoyed with the dust and soot of your complaints. (: temperamentally disinclined to talk)

Kimberly was named after two very close friends of mine at the time I was pregnant. She is our fifth child and our third girl. She plays piano, makes bread and calls POP, soda. She is the 5th child we have graduated..........she opted out of a graduation party like the other kids had.........and got a three day two night trip with her cousin Marina instead. It was a very nice time for all of us. I enjoyed getting to know Marina better and I know Kimberly was glad that she was with us. We met Uncle Jeff and Aunt Tina in Bastrop for breakfast, traded girls, and headed to San Antonio via senic route. We went to down town San Antonio........Ripley's Believe it or Not, then the Wax Museum, then just the girls went to the mirror maze. Then we went to stand in line to eat at Rainforest Cafe. Kimberly ordered diet water, Marina ordered melted ice. Got up the next morning and ate breakfast at the motel........which did NOT have a waffle maker. Drove to Natural Bridge Caverns and no...

Parking garage......... River Walk......... Alamo............

(say these outloud)

(this picture was taken before we realized we would wait over an hour for a table) it was worth it..............

hmmmmmmmmm on the third floor of Rainforest Cafe I do not like caves or caverns.........but I do like dessert. Natural Bridge Caverns. I do not recommend this place if you have weak knees.

Under the big tree........ Water from underground.......... Beautiful day.......

At a park in New Braunfels.....it was a beautiful place. I think it was called Landa Park.....it was on Landa Street.........if you are passing by, stop. The beginning of a trail. Big Tree. Little Girls. The girls had a good time here taking pictures.

wisteria at Olive Garden girls at Cracker Barrel eating dessert we left our two girls it's a good thing to have cousins.

I just LOVE this time of year.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Jesus, Thou Joy of loving hearts, Thou Fount of life, Thou Light of men, From the best bliss that earth imparts, We turn unfilled to Thee again. Thy truth unchanged hath ever stood; Thou savest those that on Thee call; To them that seek Thee Thou art good, To them that find Thee all in all. We taste Thee, O Thou living Bread, And long to feast upon Thee still; We drink of Thee, the Fountainhead, And thirst our souls from Thee to fill. Our restless spirits yearn for Thee, Wherever our changeful lot is cast; Glad when Thy gracious smile we see, Blessed when our faith can hold Thee fast. O Jesus, ever with us stay, Make all our moments calm and bright; Chase the dark night of sin away, Shed over the world Thy holy light.

I knew a guy a long time ago that had a house and a bus. In the house he had a pan for macaroni and cheese and his clothes. In the bus, he kept the stuff he didn't use and didn't want to get rid of. The things in the bus were silly to me and those around me. Old double-knit suits, bowling shoes and books. He is the first person I heard say, "sentimental slob". Now I take that to mean, *I can't get rid of things.* I don't care if I ever use the things I have packed away and placed everywhere in my home and storage. I just know that I am NOT getting rid of the STUFF. How easily we can come to be in bondage to STUFF. If ONE will do it, TEN will not necessarily do it better. Just how many potato mashers do you need? I guess I need three. One old one, one waffle style, and one rounded zig-zag one. I have heard that people that went through the Great Depression tend to hoard things. Too bad I'm too young to blame my issues on the Depression. Maybe it IS dep...

Daniel would play with the money we made from *MoCookie* before it got spent..........