Sunday Afternoon Drama

"Concentration" and/or "Mischief"

You know what this means? Both opponents are queenless.

This ought to do the trick.

Whoops! There was something he didn't see. :-)

"Oh... So that's how Bobby Fischer did that..."

Forget Bobby Fischer, forget Wikipedia, forget the whole game: Something is going on outside!

The struggle is on.

"Now you stay here, you hear!?!"

Defeat - or at least Seeming Defeat

Oh no. Here we go again!

Sort of speaks for itself, doesn't it. :-)

(He had to go out and re-harness her at least four times.)

Criminals and Forced Labor ;-)

Up to no good.

(The black eye really helps give that impression.)

See what I mean.

Party's over. Time to pack up and go home.


The Stalker


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If you were following this blog last fall, you may remember the tunnel that my siblings started digging, which never became anything more than a hole. All dreams have to end sometime, so...



...let's get filling.

Remember the "Tunnel King"?

"Clayton, the only way to get out of this job is to dig. Start helping!"

"But, Christian... I'm just plumb tuckered out."

Partners in Grime

Four on a Couch (or "Three on a Couch" in this case)

A lot of this goes on. But, hey, thinking is good for you... I think... ;-)

Looks like Emma knows three people's names.

"How could that happen?! I lost them just like that!"

(It happens all the time.)

Intimidation

"So Conrad was "Emma" but he traded with Faith and became "Charity" which means that Elias can't be "Emma" and so he must be...???"

Sorry, didn't work. Shoes win!

Doing their best to look glum.

At which point Mrs. Raine decides to help so that we can officially play "Four on the Couch."

While Dad remains steadfast in his determination NOT to help.

My turn? Ok... well... um...

"Listen! I just went through a traumatic accident: I can't be expected to do this!!"

"Boy, oh boy! There's always one."

(quote from Twelve Angry Men)

"We can do this - I know we can!"

Feet Finally Find Fulfillment
and

Shoes Lose

"Whew! That was fun, but I'm glad it's over."

Double Birthdays

Premature Investigation

"Look! It has a light - it sings!"

Riddle: How many older siblings does it take to open a one-year-old's birthday present?

(I don't have the answer. If any of you come up with something good, let me know. :-)

Candle-light Cupcakes

The best way to get an unnatural smile is to say "Look at the camera. Now, SMILE!"

I think we forgot to do the crumb inspection. ;-)

"You're really going to let me do this??"

"All right, here goes!"

"So this is how it feels to be a man, to have a mustache."

You thought the porch was finished? Well...

Yes, Conrad, we have all that to do.

Making sure that no drips whatsoever get on Dad's new porch floor.

Prospective Painters

"Yeah, when I was your age, I used to think it looked fun too."

Lying down on the job?


Anything to get the perfect angle.

"Candace, be careful, would you?! There is a bucket of paint up there."


I was going to say: "Proof that we really were painting." But I'm afraid all this proves is that we weren't painting the entire time. :-(

It's so handy to have brothers who don't care about their clothes.

"Blog Viewers, would you take a look at that! My sister will do ANYTHING for the sake of a photo!"

"Now get that camera out of here, IMMEDIATELY!"


All right, all right; I'm going. :-)

God Bless.
~Carmen~

Conrad's Accident

Because thou hast made the LORD, which is my refuge, even the Most High, thy habitation; there shall no evil befall thee... For he shall give his angels charge over thee, to keep thee in all thy ways. They shall bear thee up in their hands, lest thou dash thy foot against a stone.

Hello once again,

Most of you know about the accident Conrad had a few weeks ago, which was quite an experience - more because of what could have happened than because of what did happen. Really, though, because God ordained it, nothing else could have happened. The doctor said that he has never seen someone who has had a snowmobile accident involving a fence escape with as few injuries as Conrad did; usually it is much worse. It was a learning experience, and our family has a lot to be thankful for!

Despite all the excitement and uncertainty, I did get some photos from the accident (hey, I had my camera there, and even though I was worried, I automatically took pictures - it actually helped to have something to do). The rest are of the aftermath and Conrad's recovery.

Before we go on though, I need to announce the winner from the very popular contest I hosted last time. Isaac was the only contestant and I almost had to disqualify him because he had some exclusive information that helped him figure out exactly which eight pictures were mine. :-) Good work, Isaac! Looking at the file names was a very clever way to figure it out.