Prepare to be blessed...

legacy - something handed down from an ancestor or a predecessor or from the past

Take a moment to read the words of the following blog, and then thank God for those He has given to you and tell them that you love them!! This blog is such a tribute to a man who truly left a legacy. It is a testament of faith, love and the truth that you never know what God has in store for you. So grab some kleenex and prepare to be blessed and inspired from the words you will read! Furthermore, prepare to live the legacy that you will pass on someday!

SonOfWhale

The Beach...

So after the flood, we left for a much needed vacation in Florida! We rented a condo for the week in Perdido Keys! We hung out at the beach, went swimming, napped, watched the dolphins, hunted for crabs, barried each other in the sand and sited jellyfish! We had a great week, and definitely plan to go back!! Here are just a few pictures to get you started, but I will post many more and share some fun stories from the week soon!

The Flood of '08...

So, Kaleb had gone to spend the night with a friend, and Karsyn and Garry were snuggled up in the chair watching a movie! I took this opportunity to catch up on some laundry and e-mails!!! With Kaleb being gone, the back part of the house was uninhabited... (is that a word??) Anyway, lights were off all was quiet back there! I emerged from the office to hear water and thinking it was the rinse cycle, headed back to add some downey to the load... so I thought! I didn't quite make it to the hall before I stepped in something very wet and cold! It was water!!!! And the washer was not rinsing, it had never stopped filling!!!! The dog bowls were literally floating! I grabbed a broom and began sweeping the water out the back door, while Garry grabbed our shop-vac! As he began sucking up water, we knew this was much more than our little 5 gallon shop-vac could handle! So we called in the calvary... friends and a restoration company... Water was literally everywhere. It was flowing out of Kaleb's room out into the garage from under the wall! Karsyn's room was flooded all the way back through the closet, and from the kids bathroom and game closet, the water passed to our bathroom and closet!!! After staying up until 2am and living with 6 days of those large industrial sized fans and dehumidifiers all over our house, everything was finally dry! We had to learn to talk at a normal volume again instead of yelling over the fans, but it was dry! We are waiting on insurance to settle, so until we can move things back, we are enjoying a huge slumber party with extra mattresses in our room. And for those of you who know me well, you will understand that I am going nuts with this unorganized mess! Check out the pics! We will keep you posted on the disaster relief efforts!
Karsyn's room (i.e. the dining room)

Kaleb's room (i.e. the sunroom)

Karsyn's "playroom" (i.e. the front entry)

Independence Day Fun!!

We started our sunny July 4th with a parade in downtown McKinney! It was a bit lacking... those of you who shared the experience - can I get an Amen?? We did meet up with our friends the Bain's and made the best of it!!! We spent some time on The Square and enjoyed lunch at Spoon's!! We spent the rest of the day swimming and enjoying the nice Texas heat! We ended the day with some great fireworks and a concert by Josh Gracin... Here are a few pictures from our day!

Toothless!

Lost another one!!!