Good Day for a Sprinkler

Ever since Eric told Aidan once that it was a "good day for ..." (I don't know what the original phrase was), Aidan likes to use the phrase. I asked him one (very cold) day why he was wearing shorts. "It's a good day for shorts," he told me.

Well, he and Holland have been begging for about a month (in like 50 degree weather, mind you) to get out the swimming pool. Today was my first day to sit out in the sun with the intent of getting some color on these pasty white legs (the temp is supposed to hit 80 today), and yep, here they came, "Can we go swimming?" No. "Can we play in the sprinkler?" No...well, ok. We have well water. VERY COLD well water. I knew this would be a great idea, but only for a short time. They got all swimsuited up and had a blast avoiding the sprinkler while I finished reading The DaVinci Code. (It's FICTION, people!!!) Now Aidan's in bed, and Holland is taking her turn on the long-awaited laptop.

Consistent with our relaxed approach to school, Eric picked Braden up at 1:05 and brought him home to get the boat & go fishing. Hope it's a successful & enjoyable trip for them...and hope they don't get sunburnt. At least they're wearing hats.

Speaking of DaVinci, we addressed the topic Sunday at church, with three guest professors: One from Northwestern College (my alma mater), one from Crown College, and one from the University of St. Thomas (Catholic). We had a great attendance (answer to prayer), and an excellent opportunity to hear these very intelligent men absolutely demolish Dan Brown's claims in the book. Eric interviewed the professors, asking relevant questions... It was very good. By tomorrow it should be online on our church website for your listening pleasure. But my thoughts on the whole thing? IT'S FICTION! Though the historical "explanations" can really confuse one who reads it as if Brown actually did research for accurate information. Which he did not.

Anyhoo, I took Holland to the performing line recital last night at the place where she performed last week. Our seats weren't super, but she loved watching the show. I think she was a little jealous during the finale, since she knew that dance (it was the same finale as her show). I think she was thinking, "I should be up there!" :-) But we had a fun time, just the two of us, and I'm glad I took her. She was able to see her teachers dance & give them hugs during the intermission.

Braden has soccer tonight, so we're letting him skip his school choir concert. Eric despised choir concerts when he was a kid, so apparently it's not high on his priority list for Braden, either. Holland will be another story. :-)

God bless you today! Don't forget to pray for our friend Adam. He gets a CT scan today, I believe, and we'll hear results tomorrow before he starts chemo. God can do miracles! Pray!