What's New Here

We have survived the SAT testing! yipee. The kids seem to have done well and enjoyed coloring bubbles.
Tom is in the process of seeking further employment. The company he was working for ran out of money and closed its doors. Don't worry...we are doing just fine. The two weeks prior we were in the process of sending out his resume, etc. since we could see the proverbial axe about to drop. The foolish, emotionaly driven decisions being made and the dream world the CEO was living in was not going to keep the company afloat for long. There have been several interviews and now just have to wait on God's timing and the job He has instore for the next chapter in the Brown saga. We are looking at it as a 'forced' vacation time, which we are taking advantage of.
On to other news, we bought more chickens...yep, 4 months from now the fridge will be overflowing with eggs once more. I'll let you know when we will start to beg people to take them...that or sneak them into your bags when you come over. We have yet to name most of them. Our goal of naming them after literary characters has hit a wall for the moment. There are not many female characters that we all have a fancy for. Chandler did name the blonde one 'Lucy' from the Narnia books, another may be dubbed Mrs. Bennet if she turns out to be as nervous and flighty as the character from the book. The other 3, well please feel free to offer suggestions.

Since Tom has been home we have gotten several things done around the house that needed to be taken care of (a layoff blessing). He and Harrison worked at splitting logs. Several of Harrison's friends were over and they all had a go at it. Amusing to watch young boys try to use a sledge hammer that is almost as heavy as they are.
We have been helping the ISP take pictures for the yearbook. (Another fun reason to get a good camera) We had to collect pictures of the moms with their kids. The one of me and the kids didn't turn out, so we retook the shot at home. 50 shots later we had one where both kids were smiling and looking (for the most part) at the camera lense.

The kids have savored having Dad home for a time. They all went fishing , enjoy running around doing errands, going to fly kites, work on model airplanes, dig up more of the monsterous stump in the back yard, and other such fun 'Dad things'.