Busy Bees

As most of you know, Will and I are trying to "discover" all of the activities and places in the area, and we are definitely keeping busy. Friday we went downtown to the Basque festival.



We will pause for a little history lesson: Apparently the Basque people are from a mountainous region of land located between Spain and France. They have a language of their own and do not appreciate being called anything other than Basque. Because the region is very small, there tended to be a lot of intermarriages, causing a very high rate of O negative blood type and high numbers of the RH factor. Their food tends to be a mix of many different groups. At some point in time there were a lot of immigrants that moved to the Boise area to be sheep herders. Therefore - the Basque festival every year.

Anyway, we enjoyed the food and the history lessons, but we didn't get to see any of the dancing.



On Saturday, we went to the horse races. The races are every Tuesday, Friday and Saturday during the summer. I couldn't quite understand all of the information on the program, but I think I did a decent job deciphering the "horse language". I was able to predict which horses would show or place in some of the races (even though I didn't place any bets on them). I will more than likely go back before the season is over.

Monday was just as busy. After work, we had a nice salad for dinner and then we decided to head for the hills.

This is a picture of Table Rock. One of the most popular hiking trails to the east of the city. The cross is lit up at night and you can see it from the city.

A view of the city half way up to our destination. We were able to time the hike for sunset. It was so beautiful, even with the haze caused by the stagnant air between the two mountain ranges.

Just another pretty view from the hike.

Scripture of the day:

2 Peter 1:3-4

His divine power has given us everything we need for life and godliness through our knowledge of him who called us by his own glory and goodness. Through these he has given us his very great and precious promises, so that through them you may participate in the divine nature and escape the corruption in the world caused by evil desires.

Baseball!

Well, this is a picture of Rygh (#1) at one of his last little league games in Englewood. I thought the picture fit the theme and added it because I forgot my camera last night. We went to a Boise Hawks game, and I didn't get to take any pictures. I told Will that I need to have the camera attached to my hip so that I remember to bring it places.

The church had the tickets available for $1 a ticket. We thought that was a pretty sweet deal, and decided to check out the team. The Hawks are Boise's minor league and they do pretty well. I enjoyed myself and plan on taking Rygh as soon as he gets back (even though the mascot looks like a chicken instead of a hawk) We are staying busy and we will keep you posted as we go along.

Thanks for the comments guys. I appreciate it and hope all is going well with you. I can't wait to hear what is going on with your families.

Scripture of the Day

1 Peter 3:8-9

Finally, all of you, live in harmony with one another; be sympathetic, love as brothers, be compassionate and humble. Do not repay evil with evil or insult with insult, but with blessing, because to this you were called so that you may inherit a blessing.

Insomnia

OK - I apparently have a severe case of insomnia tonight, so I thought I would at least be productive. I started work this last week at Micron. There are about 8,000 employees there. For all of you that aren't sure, Micron makes computer components and such. I work in HR Operations. Work went really well this week, but I was really wiped out by today (Saturday). I had a couple of weeks off and I wasn't used to getting up at 6:00 in the morning any more. I didn't even get up that early at my last job. The drive there should only take about 25 min, but I leave so early because of all the crazy people out here. I joke about that because any where else, crazy means fast driving and cutting in front of people. But around here it means just the opposite. I was totally floored when I realized that no one goes the speed limit here. It is usually UNDER the limit. People are so laid back and on there own time frame. I leave 10-15 min early for work just to accommodate the "slow" people. In Dayton, I probably would have been shot or run off the road for driving the way everyone else drives here. It isn't necessarily bad, just takes a little getting used to.
Anyway, Will went white water rafting today. The church we have been going to had a rafting trip, and they asked Will if he wanted to go along. (It was a men's trip) He said that he had a really good time. I think that he is going to be going to some of the men's meetings. I think it is a great idea. I have yet to get hooked up with the women's group, but I am sure that I will be joining in soon enough.
Along with insomnia, I am having a Really bad case of the "missing Rygh" blues. I haven't seen him in a month, and it will be another before he comes home. I know that he is having a great time with his dad and doing fun things, but I miss him terribly. I have been trying to give him his space, by not calling too much and such. This is his time, not mine. It is a real test of faith for me. Talking about faith, I was laying it all out to God today when I realized that it is possible that God might feel the same way that I do when we choose to be away from Him. I agonize over what Rygh might be doing or saying, or if he is making the right decisions and such. I so long to be there to help him, but I can't. I think that is what God feels like when we take our lives out of his hands and want to do things ourselves. He longs to be there and help us if only we would let him. So through this I am learning a little more.
I think that I will see if I can get any sleep. God bless and take care of yourselves.

Scripture of the Day:
1 Peter 2:3-5
Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! In his great mercy He has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, and into an inheritance that can never perish, soil or fade - kept in heaven for you, who through faith are shielded by God's power until the coming of the salvation that is ready to be revealed in the last time.

I finally started blogging!

Hello everyone,
As you can tell, I am finally up and running with this (a little slow at it though). Just to catch you up to speed, Will and I are getting settled in our new place. I have some outside shots of it for everyone to see. We love the community here and are having a blast learning all of the fun things to do. Downtown is great - tons of shopping and restaurants. I still have boxes and boxes to unload yet. A bit lazy on that. I ended up getting some flowers to add to the back flower beds. I like the added color. It reminded me of all the times that Mom had us help her plant flowers when we were younger. It seemed a lot easier back then. A clear sign that I am getting older.

I am striving to read scripture every day, so I will share it with you as well.

James 4:11-12

Brothers, do not slander one another. Anyone who speaks against his brother or judges him speaks against the law and judges it. When you judge the law, you are not keeping it, but sitting in judgment on it. There is only one lawgiver and Judge, the one who is able to save and destroy. But you-who are you to judge your neighbor?