From the completely random files...

Way# 104 George Lucas could have improved the Star Wars prequels.
Best of all, the actors would have worked for peanuts...or at least, some kind of nut.

The Odd Couple

This is just one of those stories that make you want to say, "Awwwwwwww."
I saw this on the Drudge Report yesterday, and I thought the picture was too cute not to post.

This little 12-week old macaque was apparently abandoned by his mother. He was close to death when he was found on Neilingding Island, in the Goangdong Province of China. Apparently, after being taken to the animal hospital, he was not doing so well, at least until he started taking up with this white pigeon, shown here.

As my dad usually says, we don't usually give animals enough credit, they're smart than they think we are. Different people could choose to see different things in this situation, I suppose. Some could remark on the relative cruelty of a world where nature is "red in tooth and claw" and suffering is abundant. I choose to find encouragement in these little reminders of the kindess of of God. I firmly believe that He does care for all of His creation.

At any rate, ever since taking up with the pigeon, the little macaque's caretakers report that he seems to "have a new lease on life." - Link

Scoring Baby Toys

Karin was very excited when she came home this morning. She's made some friends who have been trying to sell their old baby toys and furniture. Our favorite item is this little car that the baby can sit in when he gets a little older. The little steering wheel is great. Karin's friend Carolyn, put her baby Austin in it, and he grabbed the steering wheel right away.

The car also rotates 360 degrees so that the baby can turn around if necessary.

Needless to say, we're ready for Baby ????? to get here. :o)

Beep! Beep!

The Baby's Room (In Progress)

Over the last month Karin has been hard at work in the baby's room. :o)

Since we already had parts of the Zanzibar set, Karin wanted to continue with the safari theme on the wall. Here's the work in progress, in case anyone is interested.

We both looked up images on the internet, and we borrowed a projector to place these up on the wall. It's really looking good. I, of course, can't take much credit for it, other than finding a few of the images. This has been almost entirely Karin's project, and she's done an awesome job!

Here's the King of the Jungle. He's currently a little cross-eyed. Karin thinks it's hilarious, and insists that in the jungle, surely some of the lions out there must be cross-eyed. I think I'd rather fix it, but at least he probably won't be able to catch any of the other animals on the wall.

Here's a Rhino, Ostrich, and a little monkey.

Here's another shot of the monkey and the tree. Karin
was originally going to add a Baobab tree, but she decided
that it would make the room look too cluttered.

The giraffe is defintely my favorite animal in the whole room.

Here's the little boy in the room. I was surprised at how
well this one has turned out. Now that we've purchased
some yellow paint, Karin is planning to finish his hair.