Easter at the Wickman's

On Easter we went to Pam and James' house. We had a great time like we always do as a family. Of course this time there was a new little guy in the family to play with. Evan is so cute. Here are a couple of pictures of Evan.
Here's Evan and his daddy!

Here's a happy Evan!
Grandma with Evan.

I also got to play with James and Hannah. We played hide and go seek in the house and they had some good spots! We also played PS2, which they typically beat me at, but it was FUN! Thanks guys!

An Enjoyable Evening

Tonight I attended a dinner theater at church. Lynn Hazen and several other people put together a wonderful show and dinner. It was very entertaining. There was a play with 5 acts. The theme was a mystery play where the audience was very involved and there was a mystery to be solved. It was well thought out and the characters did very well. The people that I sat with were really fun and we had good conversation. It was really relaxing.

Relief

Today I just sat around the house and relaxed. I slept in, watched movies, surfed the net, etc. I was just plain lazy!!...and I loved it. I have been on the road 4 of the last 5 days, driving to court hearings and meetings around the state. It was nice just to relax for a bit. Have you ever had a day like this?? They seem to not be as plentiful as they should be. Life tends to get too busy and sometimes it's hard to slow it down. Take time for yourself once in a while, you will feel better...I do!!

Stolen Phone

So this last week I was in Detroit, for work, with one of the guys I work with. We went into the court hearing and I thought all of my car doors were locked. You should always make sure of this when you're in Detroit! So I came back to the car after court and got in and left. No big deal, right?? WRONG!!

So before I went into court I put my personal cell phone in the console in the center of my car. You can't take in cell phones with cameras. Well about an hour after we left court, I went to look for my phone and could not find it. I realized that someone had gone through my car. Like I said before, make sure ALL the car doors are locked!! The person had also popped the trunk and gone through it. Now my truck is loaded with cool stuff, but they only took one thing, a water purifier for hiking. Maybe they were in need of clean water in the big "D". :)

Good thing for insurance. Two days later I received a new phone. The only bummer is that I lost all of my phone numbers. If you're reading this and would like me to have your phone number, call me at my number, (which is the same), or email me your number.

MAKE SURE YOU LOCK YOUR DOORS!!

Camp Barakel Winter Retreat 2008

Ah, Camp Barakel!! I love going to Barakel with the teens. I enjoy the snow activities and the warm fires in all the buildings. This year we were on the West Side of the lake. If you've never been to Barakel, this is the older side of the lake and the buildings are a little more rustic like. The picture above is of most of the group we took, waiting for Chapel to start.
Here is a picture of Mel and Aubrey tubing down the hill. There was no snow when we left Saginaw, but there was about 5-6 inches at Barakel. The Tubing Hill was very icy and FAST!! My dad worked the hill and said that they sent down a train of 36 on Saturday morning!!!
Broomball and ice hockey were to of the favored sports. Here's Joey Kruger working hard to get to the ball. Snow football was also a big hit, except I took a nap during this time (shhh).
So anyone who thought that Pastor Matt was neat, was wrong. Yup these are all his clothes. Amber wouldn't be happy.
Brooke never enjoys getting her picture taken.

Well that was Winter Camp at Barakel. We had a great weekend. The speaker was Terry Coons. He challenged the kids about salvation. His point about it was that it wasn't just a one time thing, but a lifetime of working out their salvation. It is something that grows as we grow. He was very good, and I really enjoyed his message. If you would like to hear him, you can listen on the Camp Barakel website.

Preschool Class

On Sunday nights I have the priviledge of working in the preschool class as a helper. Angie is the teacher, and she does a great job! I love working with the kids, they say the funniest things. A couple weeks ago Amber Delong was eating pretzels for snack time and one of the pretzels looked like a "D". She said "my dad's name starts with a D, D A D!! Then a couple of the other kids said, wow, my dad's name is D A D too! I just laughed. :)

Adam V. is funny because he asks a lot of questions. He askes very good questions about the lesson...things that I wouldn't think to ask.

Well below are some pictures for Kara (because she likes pictures) of Angie teaching our class. I hope you enjoy them as much as I enjoy the class.

For the Tag Game...a personal recipe!

A Man's Meal

1 Frozen Pizza

Place in the oven to 350 degrees for 10 minutes.

Remove and eat with Coke!