Here’s a slideshow of my recent trip to Canada. This year, as opposed to my trip in 2008, the weather was perfect. Actually swam in the lake, which is almost unheard of in May. I feel lucky that I was asked to come along and help get the cabin ready for the season.
God’s Undertaker: Has Science Buried God? by John Lennox
My rating: 4 of 5 stars An extremely accessible book examining whether or not recent scientific advancements finally render God unnecessary. I found it to be a very enjoyable read. Lennox does not go into excruciating detail and that makes the book quite readable. I’m a Christian, and I found it to be a refreshing reminder that being a Christian, does not mean checking my brain at the door. Highly recommended for anyone interested in a quick discussion of God and science. View all my reviews >>
Here’s a pic of the lights that I hope to use in our new and improved dining area. What I’d like to do is use exposed conduit to hook 3 of them together over a long, rectangular dining table. Exposed conduit may seem like an odd choice, but I like industrial things. I know I’ll never live in a loft downtown, but that doesn’t mean I can’t create that same look and feel in small ways. btw, these are $22.86 at Amazon.
As part of our dining room remodel, we’re going to need a new table. Currently we use a 60” square table, as it maximizes the seating space in our small breakfast nook. Our new space will be rectangular, and so will accommodate a longer table, and, we’re hoping, a bunch more people. I saw this workbench design on Fine Woodworking, and thought I might be able to modify it for use as a dining table. What think ye?
I would make the overhangs larger to allow seating on each end. I like the use of industrial materials in residential space, and I like being able to see the mechanical bones of an object. Also, our budget for this remodel is roughly ZERO dollars, and I have a lot of free plywood to use up. I’m thinking one of these, about 10 feet long, would accommodate a bunch of Boss’.
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The Boss’ are currently up to their necks in a small remodel. It’s challenging trying to get anything done with the little ones under foot, but I wouldn’t have it any other way. Jack, especially, is learning a lot. We thought he was taking a nap the other day and we heard a bump in his room. Lindy went in and found that he had pried the trim off of his bedroom window with a flat head screw driver. More pictures coming soon.
Here’s a brief video of our new piglets. They’re starting to get comfortable in their new home.
In our quest to help Ben improve his spelling, we’ve (I’ve) decided to employ technology to assist him. With the old pencil and paper method, I was having a hard time correcting the number of spelling errors that I was seeing. Likewise, Ben was having to erase much of what he wrote and attempt to rewrite it. It was messy all around. Being a Gmail user, I decided to set up a simple Google document that Ben could add to everyday, thereby serving as his journal. The advantage of the Google document being that spelling is being checked in real time. The one thing that I prefer in Google Documents versus something more robust, like Microsoft Word, is the fact that it notifies you of spelling errors, but it does not fix them automatically. A word will be underlined with red if it’s spelled wrong, and you have to right click on it in order to get suggested words to pop up. Some of his misspellings are so far off that no suggestions are offered, and in those cases he needs to ask his mom or Emma for some help. Overall, I think it’s going pretty well. He loves using the computer, so that serves as motivation to do the work everyday. I like the fact that I can check the document later in the day from my office, and correct the work and add notes if necessary. It’s sort of a crude use of technology at this point, but it seems to be helping. Other suggestions? Leave a comment.
