Homecoming 2009
Dibs asked Natalie Larsen to the dance...kinda. He came home one night telling about the scheme he devised. He had carefully opened a box of popcorn and wrote his name on the inside, and then hot glued the box back together. The note that went on the outside said something like: "Find my name inside." He told of delivering the box and getting caught kinda. I then asked,"But did the note say anything about the dance?" He had a puzzled look and then said, "No, No I guess it didn't." We laughed and tried to figure out a solution. I finally said, "You should go back with a note that says : Now that you've popped the corn, I'll pop the question--Will you go to Homecoming with me?" He never actually had to take the note. She figured it out and answered him with a box stuffed full of "Yes" and "No" slips. At the bottom of the box there was a cookie the size of a pie that said "Yes" spelled out in M&M's. It was the tie breaker.
They had 5 other couples with them on the date. Homecoming consisted of a day date and then dinner and then the dance. For their "Day Date" they went on a photo scavenger hunt, in groups of 4. I don't know who won, or if it was even set-up as a competition. Dinner was yummy lasagne, green salad, and bread at the acclaimed restaurant: "On the Rooftop"... :) The family had fun putting that all together! Dibs made Natalie's wrist corsage. It's a white band that buttons, with cotton flowers--a pink one, a tiny black one and a white one. I wonder if he took a close-up photo of it. It matched her beautiful dress perfectly. The dance was enjoyable. Dibs wore his nice Sunday shoes but switched into his comfy Converse sneakers. From what I know it was fun for everyone. I hope so!
Dibs, Shenanigans, Norm--Mr. DJ Disco dancing, Jeff ... "YMCA"
Norm, Ingrid, Shannon, Dibs, Jeff..."Ye Ole Skeleton Crew".
Funny bones, hanging around the set.
What does an 18 year old do when he has his driver's license?...Gets his scooter license of course...he passed with flying colors.
Well, here's the finished product. Jeff made a coal box for our woodstove that is electrically run. It's pretty nifty. The kitchen stays cosy warm. Peterman puts in a bucket of coal in the magic black & red box, once in the morning, once in the evening. The electric part: a motor and timer. You can see the gear/pulley thingy. It's connected to an auger that advances the coal from the box to the stove's fire box. It will "purr" all night, coming on for 15 minutes every hour...that's how I understand it. I can cook without needing to figure in firebuilding time. It's virtually ready to go when I am. We can still use the stove if the electricity fails, but we'll just have to tend it ourselves. Jeff keeps things interesting at our home. He always has a new project on the back burner (pun intended!) :) We love his inventions and we love Him!!!
