when my blog moved from the suggested sites on my Google Chrome “open new tab” page…oddly enough, it was replaced by Cabelas. I guess that should tell you where my mind has been lately.
Hunting season has gone into hiatus here in PA. I’ve been pretty busy hunting in my spare moments. It was a pretty fun season, even though I didn’t shoot the monster buck. I did manage to harvest a doe, thanks to my buddies Paul and Jared. Paul was even so gracious as to help me butcher the deer, hanging in his garage at about 20 degrees the other night. One of the highlights of this year was getting to hunt with Levi and Sadie! We worked pretty hard to get a deer to wander in front of Sadie, but it didn’t happen for her this year. I think she had a good time, though, and she wants to go again. We froze our bippies off sitting out in the woods, even though we both had on like 15 layers. It must have something to do with having southern blood running through my veins!
December started with some excitement at the Sublett house: I lost my voice and found a scooter. I’m not sure what happened with my voice, but it started failing before the 9am service. By the end of the 11, I couldn’t sing. I spoke at the college student luncheon, which was good, but certainly didn’t help my vocal chords. That afternoon I could barely manage a whisper. Our church hosted an event for families that raised money to support orphanages in Myanmar, Rwanda, and the Dominican Republic. Part of the event was a silent auction, in which Craig Kissell (Kissell Motorsports) donated a sweet scooter. Much to my surprise, Kim bid and won the scooter for me! It’s a jet black Genuine Roughhouse 50, and I can hardly wait for some warm weather. I’ve been looking for a way to save some $ on the daily running around. Now we’ll just have to see how I get all 5 kids on the back of that thing…don’t laugh, I’ve seen it done in the DR!
Thanks to Craig and the guys at KMS! I’ve got to get a couple of helmets before the winter is over, and I’m thinking that I probably need a sweet leather jacket, too…
We’re days away from finalizing Josie’s adoption, and things are going super! She’s doing well in school, making friends, and loving being part of Team Sublett. Each day seems to bring new and wonderful first experiences for Josie and Annabelle, from Christmas shopping (they bought gifts for everyone using of their own money!) to trimming the tree, to singing Christmas carols and the school choir concert to going bowling with some friends…it just might be the most wonderful time of the year.
I think what I love the most is the fact that we are helping re-shape what FAMILY means to a couple of young girls who have had a rough start in life. We’re showing them what it means to live as people of faith, hope, and love. And they’re responding even better than we had hoped. It’s had its moments, and it might not always be easy, but it sure is good…
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Lisa · December 15, 2010 at 12:15 pm
So glad you’re back!!! 🙂
the duf knows no bounds · March 1, 2011 at 1:02 am
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