Pure Joy

Thus Far...

I woke up grouchy...so my kind husband took Christopher for a walk to get me flowers while I went back to sleep.

Jacob make french toast for breakfast, then we all watched, "Duck Tales". Why are cartoons so much better on Saturday morning?

We went for a run. We've been doing this program, because I'm not a runner but would like to be. So today we ran a little over 2 miles. About 1 mile along I wanted to cry and stop, and probably would have but, once again, Jacob saved me and made me keep going.

Took a shower and actually did my hair, a first for this week.

Watched Arthur on the wall with our projector while laying on our bed.

Went to a couple of stores to find a kite to fly tonight, and an adorable hat for Steven at the D.I.

Now it's nap time and I feel blessed.

Father's Day

Yesterday we honored my favorite person in the world. Jacob. He is such a wonderful father, I really can't ask for more. He works so hard to provide for our family, and still makes time to spend with us. And did I mention our boys LOVE him!


There is rarely a time when Jacob's in the room that Christopher is not looking at him. We will often look down at Christopher and see him smiling at Jacob. I love it! And the other day I asking Steven what his favorite thing we did that day, he said, "play with daddy". Yes, we are truly blessed to have Jacob in our lives.

3 in 1

For those of you who forgot, Jacob is working with a group to help alleviate poverty for his graduate degree. His thesis is researching and developing something called collaborative products. Basically it's taking a couple of products that can be used separately and then combining them to make an entirely different item. For example, sometimes a large plastic spoon and a fork are put together to make salad tongs!
Anyway last summer he invented a block plane that when you re-adjust some of the components it turns into a chisel and a sanding block. Thus, those who need tools for their livelihood but don't have enough money to buy them all, can have three tools for the price of one.

The professor Jacob is working with just got back from Africa to demonstrate a well drill made in one of his professor's class, but he also took Jacob's block plane. He showed it to this guy, who LOVED it! He figured out it was three tools and knew how to utilize all three tools. They didn't have great communication, so they couldn't really communicate too well with him, but he kept saying, "It's 3 in 1!"


I'm so proud of Jacob. It's exciting to see something that he designed being loved in another part of the world! I know that he will do great things in the future. What can I say, he's amazing!