Denali

 
Logan and Wendy went to Denali State Park. Rained all day...but Logan was still wowed. She said those things in Colorado that we call mountains....are really just hills in comparison.

Something Borrowed

i am: artistic
i dream: all the time. Sometimes they actually happen
i think: but then I change my mind
i know: all things are possible through God
i want: financial security
i have: a neat family
i wish: I could paint till I'm good at it
i hate: being last on the list
i miss: deep, side splitting laughter
i fear: grinding to a halt / pain
i feel: bad when I am gruff with people
i hear: bagpipes...really
i smell: tearose perfume and think of my mom
i crave: painting at the kitchen table with my sisters
i search: the crowds for someone I know... always, everywhere
i wonder: what I could have done differently
i regret: not learning to drive a motorcycle
i love: hearing my kids cut up
i ache: pretty much all the time
i care: about globle warming
i always: have one cup of coffee before I get going
i am not: dainty or quiet or capable of either
i believe: in God
i dance: in my heart. Wish I still could in realtime
i sing: in the car
i cry: when I don't want to
i don’t always: say the right thing
i fight: when I've had enough or someone wrongs my kids.
i write: prayers
i lose: my mind... but I'm the only one in the house that can find anything.
i never: ___ this area purposely left blank
i listen: to johnny lang, marc broussard, and los lonely boys
i can usually be found: behind a computer
i need: a hip
i am happy about: simple times with my grandbaby
i desire: to be more supportive and not a dream crusher
i hope: my children realize their potential and don't make the same mistakes I have

North, To Alaska

Paul and I dropped Logan and Riddle off at DFW this morning before dawn. She flew out at about 7:30 and with a short 3hr layover in Seattle, she arrived safely in Fairbanks at about 3:30 their time. It's almost 7:00 here and we just got off the phone. She traded with a woman for a window seat on the Seattle/Fairbanks leg, and saw lots of country.
As many of you know, Logan may not know what she wants to be when she grows up, but she has always had a goal of seeing all 50 states. When my sister moved back to TX Logan thought she had lost an opportunity. But the Lord put Paul's cousin Wendy in our path, and she not only offered the invitation, she greased the wheels. She traded Logan airfare, for taking care of Riddle (her dog) until they got settled.
So Logan is off on an adventure. Here's wishing her a spectacular time in the last frontier.

Baby's first day at the Beach

Priceless

Forgetting the key to the apartment and having to fork out the doe for a room $$$
Eating out every meal because you forgot the key to the apartment $$$
Teaching your grandbaby how to make sandcastles.... PRICELESS

No Waves

JaiceyBelle's first trip to the ocean was fun. It was short, and like most of the Bukowski Family Vacations... there were surprises we like to refer to as adventures. Like someone leaving the key to the apartment in his work pants. So when we got to Brooke's apartment at 12:30 am... we couldn't get in.
Then there is the build up, telling JC about the waves. If you look closely, you will see that the ocean was flat on Sunday. No Waves.

prayer requests

Please say a prayer for baby Brooks. You might remember his birth announcement recently in this blog. He is currently in the hospital with viral meningitis. Please pray for his complete healing.
An update on our last prayer request recipient... Kay (Brooke's mom) has now received a pace maker and defib. She has been downgraded on the transplant list, and if they can get her kidneys back into good shape, she might be coming home next week.