Yankee Shine

7/12/07 - 5th Day - After Breakfast. I haven't posted much this week. I've been taking a bit of a break. It's been pretty hot here (actually seasonal, but very humid) and I haven't really been doing too much.

Today our son Robert (age 8) leaves to spend a month with his grandma and granddad, heading to a family reunion in upstate New York. Here is a snippet of an actual conversation at our breakfast table this morning:

Sarah (age 3): "Mommy, is New York far away?"

Mommy: "Yes Sarah, it is, and that is the way we like it"

Daddy: "Yes, because they have Yankees up there. Yankees everywhere"

Sarah: "And bears?"

Mommy: "Yes, Yankees and Bears"

Sarah: (after a pause to think) "Mommy, are Yankees monkeys?"

Mommy: "There is a question for the ages! But technically, no dear, they aren't monkees"

I hope our Yankee friends don't get too offended, but I just report the facts, and I hope you all are thankful that we told Sarah you aren't monkeys.

My mother and sister were here for a few days and my mother is picking up Robert to haul him off for the long reunion trip. They rented a lake house on Lake Brownwood, so yesterday we had a picnic out at the lake. The children had a great time swimming and playing.

I hope to get part 3 of the "What is the Gospel?" series posted on BiblicalAgrarianism.com today. I hope you all will read all three of the current parts and let us know what you think.

I hope all is well with you all.

Your servant in Christ Jesus,

Michael Bunker