Interesting Stuff and Nonsense

I was alerted to this cool blog a while back and now I'm addicted. A photo 'commentary' on european street fashion...so cool I can't stand it:
http://www.thesartorialist.blogspot.com/

Anyhoo-the Guided By God's Spirit District Convention was one of the best yet, of course. We had a great time even though it rained off and on the whole time and humidity in Huntsville Al was at 90%. The Huntsville City Park is such a lovely place to hang out during lunch and since we were staying at the Holiday Inn accross from the Convention Center, we took advantage of our close proximity to the park to visit it 'after-hours' as well. I thought it might be a hassle to walk to the site every day but it wasnt bad at all. Jew toted the baby and the kids shared the lunch load and books. I even took my parasol along which was a life-saver during our stroll. Ladies, invest in a pretty parasol if you're going to be out-of-doors. I can't stress the good sense of this enough!

Last night was Johnson's first talk. His reading was in the back school but consisted of fifteen verses in Acts that were replete with long, multi-syllabled city names. He did a great job pronouncing the names correctly and kept a nice audible tone throughout. Daddy gave him a new flat-top for the occasion...so handsome! Afterwards, we made it a point to visit Sonic for treats since it was a special event. He really felt important...heh heh.

In other news, my dog, Mrs Roper, is convincing me repeatedly that she is indestructible. A few days ago, my neighbor hit her with his truck while she chased him down the driveway. She and my Pyrenees Bernice have the worst habit of doing this, despite our efforts to keep them from it. So it was inevitable that one of them was hit. We thought Mrs Roper was a goner; she flopped around pitifully after the fact and couldnt use her back legs at all. I had to carry her to our porch and give her fresh water and food right there. I couldnt take her to the vet right away because Jonathan had two of the car seats so we decided to wait until the next day and see how she was faring. The next morning, she was still pretty perky and didnt seem to be in too much pain, though she still couldnt use her back section at all. I took her to the vet and he diagnosed her with a 'hurt back'. Since there were no broken bones, he gave her a shot of cortisone and some antibiotics along with the positive statement that he wouldnt be a 'bit surprised if she bounced back'. Not 20 minutes after the shot, she was already putting a little weight on her back legs. Looks like she might make it after all.