HAIR - the one year update

It has officially been one year since I started growing my hair out. I have been weighed, measured and found wanting... My hair is only six inches long. I have four inches to go.
Check out these before and after (proof that my hair has grown - which is reassuring to me that this won't last forever) pictures.
March 2007 (After 1 month of growth)



1 year of growth(that looks like 6 inches to me).

Pops Bday Wii (and some pictures)

Everyone chipped in and got Jill's Dad a Wii. It was great to watch Jill's parents getting a little competitive playing golf. I hope it turns out to be a great source of fun for everyone.

Also Here are some pictures that we have collected recently.
Caleb's New Camera Pics
The Hockey Game
Caleb Is nine
Ethan too cool
Ethan and Dad Painting

Jinnapang, Ethan and Caleb's first hockey game

We had a great time (we stayed up too late for the boys) watching the Shreveport Mudbugs play Hockey. We won 9-0 and Caleb and Ethan got a kick out of the crowd throwing plastic crawfish on the ice every time we scored. They also loved getting to see the mascot run around. It was a great night.

Caleb's starts his last year in the single digits.

Caleb Murphy is officially 9 years old today. One at the beginning of the month we had a party for him. It was more of a guys night out with his buddies in Shreveport. We picked up his longtime friend Alexander in Bossier. First we hit the McDonald's and they ran around on the play place stuff. Then we went to the boardwalk with the plan of going bowling. The bowling alley was closed. Then we thought about doing a movie. Hannah Montana was the only thing playing. The boys didn't want to admit they wanted to see it(besides it was sold out). So I let them just run around on the boardwalk playing chase while I watched them and the river. I brought homemade doozie cookies and some candles. So we sang happy birthday on the riverwalk. Later that night we went to one of those fun places. The boys played arcade games and they did go carts. They got to race a bunch of 6th grade girls and they won. You know they were proud. After returning all his friends, I took Caleb out for hot chocolate just to say we stayed up past midnight.
Then today we just did a family thing with cake and some presents. It was a good day. I am so very proud of my boy. He is shaping into a fine man!

Our New Guest

Well, we are excited. We have our new guest staying here at the house. Her name is Jinnapang Rayubkul, she is from Thailand. She is staying with us as apart of a English as a second language program. She will be living with us for a month. It is pretty exciting learning all about Thailand and how different we are. It is like looking in the mirror when you have someone stay with you, suddenly you become aware of all your own idiosyncrasies. Especially when contrasted with someone from the other side of the planet. It is really been a joy to have her here. I hope she really enjoys our stay with us and she learns a lot. I will be putting up pictures soon.

Royalty Free Music

Check out http://www.twistedtracks.com it is a royalty free music and sound effects website that I have used a couple of times. They offered me a free music track if I did a little grassroots promoting by putting this link on my blog. Well, I am working on another short "Zephyr Film" and I know I could easily find the music I need on twistedtracks.com so here is the link. So for any of my friends that do short film making stuff for churches here is a good resource for you. Enjoy