The Outcome

Winners: Scott and Charles
Losers: Bob and Dan

Overeaters: everyone except Luke

A Very Veggie Rookfest...

Ok; I'm sorry it's been so long. I do have an excuse. I got a new memory card in my camera; took tons of great photos of Maggie's birthday, etc. and my computer won't read the memory card. It's been very frustrating, but the birthday and other posts are going to have to wait until I can get it figured out. (By the way, she's 7 now; same age as her brother for a little while...)

Anyway, I've also been busy planning this year's Rookfest - A Very Veggie Rookfest, if you will. We will commence competition on Wednesday (day before turkey day) and hopefully, will have our winners and losers before bedtime.

The cast of characters:

Bob the Tomato (Dad- was there any question?)
Bob is a tomato (obviously) and is straight-laced and by-the-book. He is known as a narrator for Veggie-Tales, but also plays a character on occasion.





Madame Blueberry (Mom, not because she's blue, but because there aren't as many female veggie characters)
Is so blue-hoo-hoo; blue-hoo-hoo, blue-hoo-hoo-hoo; she’s so blue, she don’t know what to do. One of the many “fruits” who gets to be on Veggie Tales despite her classification in the plant kingdom.











Archibald Asparagus (Charles)
Archibald, or “Archie,” as he is known by his friends, is the resident intellectual. He wears an eyeglass (apparently, only having one bad eye) and usually has an answer ready for everything.








Larry (Lauri - yes I know, Larry's a boy, but Larry was Lauri's childhood nickname...)
Bob the tomato’s quirky sidekick. This cucumber is highly creative and an accomplished song-writer. Really loves his lips. May or may not have a lisp, depending on the day.







Larry-Boy (Scott, 'cause he's a super hero)
Larry the cucumber’s alter-ego. He is a super-hero who favors plungers on his head.












Petunia Rhubarb (Barb, who has been called Rhubarb many times in her life)
Petunia is a reporter who usually gets the scoop, unless an evil fruit leads her astray. Sporting a braid in her hair; she also likes to sing about her Sport Utility Vehicle.













Mr. Lundt (Andy, whose eyes go away when he smiles)
A decorative Spanish gourd who grew up in New Jersey and speaks with a Mexican-Spanish accent. A notable feature is his lack of eyes. He often wears a hat.















Laura Carrot (Sara, our resident carrot-top)
A middle child in the carrot family, Laura has two brothers, Lenny and Baby Lou. She also knows how to drive a milk truck. Junior Asparagus is her best friend.




The Peach (Dan, have you seen his hair lately?)
A peach who needs a hairbrush, because he’s got hair. One of the racier Veggie-Tales characters, he has appeared onscreen in only a towel.






Hopefully I will not come home with the ugly little boy or nudie gorilla. Time will tell...we'll keep you posted.

Goodbye

A friend of ours went to heaven today. Deron Arnold had a double lung transplant four months ago and never left the hospital. He and his wife documented their struggles and the peace they have found in the Lord through it all on their blog; http://www.deronarnold.blogspot.com. Please pray for Jan and their 3-year old boys, Max and Mark during this difficult time.

A Tender Heart

Tonight was one of those nights that makes me really understand the verse "but Mary treasured up all these things and pondered them in her heart..."

I was rounding up the kids to get them in bed and found Jake reading a Bible study book that I brought home today - "The Names of God" by Ann Spangler. I am in a Bible study with six other women - we've been meeting for seven years and it is a huge blessing in my life. I have been very excited to get into this book; it studies 52 names of God found in the Bible and what they mean.

Jake was reading so intently, I hated to interrupt and send him off to bed. When I told him it was time, he looked up at me and said, "Mom, can I get up early tomorrow and keep reading this book?" We decided that we are going to do that together every morning. He is so excited. He said, "I've been reading page 88. I really like page 88. Can I put this bookmark there?"

When I was tucking him into bed, he prayed for his dad at work, for Maggie not to get in trouble at school and for me to have a good night's sleep. Then he prayed that his Bible study would be good in the morning. I had a hard time saying "good night" in a normal voice. He has such a tender heart.

I guess I shouldn't be surprised. He is directly responsible for Maggie asking Jesus into her heart. It was a few years ago - they were playing in the toy room in the basement. They came upstairs afterwards and told me that Maggie was a Christian. I asked what had happened, did he tell her how to pray...with visions of the two of them kneeling and praying together... To which Maggie replied, "No, Mom, he just told me where I would go if I didn't ask Jesus into my heart, so I did it." I guess that's one way to witness!