Interview with Norah

I asked Norah to comment on the fact that Creed has released a new album and is currently on tour in support of the release. She seemed pretty upset about the whole affair considering the fact that she's a baby and has only recently begun to suffer the music of Creed. Imagine how upset the rest of us (who have all lived through the release of multiple Creed albums in the past decade) have the right to be.



Man... I really hate Scott Stapp and everything this band has ever done.

Stay Gold!

MMK

Copycat

Sarah taught Norah this trick a few weeks ago. I just happened to take a picture of it today while I was messing around with our webcam.




(Oh yeah, we have a webcam. Anyone out there have Skype/Gmail/whatever and want to video chat sometime? Hook us up with your info... mmkole@gmail.com)

In other news (as Sarah's already announced), I have a new wedding ring. Our friend Amy recently began making jewelry at a silversmithing shop in Ames and graciously agreed to make me a ring to replace the one I lost after only 1.5 years of being married. It's sterling silver, with a rough band running through the middle of it. Ain't anything fancy, but it's pretty meaningful. Sarah's rather pleased that I'm now "married" again. I guess I am, too.



Stay Gold!

MMK

5 Things Norah LOVES...

1. Making the bed.
Marshall hates...HATES...to make the bed. Wait. Let me rephrase that sentence. Marshall hates to do housework of any kind. But thankfully Norah loves to help me make the bed. MK caught her enjoyment on camera:



2. IOWA!


3. Her new(ish) bouncer.


4. Bath time!...well, and hanging out with daddy before bed!


5. And of course, Norah loves her Papa and Mama! This picture is from Kevin & Sarah's wedding back in Iowa.

Wedding ring status update! My best friend Amy, also the mutual friend who introduced Marshall and I, made MK a new wedding ring. HOORAY! Amy did such a great job - I love it! One of us will definitely post a picture of the ring soon.

Hope you all are well. MK and I are gearing up for the big game tonight. Packers play the Vikings tonight on Monday Night Football. We plan to have a few people over to watch the game. I'm excited. GO PACK GO!

SLK

Rollin'

I promised to post the video below. I love the pose at the end! Ha! I should note - since this video was taken, Norah has gotten tremendously better at rolling over (needs absolutely no help). But now, she just needs to figure out how to roll onto her back!



SLK

I wrote this with a red pen...

Norah is sleeping. Sarah is at work. I'm bored. I thought about drawing a picture or two, so I opened my drawing/writing book and started to flip through the pages trying to find an open spot that might jump out at me as needing something in particular to fill it up. Amidst that search, I read something I wrote probably two or three years ago...

Thought I'd put it out there. --


O! We are searching for the truth
but I'm finding no dry wood to feed this fire of faith
and I've been noticing lately that only embers remain
(but how I long for a blaze...)
With age the question comes swift;
are these thin trails of smoke which drift out
as my fire seems to die
strong enough to entice others unto You?
(Lord, it's all I want to do.)
I can recall those days...
Striving with purpose, but still an infant in Your ways.
Thinking the Light which I displayed
would stand the test of time.
When I could see and clearly be seen
and it was unquestioned that Grace had left me clean.
And in Your hands I found relief from the perverting darkness which surrounds.
(I was Found!)
But now, again, I need to find.
Father! don't ever turn your eyes
and keep me from closing mine and do your best to keep
my toes planted firmly along Your line
('cause I'd walk away if the choice were mine).
God, I must admit the truth
that I can't be content to find Your proof
by seeing only what has been and how You've moved.
I must also admit that I should look to find
You
in the process of trusting that there are things
that You have yet to do.


Stay Gold!

MMK