just one more post.....

this is a couple we have really gotten close to over the last few years. 'uncle tommy' and 'sissy' are pastors of a small but faithful congregation in hitchins kentucky. they love our babies and spoil all of us when we go to visit. thanks to them we have a few more percent of our budget raised and much encouragement throughout the year!!!! we love you guys!!!!!!!

new art bibs

these are some bibs i made to keep their clothes clean when we paint. i just used clear vinyl and bias tape. they work like a charm and cost me about 50 cents a piece. aren't they cutie pies wearing them too!!!!!

cail at her best

this is one of those pics that she will be shooting me for in a few years but i couldn't resist. she was getting ready for bed and found my hand bag and jandles. yes, folks that's all she's wearing. poor thing to have a mean mommy like me to post this on our blog for all to see!!!!!
the other one is today and she dressed herself. clothed from head to toe this time and looking so grown up, i just had to share!!!!!

get um' boys

sorry for all you animal lovers extreme but this week for the bowlin's has included much exterminating. my husband has had a couple of days to destress (or try to anyway in the midst of school work and headquarters work) and spend some time outside with friends!!!!! we had some amazingly tasty goose chili yesterday and a freezer stocked for a while with meat. we will be able to head to our home church this sunday. haven't been there for a month or two so it will be nice to catch up with the chapel pike folks. then next week we are off to new york, and then some more touring around indiana!!!!

fussner/bowlin reunion in marion

back home again in indiana. so sad to see the fussner's leave the south pacific but glad to see them on this side of the world. emily watched the girls for a bit while beth and i ran an errand and this is what became of my princesses. dress up time with emily her auntie and her grandma!!!!!

swamped

well once again another month has flown by and you have not heard much from the bowlin's. we have been trying out a new adventure( as if we need more adventure in out lives) that we think will really help us along the way!



o.k. so it is not nearly as shiny and new but we really love it so far. it is an 87' and kinda retro but we are fixing it up and making into a bowlin type home. we took it out to family camp this week and started working out the kinks. the water ran out, electricity went out, hot water heater stopped, and we had no idea that you have to shut the valves to the sewage as soon as possible after emptying. we almost got stunk out of the place and drove all our neighbors away but after closing the valves and spraying lots of air freshener we were all back to bed.

we are excited to say that because of this new addition our daughter cail is now potty trained (again!?). we have saved money on hotels and food already and have had better and more sleep than usual when traveling! help us in thanking the Lord for this blessing and pray our safe travels as we visit south bend, hitchins kentucky, e-town ky, new york, and the dakota's, within the next few months!!!!! we are at 43% of our needed funds to return to n.z. help us in praying for that as well. we need 100% of our funds to come in before jan. so we can get back to the field and continue this work God has planned for us to do!!!!

thanks as well for your prayer this week as josh starts his masters courses at the seminary at indiana wesleyan university. he will be in class from 8am-5pm every day and then have a book or two to read and papers to write every night. wow, i dont know how anyone can keep up with that schedule. he has already tested out of one class and written a page or two or five maybe and read about 6 books. look out world!!!!! josh is on his way!!!!!!

funny nz adds

check out stephenie's blog to find some funny videos of new zealand summertime adds.