the grubb six

Wednesday, July 27, 2011

chicks & grandpa updates

had 3 more chicks hatch on monday, and 1 on tuesday. today we inspected the not-hatched eggs. they were all in different stages of development when they stopped growing. only 1 looked close to full-grown.

grandpa is staying in the hospital a bit longer. they are not yet satisfied with his recovery from the surgery (issues with numbers) and will keep him a few more days. never the less, physical therapy and occupational therapy are happening several times a day.

Sunday, July 24, 2011

they're here!

when we got home from camping - one baby chick was just coming out of it's shell! they were supposed to hatch before we left to go camping (if they hatch in 3 weeks), but they hadn't. the "instructions" said they should stay about 3 days in the incubator after hatching without adding food or water, so we thought it would be safe to leave them. we were prepared to be really bummed if we missed them hatching, but also in the last few days the temperature in the incubator had been pretty high and (as they were late) i wasn't sure if they would hatch at all.

so we were surprised and excited when 1 came. 1 more came an hour after we got home, so that was fun too.

this is interesting timing as my dad goes in for surgery tomorrow and then will be coming to live with us in a couple days! baby chicks and a patient too!

church beach trip

church camping trip

every july our church goes camping in big bear. this year we camped at green valley lake. it was a blast!

on our way up, we stopped by the grieco's for dinner as they were hosting a PCC reunion! fun to see a bunch of people scott went to college with.

then we found our campsite (after much searching with no cell signal) and set up in the tent.

saturday we spent on the lake.

scott took kik wheeling in the bronco. i took jo, ky, & sy out in a row boat where jo learned to row.

we had lunch out in the boat and then when scott & kik got back we spent the afternoon swimming

and fellowshipping with friends.

the trip was made more interesting because 1/3 of the people only speak spanish and 1/3 only speak english and 1/3 are bilingual. we had Bible study in the evening in spanish (i translated for scott). then we had morning study in english. we are just beginning spanish services on sunday mornings, so this was the beginning of the adventure. :)

Monday, July 18, 2011

CHEA convention

i attended the convention by myself this year as scott stayed with the kids and worked. (it was friday & saturday). i was planning to stay in a hotel with our pastor's wife, but she ended up not coming so i had a quiet hotel room all to myself - and didn't really know what to do! but i managed.this couple days is such a boost every year. i walk away encouraged in my roles as wife, mother, teacher, and follower of Christ.