Quiet mornings

Every once in a while, I get lucky and have a quiet morning. Thomas used to routinely sleep in till 8-8:30. In the last few weeks, those times have no come often enough. Since we started making a real push for him to stay dry all night, he started waking up, I believe mostly to go to the bathroom. The last couple of days have been very busy and Thomas, of course, decided that he would much rather play in bed than take a nap. The only good to come from that is a quiet morning for me! Maybe the kids are starting to move into their Summer schedule, which is fine by me! 


Of course, I should be getting some work done with my quiet morning, but instead, I am writing this post. We are leaving to go to Mom and Dad's condo for the holiday weekend today. While we are up there, we will celebrate Thomas' birthday. This has been the birthday week for him. We celebrated with his friends at school on Tuesday, had a special outing to the Bounce House and lunch out on Wednesday and then cupcakes at church Wednesday night. Yesterday was a special 'Splash Day' at preschool, so that felt different to him too. I was talking to him yesterday and was trying to get him to guess what we might do that was special this wekend. I suggested that we hadn't yet opened any birthday gifts and that we would be having his 'party' this weekend and he would get to open gifts and have cake. His eyes got all big and he said, "Really? I get ANOTHER party??!?!" Sweet, sweet boy. He would have been perfectly content for his birthday to have just been this string of fun activities. He wasn't even worried about the gifts. I am going to enjoy that sweet spirit while it lasts because I'm pretty sure he will be ready for gifts right away next year....


Well, if we are going to have birthday cake this weekend, I should probably go make it and accomplish something in my quiet morning!

4 years already??!?!

It is hard to believe that this was us just 4 short years ago. We had no idea how much our lives were about to change. We knew that everything would be different, but until you hold that baby in your arms, you hear the little cries and noises that they make, you kiss that soft, sweet skin, you just have no clue how much your life will change. Everyday is something new. Everyday creates a new challenge. Everyday has ups and downs, but everyday has your sweet baby in it. 


Thomas- here is a little bit about what has been going on with you in the past year...

Shortly after your third birthday, we started potty training. This has been a long process, but we are well on our way to being fully potty trained. As with all things with you, when you decide you are ready to do something, you just do it. We have seen this with lots of areas in the past year and potty training was no different. We had a busy Summer last Summer. We went to Pennsylvania for the Church Retreat at Camp Manatawny in June, spent a week at the beach over the 4th of July with all of the Shy family to celebrate Ghee Ghee and Grandpa's 40th wedding anniversary, and went back to Pennsylvania for Camp in July. Aunt Leah and Uncle Frazer were in town over the Summer for a visit as well. You went back to Music Class in September and we enjoyed going together every Monday. 

The biggest change this year also came in September when you started in Preschool at Walnut Hills Learning Center. The coolest thing about your preschool has to do with who your teacher is. Ghee Ghee and I took you to Kidsburg to play one day and ran into my kindergarten teacher. I was her very first class out of college. It just so happened that she was teaching preschool and had openings in your class. We went and signed you up immediately. You love your teachers- Miss Trish and Miss Jeannie. If you could, you would go to preschool every day. 

This Winter, you also took your second train ride with Grandpa to Richmond. You are always excited to see the trains and getting to ride on one was a very special treat. This Spring, we took a quick trip to New York City for my cousin Eileen's wedding. We did some touring in New York and you were an exceptional little boy for the wedding. We also went to Charleston for my college roommate's wedding. We again did a little bit of touring. We got to take a boat ride out to Fort Sumter, which you really enjoyed.


Over the last year, there have been times where we wondered if you knew your colors or letters or things like that. Then, out of the blue, you give the right answer as if you have known it forever. With your progress report at school in January, we weren't sure you knew all your colors. The day I had a meeting with Miss Trish, we went to Ghee Ghee and Grandpa's for lunch. Ghee Ghee put M&M's out and made you tell her the right color and then you could eat that M&M. You got them all right. You knew your colors, but needed the motivation to show us what you know. This is the pattern that we see with your learning progress. Daddy says that he was the same way growing up. You are a very smart little boy, but save your knowledge for when you are ready to show it. 


You still love playing with your trains, and have quite a collection of Thomas Trains. You enjoy any kind of truck or construction equipment. One of your favorite things is for me to drive down Ironbound Road, where they are expanding the lanes. You love to see all the excavators, steam rollers, dump trucks and bulldozers. Of course, you still love your music. You don't spend as much time singing from your songbook, but you do still love it. At church, you like for Daddy to give you the mouse so you can click through the slideshow on Sunday nights after church. You frequently blow your train whistle as your pitch pipe before you start singing. You love to play with all of the Little People that we have. You spend lots of time playing in your playroom and most of that time is playing with the Little People. You also love to sing with your karaoke machine and mostly sing with your Veggie Tales CD. Ghee Ghee gave you a little computer that you spend a lot of time playing with. Watching you play with that was also how I realized that you know most of your letters. 

You love your little sister. You are always concerned with where she is, what she is doing and giving her hugs. You get a little too affectionate with her sometimes. You like to give her hugs, but are still learning that hugs around the neck aren't so comfortable for the other person. When she was a baby, we taught you to kiss the top of her head so that you weren't kissing her face. You still like to kiss her on the top of her head. Daddy and I think that on her wedding day, you will still give her kisses on the top of her head.  


If you had your way, you wouldn't spend much, if any time coloring/painting/cutting/glueing. You would much rather be playing with trucks or trains. You are starting to learn to write your name and can make a T. You recognize your name quickly and without problem, but, again, you aren't super interested in sitting still to work on writing it by yourself. You love the water and would stay in the pool or tub or your water table all day if I let you. I believe that by the end of this Summer, you will be a complete fish and swim without any problem. You get good practice blowing bubbles in the bath tub.


Your Daddy and I are very proud of how much you have grown up in the last year. You are starting to do lots of things independently. We are very proud of how much you are accomplishing. Just when we think that you aren't understanding something, you show us that you have mastered that topic and just don't care to show us anymore about it. This is just like your Daddy was growing up! You are a sweet and loving little boy and we love you very much! HAPPY 4TH BIRTHDAY THOMAS!

Camping out (or in...)

For Christmas, Thomas and Tom both got sleeping bags and a tent. They were too excited to wait till it was warm enough to camp out, so they did the next best thing:

They camped out inside!

They had a treat of graham crackers and hot chocolate with marshmallows. Almost as good as S'mores. This was a good trial run for trying to sleep outside. Thomas was not so interested in going right to sleep and it took some time to get him to settle down. 

Emelia wanted to sleep with them, but I don't think anyone was ready for that!

Everyone woke up in a good mood and Thomas was ready to sleep in the tent every night. They were able to camp inside a couple of times. The tent became a favorite place to play during the day, and stayed set up as long as I could stand to have it in my living room.


A couple of weeks ago, the weather was finally warm enough and not stormy. The boys jumped at the first chance they had to sleep outside!

Before going to sleep, they roasted marshmallows and had a little fire. From the bedroom, I could hear them talking in the tent right outside my window. What a sweet way for me to fall asleep, listening to the two of them talking about all kinds of things. Thomas slept like a log the whole night. Tom enjoyed hearing the owls, deer and other critters through the night. 

Again, the boys woke up in a good mood and are looking for the next available weekend to have another camp out!

Catching fleeting moments

Well, since the last time I blogged, quite a few things have changed. I decided that it was past time for me to start blogging again. Mostly, I know that I don't have the time or the desire to devote tons of time to scrapbooking my children's every move. There are lots of moments that I would love to remember, love to be able to share with them later in life and would enjoy sharing with friends and family. A lot of these moments have long been forgotten since I didn't have a good and easy way of recording them. I don't want to miss anymore moments. I have a friend who blogs regularly for her children and I always love to see what she has to say. I know that one day, her children will be able to look back on it and will love the stories of them growing up. I want that for my children too. Even though it is not New Year's and I don't actually do the whole resolution thing, I am making it my goal to blog frequently. I don't want to put an amount on that because in reality, any bit that I blog is more than I have done in the past! So, enough of that....


If you are reading, you likely already know that I now have two wonderful children. We are getting ready for Thomas' 4th birthday this week and have a week full of birthday festivities to get through. With Thomas' birthday this week, I have been given a reminder at just how quick they are growing up! As I write this, Emelia is cuddled on my lap and I can't keep but thinking that she is huge already. Then, I look across the playroom and see how big Thomas is and I have a hard time believing that Emelia is huge. He is the huge one!

We had lunch with my parents' yesterday after church, so the kids took naps over there. I was the one that got Thomas up and he wanted me to carry him down the stairs. I was happy to do that since he was so snuggly and loving. When we got downstairs, he climbed into Ghee Ghee's arms. He nuzzled down into her shoulder. She asked him if he was still taking a nap. His response was, "Yes, but I'm almost finished." Talk about melting our hearts... I know that in the near future, he will be giving up naps, he will be too big to carry, he won't want to be held and I will be missing the days that he wanted to be cuddled by me. With that in mind, I soaked up every second I could of cuddle time.
Tomorrow, I get to take a treat in to Thomas' preschool for him to share with his friends for his birthday. I also get to ready a story to his classmates. Thomas has chosen for me to read "Goodnight, Goodnight Construction Site." My Aunt Donna and Uncle Kirk gave Thomas this book for Christmas 2011 and it very quickly became a favorite. Wednesday is his actual birthday, so we will do something special during the day. His 'party' will be on Saturday. 

Emelia is a smart, loving, independent 14 month old. She is keeping us busy, for sure! She is really starting to talk a whole lot more. One of her favorite words is 'ball' and will walk around saying that over and over while carrying her ball. This morning, while eating, I was able to get her say 'strawberries.' I am glad that I was on the phone with my mom so that I had proof that she said it because I haven't been able to get her to say it again! She says 'Dada' frequently and usually runs (as much as she can at this point) to the door to greet Tom when he gets home from work. He then gets a 'Dada' with outstretched arms, ready to be held by him. I have heard the occasional Ghee Ghee, Grandpa, Mama, up, and book. She is proficient with the word 'more.' We hear lots of 'Mo, mo' during dinner, along with her signing more. Her way of signing more is to stick her index finger into the palm of her other hand. Her absolute favorite word is 'quack'. We have some ducks in our neighborhood pond that we go to visit frequently. We have been doing this since the week she came home from the hospital. She loves to go see them and quacks as soon as we start walking towards the pond. There doesn't have to be a duck in sight for her to quack. She spent most of the sermon quacking one Sunday night. 


Emelia wants to do everything that her brother does and follows him around all the time. I'm guessing she could do without a few of his hugs. He is always ready to give her hugs and kisses, which really turn into her being tackled and sometimes chocked from his 'love.' I know that he doesn't want to be rough with her and is just trying to show her some love. This is another of those moments that I am afraid will slip away, so I try to enjoy while it lasts. I hope that they will always be good friends, because right now, they like it best when the other one is around. 

So, time to get back in the saddle and keep this up!

Busy couple of weeks

Well, we are right in the middle of a couple of busy weeks... Thomas had his first little bug two weekends ago, which included many trips to the doctor, blood being drawn and having to get a urine sample.The poor baby did a great job and took all of the poking and prodding really well. Thomas also had his 2-month old checkup. He is already 12 lbs. 13 on!! He is also 24 inches long... 2 FEET!!! He is at the 90th% for his height... big boy!!


In the middle of the doctor trips, Grandpa Neumann came out for a couple of days to see Thomas. He got in EARLY Tuesday morning and left Wednesday night. It was a short trip, but we think it was well worth it! Grandpa could not believe how big Thomas had gotten since June. Much heavier! We had a good time relaxing at home and doing some shopping.


Grandmommy and Grandpa Shy got out here on Thursday evening. Grandmommy wanted to use the Quilt Show at the Hershey Lodge as an excuse to come up and see Thomas, and of course Grandpa came too. Friday, the four of us went to Hershey Gardens and enjoyed seeing all of the roses that were in bloom and watching the butterflies in the butterfly garden. Thomas slept the whole time we were gone. That night, Mom and I went to see 'Mamma Mia!' while Grandpa babysat. Again, Grandpa did a great job watching Thomas and was happy to do it.



On Saturday, while Tom was at work and Mom was at the Quilt Show; Dad, Thomas and I went to 'Rough and Tumble' to the John Deere Tractor Show.


Dad and I had a great time watching the tractor pull, looking at the tractor displays and looking through the sheds with old tractors that people are restoring. The tractor above is not a John Deere, but an Oliver, the same kind that was used on my Dad's family farm in Wisconsin.
Mom and Dad left Monday morning, at which point, the rest of our busy week started. All this week, we are getting ready to leave for Camp Manatawny for the week. This is always a highlight of our year and something that we really look forward to. It is such an amazingly spiritual week and we have made some lifelong friends there. It is great to serve God by showing Him to the kids and helping them learn about Him. BUT, getting to that week is a lot of work, especially when packing for all three of us now and figuring out how to pack all of Thomas' stuff.

Instead of blogging, I should be packing up... so... I guess I should get busy!

The Addicted Mother...

I just can't stop myself from posting more pictures of Thomas!! I can't stop taking them. Since I don't have enough wall space to hang all of these, I will just have to show them here!

Two of my favorite things!

The last couple of nights, Tom and I have taken Thomas to the park to take some pictures of him. I, obviously, love my son dearly, but I also love taking pictures. In less than an hour, I had taken over 130 pictures of Thomas. I would love to find a way to make some money doing this and I am still investigating how I might be able to do so. Until then, I will just share some of my favorite pictures here!

My Little Man!

Well, I know that I haven't posted anything in a really long time, so I figured it was time to start up again, especially since my Little Man is now here! Thomas was born on May 23rd and my life has not been the same since, but only in the best possible way! Thomas is the best baby. I really couldn't have asked for a better baby. God has truly blessed me with a wonderful son. Here are just a couple of the HUNDREDS of pictures that we have of him already. When we compiled all the pictures that my parents, my sister, Tom and I took in his first week, we had over 400 pictures in just a week...


Personally, I love black and white pictures, so instead of cleaning the house, I decided to play with some of his pictures and turn them into black and whites. These are some of my favorites!










Thomas has really changed our lives, but all for the better. He is a good sleeper, gives lots of smiles, has already rolled over, and in general just keeps us laughing. In my opinion, he really is the best baby around, but I am a little biased!

BABY FURNITURE!

Tom and I officially bought our first pieces of baby furniture last night! We bought the crib, the dresser (see picture--but no hutch on the dresser) , the rocker and the glider. I am not positive that the color of the fabric on the glider is exactly the same as what we got, but I think that may even be the color for that. It was quite exciting to get to sit and chose colors for the glider. We realized that this was the first piece of furniture that either of us have gotten to really feel grown-up with and look though color swatches.

The only scary part about all this is that the crib and dresser will be here in just a week. All of the books and word of mouth from friends have said to allow for 12 weeks or so for delivery time. It just so happens that the little store that we bought the furniture from are going to buy stuff this Thursday!! That means that it could be delivered by this coming weekend... That means that the office has to turn into a nursery in just one week. Needless to say, that is what Tom and I have been working on all day today and will continue to be working on for the next week... This might have just been the much needed motivation to get that room finished! Luckily, the glider won't get here for at least 6 weeks, so that gives us some time to rearrange the downstairs and get the nursery organized. Exciting times!!

Christmas 2007

Here is a little of what happened over Christmas...

Well, it seems as though my 'nesting' has begun...
While home in Williamsburg for Christmas, my mom suggested that we start working on a quilt top, just for fun (which also happens to be my mother's favorite pastime). We decided to make a Christmas wall hanging. Once I started working on it, I didn't want to stop. Mom did all the pressing and most of the cutting. I did all the sewing. In just under two days, I finished me first quilt top... Who knows what will be my next project...



It appears as though Thomas may have been the big winner this Christmas... He got lots of new clothes from Aunt E, Grandma, and Daddy. He also got some new toys from both Grandpa's... I guess everyone is excited about the new bundle of joy that is on it's way to the Neumann/Shy household!


The Christmas trip ended with an unexpectedly sad trip to Garden Ridge (a HUGE craft/garden/home furnishings/party supply store). This has been a favorite stopping point for the Shy family for many years with a prime location next to the Richmond airport. Anything you could (or couldn't) want could be found there, including many items for my wedding. Sadly, they lost their lease and were having to close until they could find another location. We just happened upon it right before it closed. While the rest of us shopped, Tom stood in a line that was about an 1 1/2 hours long. Some good bargains were found and with one last look, we bid Garden Ridge goodbye (at least until they find a new location)...

It's a Boy!

Well, December 21st came and we got to see our baby once again! We also found out that we are having a little boy!!! The baby is no longer being called Twinkers since we know that his name will be Thomas Anderson Neumann. Tom's family all have Thomas A. Neumann, but with different A's (so no Juniors). Anderson is my mother's mother's maiden name, so we have a little from both sides. We are going to call him Thomas (in part to help with confusion of too many Tom/Tommy's).

Now is time to get the house ready and get myself ready for a boy!!

The Last Three Months

Well, since I haven't updated my page recently, I figured that it was time to do so (although, I am not sure that anyone actually reads this, but it is a good way to keep track of what I have been doing...)

So, here is what I have been doing the last 3 months....

Over Labor Day weekend, Tom and I went down to my parent's new condo on the Northern Neck of Virginia. The view from the living room was amazing, seeing as their condo is right on a creek that opens up to the Piankatank River. We had a nice relaxing weekend eating on their deck, driving around and seeing the scenery and of course, Tom and I enjoyed kayaking.

While in Indiana for Dusty's 'Celebration of Life' the Neumanns took a trip to Lake Michigan. We had a really good time playing in the waves, eating a picnic lunch and playing in the sand. Unfortunately, I was a little cold (as you can tell by the picture below) and I spent most of my time under a blanket reading my book, which was just fine by me! We had a nice time enjoying the company of our family before taking the train back to Pennsylvania. That was the first time that I had been on a train since I was a little girl and I really enjoyed traveling that way. It was nice to be with family during such a difficult time.
BUT.....

The most exciting thing that has happened is pictured below.....yes... that is a little baby, although hard to tell, that is my little baby... That is currently growing inside me and getting bigger and bigger. That picture was taken when I was about 9 weeks along. I am currently over 16 weeks and will be getting a new picture on December 21st!!! Tom and I are thrilled and can't wait to be parents. In case you can't tell, Twinkers (our baby's name) is facing you, with the head on the left. My mom says that it looks like Twink is wearing headphones and Tom calls him/her our gummy bear. How exciting!!

MAY 17th, HERE WE COME!!!

Rejoicing in Heaven

As hard as it may seem here, there is great rejoicing in Heaven. Another of God's children has been called home to Him and she is now sitting in Heaven. Late Sunday night my mother-in-law, Dusty, was taking home. She valiantly battled cancer for almost 3 years and could battle no longer. The word battle hardly seems appropriate or strong enough, but unfortunately our language is lacking in words to use (or maybe I cannot come up with them at this point...). It is a great thing to know that she is in Heaven and is happy with her dad, my grandma and my baby (Auggie, who I miscarried last December). She was a wonderful woman and we will miss her on earth, but look forward to seeing her in Heaven.
There should be no tears shed on earth, although I know there will be many. We can't be selfish when God takes his children home. I would love to have her still on this earth and get to meet her grand babies and help me raise my children, but I know that she is in a much, much better place and for that we need to smile and praise the Lord.

"and I will praise you in this storm..." (Casting Crowns)

All Day...

Well, at least for the next couple of days (the end of the week), I will not be working, so I am finding that I have all kinds of time to sit and do nothing, even though I have a whole lot of something to do... I should be finishing unpacking from camp or cleaning around the house... Oh well! For the time being, I am going to enjoy just being at home during the day. I know that this won't last much longer, so I am making the most of it! : ) Which, basically means that I am going to do a whole lot of nothing!!

Well, I guess that I actually better get some laundry started and then get some dishes cleaned... I guess I won't really get to sit around all day and do nothing... Oh well....

Well, after going here and there for the last 10 days, Tom and I are back at home. We had an amazing time at my sister's wedding. Everything was beautiful and fit her personality perfectly. The only problem was the heat!! The day of the wedding hit a record high with the heat index being well over 100... and of course the wedding was in a non-air conditioned church. That's ok. We all managed to survive, drank plenty of water and cooled off using the fan programs.

It was really great getting to see family and friends that we have not seen in a while. It was especially cool to see my mom's brother, Uncle Larry and Aunt Jana, whom we have not seen for over 17 years!! And, of course he came prepared to do some magic for us. I remember him always doing magic tricks with my mom when we were growing up and it was great getting to relive some of those memories.

The Shy family was also largely in attendance. It had been over 2 years since we last saw that part of the family as well. Most of the cousins have now grown up and the youngest of us in now in college. It was really good hearing how things were going for all the of them. I only wish we had more time to catch up. While the rest of the family was going for the family reunion to the Outer Banks, Tom and I were heading up to Camp Manatawny, so we did not get as much time as we would have liked. All in all, it was a great couple of days and the wedding was beautiful. The bride and groom are currently honeymooning in Puerto Rico for a couple more days and then they will be back in Williamsburg for a short time before going back to Kobe, Japan, where they will live for at least a year.

After the wedding, Tom and I headed back up to PA to work at Camp Manatawny again this summer. Our jobs changed slightly (for Tom) and big time (for me) this year. We were ready for the new challenges and had an amazing week. Tom got right back in the swing of things being 'Mr. Exercise' and lifeguarding. This year, he also started doing the rifles. He enjoyed getting to teach the kids to shoot and he enjoyed getting to so the same himself. For me, I still taught the pre-campers, like last year. Added on to my duties was being Head Canteen person. I was like a little store manager. It was quite challenging, but I had an absolute blast doing it. Unlike last year, I got to know the campers a little better and had more direct contact with them. Almost as good as that, I was in the air conditioning all week as well... :) I also was one of a few main picture takers and then I was responsible for compiling all the pictures and putting them together for a 35 minute slide show. We ended up with about 6 GB of pictures... That is a whole lot!!
Like always, our week there was over way too soon and now we have to wait a whole year before we get to spend that kind of time there again. The best part of the week was the 17 new souls that were added to God's kingdom during the week. It is an incredible thing to see so many people (one as old as in her40's) come to know Christ and turn their lives over to Him. What a great week!! The kids were amazing and the staff had a great time together.

(Tom had to have his own coffee--including pot and grinder... He was a big hit with staff...)


Now, time for me to find a new job........

Not long now!

What a time of change in my life! It is not long now until I head into work for my last day at GCCC. I left my job at the Christian daycare so that I can find a job that will enhance me professionally and that will better allow me to serve God and work on mission work (ie Mantawany).... I should be going to get ready for that job right now....

Tonight, I must finish packing for the next two big things that are coming up in my life... My sister is getting married on Saturday and we leave before the sun to go to Williamsburg for that. It should be a lot of fun and I am looking forward to this.

Right from the wedding, before the sun on Sunday, Tom and I will be driving up to Douglassville, PA to head to the always wonderful CAMP MANATAWANY!! We will be getting there a day after the kids, but it will still be a GREAT week! That means that tonight, before and after church, Tom and I will have to finish packing for both camp and the wedding and go shopping for all those last minute things that we need...

What a day this is going to be.... filled with LOTS of tears....

Camp Manatawny

What a week!!! Tom and I just got back from working at the Intermediate II week at Camp Manatawny. What a spiritually uplifting and changing experience. God could not have given us a better week weather-wise, and He could not have given us a better group of kids. All of the kids seemed to have a great week. I know that Tom and I did! It is exteremely sad to think that we have to wait another whole year until we can work there again!

As kids, neither Tom nor I were all that excited about camp. Neither of us really enjoyed it or wanted to go. We are now completely hooked and plan on being at camp every year. The new friends we have made will be lifelong, and the impressions we have left on the kids will hopefully be lifelong as well. It is amazing to see kids that wanted nothing to do with camp at the beginning of the week leave crying because they didn't want to leave. What a great work is being done at Manatawny.

At camp, I taught and took care of the 'pre-campers' during the morning. We went swimming each day, had a Bible story and did a craft. Hannah Kate, Hannah Fay, Seth and Zach were a great bunch of kids and already very spiritually minded at the young ages of 7 and 6!! I will miss working with them quite a lot! They did always keep me on my toes and keep me thinking. In the afternoons, I helped with girls atheletics. There were some very talented girls at camp! In the evening the campers had a 'Theme Activity' to reinforce the theme for the day. Beth was responsible for creating these activities. I would help her set-up and run each of these activities. Every night there was some special activity for the campers--either campfire (4 times through the week), a 'Staff Laugh Night' (staff improv and funny skits), or a huge game of Romans, Christians and Soliders. Debo ran all of these activities, and I helped her out. Basically, I did a little of everything through the week! I was always busy and don't feel like I every stopped. I know that is the way everyone felt though. It was a busy week.

The singing was always amazing, the conversations were always increidble, and the new friends were always uplifting. As Brett Hower put it, Camp Manatawny was just a crumb of Heaven, and he is exactly right. I have tasted a little bit of Heaven this week and I pray that I never forget that!

Now, it is time to go to bed since the staff was up half of the night playing Mofia... :)