Chocolate Donut at the Farmer's Markt

Chocolate Donut at the Farmer's Markt, originally uploaded by carolfoasia.

What a cutie!

197 - Swinging at Wildcat

197 - Wildcat Swinging, originally uploaded by carolfoasia.

This was an experiment. So, it is purposely blurry. I think my youngest son's legs look so funny!

154 - Wildcat Finished at 6 p.m.

154 - Wildcat Finished at 6 p.m. on Sunday, originally uploaded by carolfoasia.

I am in tears as I write this post. How fulfilling it was to be a small part of something so wonderful that brought our community together! Dh and I headed down after church to help with the final touches on Wildcat Park today. The park was to be finished by 5 p.m., and we thought it was perfect because we had to be at the Global Day of Prayer at 6 p.m. At about 5:15 p.m., we realized that there was no way we could leave! We wanted to get it done because the kids were all lining up outside the park waiting for it to be done. It was so rewarding to see them all flood the park at about 6:25 p.m. tonight!

You can see the whole set from today here. For those of you who have followed this blog, you might remember that I put a picture of the Benton County Courthouse here. Well, as you can see, they did a replica of it in Wildcat Park.

So cool!

151 - Rebuilding Wildcat

151 - Rebuilding Wildcat, originally uploaded by carolfoasia.

This beloved park is at the end of our street, In early 2006 the School District and the City Parks and Recreation Department determined that multiple safety issues with the park warranted its closing. The announcement was met with dismay from children and families all over our town and so a group of supporters came together to mount a campaign to rebuild the park. Volunteers (led by two of my wonderful neighbors) have been working tirelessly to get it rebuilt by raising $142,000 with only $8,000 more to go. It is such a neat effort in our community. The last park play structure was built twenty years ago out of wood. This one is a plastic/wood combo that will hopefully last much longer.

The community started building on Tuesday, and the goal is to get it done by Sunday. It has been so inspiring to see the streets around the park jam-packed with cars of volunteers working on it. It is so exciting. It made me cry today when I drove by it, and I had to stop to take a picture. I am so proud of our community and the wonderful, giving people that I live among.

The work area is all roped off. So, I couldn't get any closer than this shot, but what was really special was I noticed two tall boys walking at a distance and said, "Hey, that looks like P and M.!" Then, when I finished taking pictures, I saw this tall, dark, and handsome man appear out of this maze you see above only to disappear again. It was my dear husband! He had taken his second afternoon off from work and today asked the boys to come and help too. They helped dad move wood while he sawed.

What a guy! I think I will make this Reason #12: Because he has a giving heart of service and models that to our boys. :)

Poster on the street

DSC_0050, originally uploaded by carolfoasia.

Books for the Shut In

We have been doing this every other Wednesday for about four years now. This particular patron has many health problems that prevent her from going to the library. So, we bring the books to her along with some flowers. She loves this because she used to be a florist. She will read both these bags of books in just two weeks!

BTW, this is oldest ds's 15th birthday today. It was a good way to spend it.