A revolution in home hair-cutting

Kudos to those who know the subject reference....

The purpose of this mini-post is to exhort all my readers to join me on the mini-blog revolution {This mini blog revolution was started by Lazlo the Destroyer (aka Danny Maland).}

Here's how it works: Hop on over to Chris Snow's blog (http://www.csnow.blogspot.com)
and leave your own completely random mini blog as a comment on the most recent post.... fear not - as Chris only updates once a millenia there is no chance of you commenting on the wrong post....

Viva la mini-blogolution!

If this does not seem revolutionary to you: there is a chance that you might be lame.....

Last week of Battle-Training

As students across America are preparing for their final exams, so too - our daughter is finishing her first (only?) session of class. Battlecat Umbriaco is the star pupil. Everyone in class comments on how well behaved she is (hopefully this will re-assure my mom before she comes out to visit!) and she listens to directions quite well - of course if Battlecat is left alone all day while Erin and I are at work/school she is a bit ferocious, but that is to be expected... she is aptly named. Now - some pictures of Battlecat establishing her dominion over the living room.

Note the ridge down the center of her back - this appears when she is in Battle-Mode. Battlecat stands watch in every window she can get her paws in! She is truly a faithful security system.Also of note are her bulging battle-biceps which she employs in conjunction with her mouth when we play tug o' battle war (one of her favorite games). After she is done chewing a toy she likes to play tug o' war with the leftover scraps! She is quite silly but we appreciate her frugality.... in fact her favorite treat these days is an ice-cube... any time she hears us getting ice she comes running. Ice-cubes are well within our budget.Battlecat practices the art of war.

Blast from the Past

Here's some pictures from the vault:(R): Sean & Rachael (M): Us (L) J-rad & Amie & the lovely Jessica Tottenham is being held up. We're going to see Jess in Austin in a couple of weeks!
This is a picture of Erin & I opening wedding presents after we got back fom our honeymoon.
Here's a picture of our kitchen when we first moved in. This past weekend we helped a couple (Jason & Julia) move into their new house and I don't envy the long days of unpacking ahead of them....
Here's a picture of Battlecat & I in better days..... in recent times (read last night) Battlecat has been far more ferocious... she woke us up @ 3:45 am barking at a cat perched on our fence outside.... she wouldn't stop barking.... uggh... didn't get back to sleep until 4:30ish. Also in recent times the beard has taken a vacation.... Erin thinks it's too scratchy - so it's the goatee for awhile... but hopefully the beard will be back... I think shaving everday is scratchy.

Upcoming Events:

1) Erin has tests all next week

2) We are going to adopt a sister for Battlecat after her tests are finished!

3) We're going to visit Jess in Austin

4) My parents are coming to visit the second weekend in May!

Currently Reading:

I've had to shelf OP's Christ of the Covenants for now....I keep trying to read it at the gym... bad move... you have a rad voice OP - but you're too academic to read on the stair-thingy.... I've been reading Spurgeon at the gym and he's a lot easier to handle.

Christ and Culture - This is my train book along with Blink (a recommend from my work-friend Katy!) Right now I'm reading about the Christ against Culture view, and this (along with Covenant's Ancient Church History course) has confirmed my view that Tertullian was straight up wack.....

Grudem's Systematic - slowly but surely....

Newly Acquired: Horton's Intro to Covenant Theology (I'll probably have to read this one to better understand my boy OP). Roland Allen's Missionary Methods: St. Paul's or ours (next on tap for the train reading). Bavink's Reformed Dogmatics Vol2 (Thanks Dru!)....

Blue Like Jazz has been recommended by like 6000 individuals so I guess that will be my next gym read.... it sounds like a book I could be into whilst at the gym....

That is all....

peace out.

-jake

1-2-3-4 Sumpin' New

Battlecat has gone insane - there is no controlling her: she is off the proverbial hook.

In other news - Erin and I went to the D Webb/ Sandra McCracken show this past Sunday with our neighbors, Joel, and Hieu!

Sandra is amazing and she played some beautiful arrangements - Derek threw down some requests and then played straight through Mockingbird w/ Sandra. Great show - I really appreciate Derek's music because he is saying something to the culture other than 'Jesus is super duper....' If the reality of the incarnate Son of God doesn't compel us to act than it is no reality for us....

Anyway - I'm going to pass out.... too tired.... Battlecat has been keeping us up very late.... must sleep.