It was time for a change.   I think I had been wearing the short bob since just after our wedding (almost 4 years ago).  I wanted to go  short for the summer, and I put my hair in the hands of Shannon at Blown Away Salon.  For the last few years I had been a regular at one of the mega-chains, offering ten buck haircuts.  This time, I felt I wanted something more than just a haircut.  I needed a new style.  Several women at church go to Blown Away, and I know the owners are also strong Christians.  For the last 2 days, I haven’t been able to get it to look exactly like Shannon did, but I am working on it. 

Posted: July 3rd, 2008 under Family.
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We had our first delivery of a new service last week.  Some people at church told us about a company called Farm Fresh Delivery.  It is a company that delivers locally grown and organic fruits and vegetables to your house every week or every other week.  We opted for the every other week option, and we may adjust it once we see how much we can eat.  The first bin was waiting for us on our front porch when we got home from Vacation Bible School.  It was full of some of the most delicious fair-trade bananas I have ever tasted.  (And I used to not even like eating bananas!)

We hope that this will help us to keep more fresh fruits and veggies in the house.  It already has expanded our taste buds, in that we both ate a pluot this past week.  I almost deleted it from our bin (you can customize your bin each week before it is delivered), since I didn’t know what it was.  Then I looked it up on Google, and found out it was a cross between a plum and an apricot.  It was tasty - very juicy and sweet!  Now we just have to put the reusable bin back on our porch next week, and they will replace it with a new bin full of wonderful fresh food!

The other neat thing about this service is that we can get groceries from them as well, such as fresh baked breads, yogurt, cheese, eggs and meat.  It again all comes from local farmers and artisans.  We’ll have to try that soon and let you know how it goes!  The youth director I share an office with says she hardly has to go to the grocery store anymore!  Sounds like a good plan to me. 

Posted: July 1st, 2008 under Family.
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