Happy 16th Birthday Catherine Therese!!

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Although you'll never read this my sweet Catherine, I love you. 16 years ago you changed our life forever. All of your siblings have done this in their own way but you have done so in a very special way. You have made me more empathetic, compassionate, and much more prayerful. Your smile lights up the world around you and we are all blessed by it.  It's not easy living with a saint. You remind me of my weakness and limited time on this earth. You challenge me to go deeper within myself and find what the Lord is trying to teach me...usually patience. You are made in His image and likeness but He uses you so that I can see my own beauty, goodness, and shortcomings.  You struggle mightily against me with every bath, diaper change, and wardrobe change. I struggle mightily with Him against all the changes He wills in my life. You depend on me and your mom for even the simplest of things. You teach me to depend on Him for everything and not rely on my on strength. You teach me that I
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A new patio

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Lest any of my co-workers think that I am merely sitting around the house all summer making beer, watching my hops grow, visiting Catherine, and playing with the boys; here is my summer project. Extreme patio makeover. First, take one ugly basement wall...

Add 13 tons of gravel and 13 tons of sand. Yes, it will all be moved by hand, my hands!

Transfer gravel to beneath deck area.... Yes, those are my boys with a sled on the sand pile



The 3060 bricks and 200 retaining wall stones arrived this afternoon. More pictures to follow.

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