the trampolne is back, baby!

A while back I posted about the microburst that thrashed our trampoline. Well, today I got the poles that support the netting bent back into shape (sort of), and my 8 year-old daughter Lilly helped me put the poles back into place. I am happy to report that the trampoline is ready for action. I cut loose with a few flips after I got the grass cut tonight. It's good exercise, and pretty fun, too.

Tomorrow we head out to Bloomsburg for a wedding. Audrey and Derek have been helping out with our senior high ministry this year. They are wonderful! Gifted, caring, willing to invest in their students' lives...and moving to Austin after the wedding. They're both doctoral candidates in geology, and Derek's advisor is moving to UT. If Derek wants to move forward with his research, he has to follow his advisor. That stinks on so many levels. We will miss them tremendously. They're the kind of people we want to stay in State College and do life with.

Sunday, I'll head over to the old ballyard to meet this year's version of the State College Spikes. I'm pumped to see who'll be on the team, and Turner Ward is the manager. Before he got into managing baseball, he played professionally for 12 years. Oh yeah, he was also a youth pastor! How cool is that?!