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FFYF: Love Me Less Edition

Good Friday, heroes! This week I spent more than a little time arguing with The Mercenary over one thing or another. Wednesday I was sitting on the stairs as he was walking up and I said something to the effect of, “I love you enough to fight with you.” He...

FFYF: ArtPrize Edition

Hello, Heroes! Today I am taking the younger boys to the city of Grand Rapids to see some of ArtPrize, an amazing art competition that was begun here 3 years ago. Essentially, the public gets to vote for the artwork and choose the winner. This is offensive to some, as...

FFYF: Stinky Basement Edition

So, our office is in the basement of the house, and we’re blessed to have a bathroom down here as well. Having a bathroom below grade means a special pump and venting system for waste. For some reason, every year about this time the sewage gasses escape up the...

FFYF: Whoopsy-Daisy Edition

Happy (belated) Fun For Your Friday, Heroes! Yesterday was the last day of insanity for the summer, in which we cleaned up after Community Vacation Bible School (over 240 participants and nearly 150 volunteers) and then crashed after a little cleaning around the...