Wicked

Last weekend, Mr. T and I hoped in a van full of 9 Delightful Scollards and we traveled to Denver to see the Broadway production of Wicked!
Brett, Michelle, and their 7 lovely children were great company on the way there and back.  A trip to Denver never went so fast!  After running here and there, dropping off children at relatives homes, a little of this and a little of that, we finally made it to the show. 

 
I couldn't recommend it more highly.  It's fantastic!  "Wicked-ly Awesome!"  Amazing!  If you've never been to a Broadway production, you should go.  I always walk out thinking, "How can they produce that kind of sound EVERY night." They're all so stinkin' talented, the sets are wonderful, everything is magical and you should stop reading this and order tickets NOW!

In case you're not familiar, Wicked is based on the story of The Wizard of Oz and is told from the perspective of the Wicked Witch of the West.  It starts back in her college days when she happens to be roommates with Glinda, the Good Witch.  As the story unfolds, you see who is actually "wicked" and who is not - and it's not always based on appearances. 

I loved it! 
We all loved it!

Can't wait until the next Broadway adventure...

Special thanks to Brett and Michelle for dreaming, planning, driving, and enjoying this weekend with us.  We're so thankful for you!

Marriage

"Marriage is mainly about displaying the covenant keeping love between
Christ and his church."

To read more about Ian and Larissa's story, visit

http://www.desiringgod.org/blog/posts/the-story-of-ian-larissa.

Lasagna Garden

A couple weekends ago we planted our Lasagna Garden, based in this book.

For the garden part, we layered lawn clippings, compost, shredded paper from the Dr.'s office, peat moss, shredded leaves, and stuff like that.  We let it sit for a couple of weeks and by the time we were ready to plant, everything had broken down into nice, rich soil.  It was a breeze to plant!

There are tomatoes along the edge, marigolds to keep the bugs away, Swiss chard, peppers, mint, zinnias, onions, cucumbers, and some other miscellaneous plants. 

We have some herbs in pots here.  The bugs kind of got to them last year, so let me know if you have ideas on how to keep that from happening.  Oh, and there's Annie of course.  It's her favorite spot in the yard because she can bark at the neighbor dog through the fence. 

We also planted a raspberry bush.  Something funky already happened to it and it's not looking so good.  Perhaps we over watered?  Again, if you have any helpful hints, we're all ears!

Seems like gardening can either be a ton of fun and very "fruitful" or it can be a huge waste of time and money.  We're hoping for fruitful!