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Mar 18, 2008

Donuts

Last week Alex made us homemade donuts. They were really good. We covered them in powdered sugar and cinnamon sugar. I ate way too many!

Two weeks ago we had what we hope will be our last snow day. By the end of the morning we had almost 12 inches of snow! You can see in these 3 pictures the increase in the snow if ou look at the bench legs. It was a lot of fun but we'd be happy if it doesn't happen again until next year!

Our Squirrel Friend

Alex recieved a birdfeeder for Christmas from my grandmother. We have it attached to our living room window so we can sit on the couch and watch the birds come and eat. We've had to position it up fairly high so that the squirrels can't get into it. Well, last week we discovered that one of our squirrels, after many failed attempts finally figured out how to get to the precious birdseed.

I think I can, I think I can, I think I can.

It's a bird, it's a plane, it's Super-Squirrel.

Yes, he lept from the side screen to the brick above the birdfeeder, which he clung to with his claws, and then dropped down on the feeder.

Safe, warm, and well fed.

Time to play in the snow.

Mar 6, 2008

And they call the thing Rodeo.

Two weeks ago Alex was finally able to enjoy his birthday present from me:
2 tickets to the PBR Built Ford Tough Series Rodeo here in Saint Louis. Alex has
developed a love for pretty much all things rodeo and his new infatuation
has spread to me, too. We had a great time and would definately reccomend a
trip to the rodeo. The main rodeo clown kept the crowd entertained in the
down time, the bulls were bucking, and we saw some good rides.
Unfortunately, our camera batteries died so we didn't get a lot of pictures.
But, here are a few we took before we lost power.

Feb 18, 2008

Life with the Mrboons.

Well, we have certainly been slackers when it comes to blogging. We apologize for leaving all of our many readers (um, all 3 of you!) with weeks and weeks of not knowing what is going on with the Browns. I'm sure there are many rumors floating around the cyberworld about us but I assure you at least 90% of them are false. Alex started school 3 weeks ago and has been busy learning Hebrew vocab, reading about New Testament Cities and archeology, and studying about campus ministry. He spends a lot of time in the library at the seminary and wishes they would keep it a little warmer. I have been busy settling into my new job at Covenant Church where I am working as the Children's Ministry Director. I'm loving what I am doing and really enjoying getting to know the children and families at Covenant. When not at work and school we are enjoying being newlyweds and just love spending quiet evenings at home in our cozy little apartment (I'll try to get pictures up later this week). On the immigration front, we've had a few frustrations of late, the biggest being last week when Alex's Adjustment of Status application was returned to us with a rejection notice attached to it. According to the USCIS we did not pay the proper filing fee for the application. This seemed odd to me because I checked with at least 3 or 4 immigration officials before I mailed the application about the filing fee. So, I called the 1-800 helpline, and, after about 40 minutes on the helpline with several different immigration officials, I was told by one officer, "Whoever read your application must have been sniffing glue." Makes you feel confident in the USCIS, eh? So, we wrote a new check for the same amount and mailed it back hoping that the next person to review it won't be a glue sniffer! We have recently talked with another couple here in Saint Louis who has gone through the same process and we were encouraged to hear that they received their greencard about 8 months after they filed their application. So, maybe by the end of the summer we'll have something.

Well, that's the update on the Browns. Hopefully we'll do better about posting on a more regular basis.

The most magical place on earth.....

While in Florida, Alex and I got to enjoy one of our Christmas presents: tickets to Disney. I grew up about 2 hours away from The Magic Kingdom so many birthdays and summer days were spent with Mickey and the crew. It was a lot of fun to share Disney with Alex for the first time. Unfortunately, our timing was not the best, considering we went on New Year's Day along with about a million and a half of our closest friends and relatives. Despite the crowds we had a good time.

Celebrating New Year's Day with all our close friends.

Alex racing around the speed track.

The monorail.

Our feet were tired and cold after a long day of walking around. Having fun is hard work.

Speeding around the Merry-go-round.

The castle was beautiful at night with all the sparkling lights.

My favorite meal....

There is a restaurant in my home town that I have been eating at for as long as I remember. Whenever I go home its on the top of my list of places to go and visit. This place has been exactly the same for the 20 some years I have been eating there, same tables, same decorations, same menus, same waitresses, nothing, and I mean NOTHING has changed. I was so excited to share the pleasures and delights of a meal at Fat Boy's with Alex.