This Is Andrew Speaking

(Remember how my brother Andrew used to hijack my dollhouse? Well, he's done it again, only this time he's taken over my blog!! Enjoy your respite from me...)

... while I didn't know at the time, this was my last Mother's Day present to my mom as a single man - a hastily drawn card, complete with audio soundtrack - describing the crazy antics of my mother's lifestyle. I only touched the tip of the iceberg, but I hit a few of the oddest stories ... from her years selling Adorn clothing/jewelry (a home party and direct sales company), making matching clothes for her children, her zen-like ability to win public games, her affinity for padded bathing suits whilst raising her brood, and her charisma when it came to ministering to women. My wife just recently uncovered this card during our latest move and I was able to hunt down the audio portion.

Now for your viewing pleasure ... a glimpse into the wonderful world of Janice Lavernia Godwin Lewis. You've never seen a real step-ball-change until you've seen Ms. Godwin's ...

And Now, A Little Sugar For Your Coffee

Can't help but smile when I'm with my Valentine.





And for those of you looking for more sweet Valentine moments, here's one for ya: We attended Tri-County Bible's Sweetheart Banquet on Saturday night, with Mom and Dad and my brother and sister-in-law Andrew and Kathy, who brought their baby @LittleRFL, also known as Robert. Someone came up to Kathy at one point during the evening and asked, "Couldn't you get a babysitter tonight?". Kathy made a gracious comment, but then later said to us, "You know, after waiting 20 years for a baby, we just like taking him with us everywhere! He is our Valentine!"

>commence chorus of awws and sniffles<


(Bonus points for those who can pick out in which pictures I'm post postpartum...*shudder*, tragic)

Love Thine Enemies

I mean, really...even though he hates me, Little RFL sure is cute.

What's That On Your Head?

Cole's Thanksgiving party trick. He wanted to get everyone with the helmet on, but only got about halfway around the table before something distracted him.

We Interrupt Monday Mornings With Zachary

My brother Andrew and his wife Kathy introduced me to Louis C.K. this weekend. For those of you who haven't heard of this amazing comedian, here is the appearance on Conan that made him an overnight YouTube sensation, and then a TIME magazine interview in regards to this appearance.





For those who want more, he has a new show on FX, Tuesdays at 11pm. It's not for the faint of heart, as there is loads of language (the bad kind) and sexual references, but it's done in a very authentic, smart and warm way (you know how curse words can be warm...), so you almost don't mind it.

Monday Mornings With Zachary

Zachary, Colson and Ava participating in yesterday's Easter Egg hunt at Tri-County Bible Fellowship Church in Gilberstville, PA.





My brother Andrew did a bang-up job with the Easter service. He did an amazing rendition of "On My Cross". Of course, I forgot my camera so there's no proof, but this is the video that was playing in the background while he played and sang this song:

Turkey Youth

On Wednesday night, while we were all cleaning the house in preparation for Thanksgiving dinner on Thursday, Colson decided he wanted to make a turkey flag to hang in the dining room.



After drawing the turkey flag, he said he was going to write a pledge of allegiance to the turkey flag that we would all have to say before eating on Thanksgiving day. He wrote the pledge, and I put it in the dining room with the flag.


Before eating on Thursday, he called everyone to attention and made Andrew hold the turkey flag. Colson stood on a chair holding the pledge, while everyone gathered around the table. We were all about to recite the pledge when Colson looked at me with a funny look and whispered, "Mom, I need to talk to you for a second", and pulled me into the kitchen.

He then whispered, "Mom, is "butt" an inappropriate word? I think maybe it is...". I chuckled and said, "Well, it's just family here today, so it's fine, you can say it". He looked at me dubiously and said, "I think it's too inappropriate, so I'd like to cross it out and change it quickly".

He and I quickly changed the pledge to make it more "appropriate":


We all recited the pledge to the turkey flag, Dad prayed, and we all sat on our butts and stuffed ourselves.