As of late, we have been enjoying our Sunday evening services at church. (This is Jay, by the way.) So, this Sunday evening we came home from church. Amy put Olivia in bed, and I whipped up some dinner for Isaac. (Josiah had already eaten before church). Anyway, the boys and I were enjoying some nice 'man' conversation. You know the sort: "Dad, where does chocolate milk come from? Does God sleep? What does Jesus' hypostatic union with mankind imply for our daily living?" As we waxed eloquently a knock came at our kitchen window - whoo - it was kind of scary. I opened the blinds, and we discovered our neighbor Stephanie shouting that the Space Shuttle just launched. Wow - we were excited. So, the boys and I ran outside, and as we did so, I yelled at Amy (who was busy putting Olivia to sleep) that the space shuttle had been launched. The boys and I watched the shuttle streak across the beautiful evening sky. It was amazing! After watching for a few seconds, we noticed the fuel tanks being separated from the main part of the craft. Unbelievable. This whole time I'm wondering if Amy was going to come out and take a picture of this thing. Josiah even went back in and yelled at mom, "the space shuttle, mom! The space shuttle!"
A few minutes later, Amy came down stairs and said what's going on? We told her about the space shuttle that had by now disappeared into the earth's stratosphere and beyond. She was a little disappointed because she heard Josiah shouting but thought he said, "I found a sea shell!" :)
Here is a picture of the smoke trail left by the shuttle taken about five minutes after the shuttle passed by.
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Very cool experience - and the picture is still beautiful, even if it was five minutes after the fact!
Very Fun! By the way Jay, we knew it was you when you started the sentence with, "As of late".:)
I actually watched it on tv and thought about calling you and telling you to go outside and see if you could see it, but thought:
a. You were probably at church
b. You wouldn't be able to see it from where you live, or
c. You'd think "there she goes calling again!"
HA! So glad you got to see it!!!! How exciting for the boys. So what was Josiah's opinion on Jesus' hypostatic union with mankind and what it implies for our daily living?
HOW COOL!
Poor Amy...
Ryan has been running around the house yelling "MBI"...it took us forever to figure out what he was saying..."To Infinity and Beyond" ..."MBIiiiiii...MBI!!!!!!"
Maybe you'll get to see the next one too! When we were kids we took a trip to Florida to view the shuttle lift off, meet some astronauts etc, very cool vacation.
By the way, Jay....did you find out later that she was ticked that you were letting Josiah yell while she was trying to put Olivia to sleep? LOL!
Dawn- The boys were pumped!
Ilene- Of course!! I always tell Jay that I write like a 5th grader. That's why I'm homeschooling--to learn with my kids how to be a better writer. :)
Mom-
a. We had JUST made it home
b. I couldn't see it from O's room
c. I love it when you call!
And you'll have to ask Jay that question with all of the big words. :)
Mindy- I love it! I wish I could remember how Isaac said "To infinity and beyond!" It was something cute.
Sarah- How great! It was only a couple of hours away from us. We should have at least gone out to the beach. But how fun to actually meet the astronauts.
Mom- Are you kidding? Olivia is a sleeping champ. She's used to all of the screaming. ha
Hmmm. We didn't get that good a view from El Paso. . . . .
Hmmm. We didn't get that good a view from El Paso. . . . .
What a great picture!!!!!!!!!!
Gary- I guess you need to make a trip out here to see it next time. :)
Jean- It was pretty...and disappointing at the same time. ha
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