A Day in the Life of the Terhunes

Sea Spider Legs

2012-01-13T19:51:00.001-05:00

This is Rachel and Courtney's first attempt at eating crab legs. It was messy and they found it hysterical. I found it gross.

Carrot and Celery Sandwiches!

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These kids of mine eat up all the fruits and veggies in the house at an astounding rate. Bananas are a particularly hot commodity. Tonight the popular item was the Carrot and Celery sandwich a la Sarah. These must be Kari's kids. I guess I'll follow their good lead and eat some carrots, too.

They did such a good job on her...

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...(she said she) looks life-like. (As she posed for this picture) Surgery went well, but they didn't do what they thought they were going to do. It became exploratory surgery with possible plans for a future hysterectomy.

A snow event that deserves the name.

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I love a good sticky snow.

The trees look so pretty that way!

Hanging on to autumn bike rides and then...

winter sneaks up and snows on your (bike) ride.

Going Swimming!

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My dad wasn't up to traveling from Rochester to Marion

and then back again in a single day, so he got a room...

with a pool! We all thought it was an excellent idea.

Kid's Pic after Church

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Kymana has been with our family most of this school semester.

She fits right in and is in Rachel's class at Lakeview.

I've always been partial to trophies... and good friends.

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The best kind of friendships always take right back up where you left them.

We feasted at the greatest BBQ joint on Denver Bierman's recommendation.

We caught up with him and his family in Nashville

on our way to the Catalyst Conference in Atlanta.

This was from our final meal at the Catalyst Conference.

Since the event was over we could actually get more than 1/4 mile from our seats.

It was great to be with a current staff teammate, Anton Folz,

and a former staff teammate, Chad McDonald.

Bridging Summer into the New School Year

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Doctor visit time in preparation for school!

Keeping them occupied is the hardest part while we wait.

End of summer and beginning of school

is also a good time to visit with the Terhune Grandparents!

...and the Newell Grandparents.

(Though since there in town, we see them many times.)

Hmmm... All the pictures are gone...

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unless your computer has cached these photo files previously or Kari was the orginator of a post. It's a long story, but let's leave it at... oops!

I guess Google had auto-created Picasa albums for me on an account that I never set up to do that function. So, when I deleted that account last night at 12:30am I also deleted all the previous pictures to our family blog and the 12 or so church-based blogs that I administer. Now I leave you with the fact that it's a whole new day and everything will be new from here on out. Have a great day! (Now back to rebuilding the church web presence.)

2011-08-06T09:42:00.000-04:00

After working a third-shift security detail at Family Camp,

I got some great foggy morning pictures.

I love the way the street light lit the details on the tree bark.

Looking out across the field beside the rec field at Fairmount Campground.

The last quiet view before the smells of breakfast awaken the camp.

From our Chicago Trip!

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On our way to Chicago this summer we stopped off at a State Park.

Here we got in and cooled off in Lake Michigan.

(Sarah was on my shoulders so she wouldn't get her cast wet.)

Once we arrived in Chicago we parked at Soldier Field.

Then we went on our museum visit!

(The addition here is Kristen - our take-along 'nanny'.)

The kids had a great time!

Here they are playing in the submarine display.

While Kristen watched the other three,

Kari, Andrew and I took the 'L' to a Cubs game!

We took in the sites and had a great time

while Kari went to her conference.

This was our final excursion as a whole family,

a boat tour of downtown and of the lake!

PAL Club Champions!

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Rachel's team wins the PAL Club Championship!

It was a nail-biter, but we always like those kinds of games.

It kept most everyone's attention.

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Daniel loves giving rides to Andrew in his pink Barbie Jeep. Today he added the wagon/trailer option.

Packing up...

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the family before the fireworks because of the natural fireworks (lightning). The philharmonic was good though - while it lasted.

Yes I'm a Laser Master...

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Uncle Kevin and I were both as we destroyed the 4 little nephews and nieces that tried to defeat us.

Rock Wall...

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meet The Climber, Rachel.

Daniel...

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meet the Rock Wall.

Mulching...

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at Uncle Kevin's house!

In a beautiful hotel...

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in Elkton, Maryland (0.2 miles from the Deleware State Line).

Climbing Jack's Beanstalk...

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at the Children's Museum of Winston-Salem.

My old coverless taillight...

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and my newly salvaged and installed one. The dealership wanted $175 to replace it and I got it done for $50 and 5 minutes of my time.

Gas prices...

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not quite the prices we left in Indiana.

Shiny and Clean...

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The hole is filled with a new sink, disposal, drain and faucet. Plus, there are 2 new counter tops too! Made affordable by sweat, and great helpers: Dave, Kristin, Kari, Rachel, Daniel, Sarah and Andrew.

There's a hole in my kitchen...

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it's where my sink used to be!

We pulled out the guts from under the sink too.

Standing on THE winner's stand...

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at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway!

Rachel is skipping school...

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with her whole class and the principal to try her had at racing at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway!

A massive amount of water rained down...

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in just a few minutes leaving those that live in the new University Village development wishing there was another entrance/exit to their neighborhood.

When I tried to get home with some tacos following the preschool program, I had to find another way around because Washington Street was flooded from halfway between 45th & 46th streets up to University Boulevard. Luckily, there are multiple ways to get to my house.

So we have a truck...

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that sits out back of the church. These birds must know that it has a transmission problem and isn't going any where soon.

They use big equipment...

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to put in the Kohl's store and I just had my kids pose with it!

Wedding in the rain...

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Congratulations Jenny!

Sarah's Big Day...

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at the Petting/Feeding-through-the-Fence Zoo.

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They offered free family portraits at church on Easter morning. In the age of reality being PhotoShop-ed right out of our pictures, I hope this is a breath of fresh air.

Sarah - Not quite the Indiana Farm Country Girl, Yet

2011-04-26T22:44:00.000-04:00

My mother-in-law, Joan, bought a new milk product and gave it to Daniel and Sarah for lunch. She began to explain, "It comes from Indiana cows who are fed Indiana-grown grain. It has no additives, preservatives, or hormones. It naturally contains omega-3 and is very healthy milk." Sarah began re-explaining it back to Joan, "The cows eat their food, then they pee, and it's milk!"

Joan then realized how very difficult it was trying to explain how we REALLY get the milk and to do so with a serious face.

Sarah then said (after Daniel helped explain), "Oh, those 4 things that hang down!"

The things she comes up with.

Yep there it is...

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Terhune, Indiana.

Notice the name of the church.

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I was here as a kid and decided to check out the town one more time. Hard to imagine, but there is even less here than before.

First day of the softball season...

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for Rachel.

In the backyard

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Wet towels on the floor...

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sounds kind of mundane until you find out they are there because the kids had to wipe up their mess after trying to give themselves a bath from the water service on the front of the refrigerator.

A Compilation of Projects:

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dirty hands from my new garden and an almost as new shiny shink in which to wash them.

Half BBQ Chicken...

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and half Peanut Butter and Jelly Pizza

at East of Chicago Pizza in Warren, IN.

A nice moment...

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caught as Daniel and Sarah looked at the fish tank in Marion High School. We had taken lunch to Kari and this was the after dinner entertainment.

One day the grass wakes up and the next...

2011-03-30T12:27:00.000-04:00

it's put back to bed beneath a nice blanket of snow. Oh, the difference a day makes. Welcome to an Indiana soccer season. I will point out that there are no practices tonight or any Wednesday night so that everyone can go to church.

It's early spring...

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the grass is just waking up and Upward Soccer practice is starting up this week! The first Game Day is April 9. (irunhere.blogspot.com)

Such a small thing...

2011-03-26T23:23:00.001-04:00

but something that is finally installed in the second and final bathroom remodel. (Second plumbing job in a row with no leaks on repressurization!)

The kids hanging out with...

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Dinosaurs and The Big Cat at the Muncie Children's Museum.

At The Muncie Children's Museum

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This sculpture is entitled 'Wait for Me!'. It is just like my kids, so we posed with it!

Rachel gets the blue ribbon...

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at the ACSI Elementary Speech Meet.

At the Pacers Game...

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as they are keeping ahead of the Knicks!

My dad...

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signing the guest book in the Pepsi Suite at Conseco Fieldhouse. (He doesn't know his granddaughter is going to be singing the National Anthem.)

Going in for surgery...

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one hour late, but we expect the same outcome: to exit the room without adenoids and with tubes in the ears.

Some perspective...

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to the size of the drawing and a comparison to how similar they actually look.

So Daniel drew this on the driveway...

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then exclaimed, "This is me!".

The Isaacs...

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rocking at Lakeview.

The accent tile is in by the tub...

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so now Friday can be sink and vanity installation day!

Scooter races...

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in the Family Life Center are fantastic!

Rachel at Upward basketball practice...

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and the rest of the kiddos and me are playing in the hallway!

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Meijer's Prescription Pick-Up...

2011-02-07T18:02:00.002-05:00

putting a friendly robot stand face on customer service. (There is a worker behind this new, uh, cash register.)

Elijah's Birthday Party...

2011-01-28T19:34:00.001-05:00

rocked the BK Playground! Cake and chocolate milk for everyone.

Winter Jam 2011...

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was amazing. Here the Newsboys have their guitarist and keyboard player out over the crowd on modified Genie lifts while the drummer was spinning, as usual!

Waiting in line in the basement...

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of the War Memorial Coliseum for WinterJam to start!

We started doing responsibility charts tonight and Sarah's responsibility was t

2011-01-19T18:49:00.001-05:00

We started doing responsibility charts tonight and Sarah's responsibility was to set the table. This is the way she wanted to set it. She was so excited to get her magnet!

My new ride...

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a 2006 Dodge Caravan. Now the whole family can ride in 'my car' again!

For the first time...

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...Brad goes Play Placin' with four children!

Around the table...

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for follow-up Thanksgiving or Feasting, Day 2. Rachel with some cousins in Cincy.

Finished with their Hot Doggy Special

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Daniel and Sarah awaite the arrival of their Pink Panther ice cream (with bubble gum eyes)!

Sporting the backwards hat...

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...at Skyline Chili in Cincinnati, Andrew is enjoying all the cousins and the family gatherings!

Picture session with Santa...

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as he stopped by Portrayal Studios in Fairmount. The real pictures will be delivered by elves later.

Trunk or Treat...

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here comes 2 princesses and a fireman!

RIP...

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Toro Super Blower Vac

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It's a view from...

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... inside the Great Jump Pumpkin!

Sarah says

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"I want to go jump in he bounce Pumpkin!"

Hayridin'...

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...at Campbell's Pumpkin Patch!

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Sarah dressed like...

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Bitty Baby or was that Bitty Baby dressed like Sarah?

Purina...

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...I'll have to take your word on it.

You're right Walmart...

2010-10-08T09:35:00.001-04:00

...that price is unbeatable. I've never seen dishwasher soap for that price per yard!

Games Food & Fun...

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...plus memories (shared and made).

Hanging with the Captain cousins...

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down in Indy!

Forced indoors due to wind and rain...

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...Daniel did his own construction project in his room. Sarah helped too, but got distracted by Mickey Mouse Clubhouse before the picture was taken.

Lakeview's 50th Anniversary Weekend...

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...A Night of Musical Celebration!

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Cruised in...

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...and posed with one that flew in.

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A night out for dessert...

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...and a special thank you to Culver's for $1 root beer floats!

8-28 Restoring Honor Live Feed

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Daniel's Ear Hurts...

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...so we got to visit Dr. Paul today.

Force Tickle...

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It was a tickle from 6 feet up, but it may have been the sound effect that got him too.

What plant is this?

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The fruit looks a little like blueberries, but they're on clusters and grow from a thick red stem - not a bush.

Building mailboxes...

2010-08-06T22:54:00.003-04:00

I was informed by the USPS that they were streamlining service and would no longer be delivering to porches in Marion. This means Greg and I got to put together 3 mailbox units today. This was the surprising part of the instructions.

Waiting for shots at the doctors office

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Waiting for shots at the doctors office

After a ...

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... great night of basketball at Lakeview and taking Aaron and Alex home - a diet dew polar pop!

This is rachel with her doll at the american girl cafe in chicago

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This is rachel with her doll at the american girl cafe in chicago

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2010 Ordination Service

2010-07-31T23:28:00.001-04:00

A couple of shots from the choir loft where the ordained ministers of the district were seated. (@Brookhaven Wesleyan)

When it rains at camp...

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...the bikes and kids come in and we fire up the DVD player and TV.

From the 3rd Floor

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While Kari and Rachel were off at an American Girl dinner, Daniel, Sarah and I rode 18 escalators and visited The Lego Store. Sarah was too scared to pose with Darth Vader.
(Each of these figures are made out of Legos!)

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Brad has connected his cell phone to the blog, but now needs Facebook to fix their glitch so it picks up the blog as a note!

Number four...

2009-09-26T22:38:00.001-04:00

In case you haven't heard by now, we are expecting baby number four in April! I'm adding a baby timeline to the top of the blog so you can follow our progress :)

This Past Weekend

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These pictures are from Steve & Vel Wheeler's wedding this past weekend. It took place in The Chapel of the Resurrection at Valparaiso University.

This was my first time being the solo officiant at a wedding ceremony - after 14 years of ministry! Surprising, I know. What was more surprising was the enormity and beauty of this chapel. I would actually call it a modern-day cathedral.

First days of school!

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Rachel started fourth grade this past week, and Daniel started preschool. They are both at Lakeview and are loving it! (They both have teachers named Mrs. Miller). Daniel was thrilled that he got to cut a paper... all the way to the top! Too funny :) He's in class with his best bud Brady Crossman. I feel sorry for his teacher!

I started teaching full time at Marion High School two weeks ago. It's been an interesting change for us, but the benefits are great!

Here we go again...

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This time all three kids were outside and Rachel came in to tell me that Sarah was covered with wet sand! Daniel was covered a little, but not in his hair.

When I combed her hair AFTER her bath, I was flipping sand all over myself... Here she is - all clean. When she saw the camera, she yelled "No!" and covered her face. Typical. She'll be two in a couple of weeks.

When the cat's away, the mice do play.

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I really needed to make some progress on this house today, so I sent the kids outside. I had also filled a container of dried drywall compound with water so that I could clean it out. Well, now I don't have to worry about that! I found the kids painting themselves with drywall compound. Here is the result...

I would have to say that this is MUCH BETTER than what Daniel used to paint himself with. :) Along those same lines, I put Sarah in panties for the first time today, and she stayed dry throughout the entire incident!

Plans

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Brad and I flew down to Florida to be with his parents last Sunday. Brad flew back last night, but I am still here in Florida! My father-in-law, Dave, has an appointment with a doctor in Indianapolis on Thursday this week. He had a biopsy on Tuesday this week (the tumor is cancer, but his lungs are clear!), and we made plans to relocate Dave and Susan to Indiana with us. We made lots of phone calls on Wed. to arrange all the medical stuff, started packing on Thursday, and packed the truck today! I will be driving Dave's cute Volkswagon beetle up north, and Susan will drive her car (with Dave in it.) We plan to leave tomorrow after church and spread the trip over three days or so. Two men from the church down here will be driving the truck up for us. So, we've been busy, busy, busy, but we see the light at the end of the tunnel, and we're praying that it's not a train. :) Please continue to pray for Dave and Susan throughout this transition and cancer treatment.

Pastor Dave Terhune

2009-05-22T18:38:00.003-04:00

I just wanted to let you know that my father-in-law will be having surgery on Tuesday, May 26. He has a tumor in his thigh that is grapefruit sized and fast-growing. The doctors are 90% sure that it is cancer, but they will cut into it on Tuesday to know for sure. Here is a website to keep you updated...http://http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/pastordave