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Lucas’ Comic: The Evil King >:

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Introducing Lucas’ new comic called “The Evil King”!

It’s about a knight who goes in search of an evil king and chops his head off. (A little gory, yes. :()

Here is Lucas telling the story of the comic:

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With this awesome work, he inspired his little brother Atticus to create a comic, too. :)

Barely Green

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2007.
My babies
still babies
on the glider,
barely green.

Front porch of the Rocklawn house —
now, three houses ago —
the stone house great-uncle Percy
built back in the ’30s.

Much to miss and as much not.

Shangri-La

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July 2006. I was very pregnant with Atticus, who was born in September of that year.

Ryan, Lucas, and I rode down 86 into North Carolina, past Yanceyville, where Kevin was working in the prison, to Shangri-La.

Lucas was almost two years old; Ryan was 13. It was a pretty fun, but hot, afternoon, if memory serves. Lucas was so excited about the little stone buildings that it took Ryan and me both to keep him off them.

I remember going there years and years ago with my mom and dad.

The man who built it was so nice; he would come out and show off his miniature masterpiece, enjoying the company of people who stopped to admire it.

Since he died, the place changed hands, the buildings aren’t kept up like they used to be.

And the new owners didn’t seem to care much for visitors. (I guess I should be thankful they didn’t call the law on us.) They made their presence known but didn’t come out to chat.

Lucas and His Rosary

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Lucas with his rosary and Atticus' Blue Puppy :)

Kevin picked up this rosary last year at church when it was on the give-away table.

It’s easy to see why he picked it; lavender crystals with an Our Lady of Lourdes signet, it really is stunning.

Not long afterward, he gave it to Lucas when he said he wanted it. Not long after that, though, he’d broken it, probably tugging a little too hard at its delicate links.

We put it up in my jewelry box, still broken, waiting until he was a little older and better able to take care of it.

Yesterday, Kevin decided to take it out and fix it up. Lucas was ecstatic!

Although he’s not ready to take it wherever he goes, Lucas wanted to wear it around his neck like Kevin does with his sometimes and sleep with it under his pillow like Kevin does with his every night.

This morning, as soon as I went in to wake him up, Lucas shot up in bed: “MY ROSARY!” He reached under his pillow and scooped it up, hugging it to him like a long-lost friend.

River Walk

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River Walk

We headed to Dan Daniel Memorial Park today to enjoy the southern (and mostly shaded) end of the Riverwalk Trail. What an awesome way to spend the good part of a day! It’s definitely the best thing Danville ever did!!

When I asked them about their favorite part of the day, both Lucas and Atticus said they liked throwing sticks and rocks into the river best. :) Kevin said the best part was that he got to kiss me. :) And I liked holding Kevin’s hand and taking lots of pictures (and not having to be in a single one). :)

Some other things we liked and didn’t:

  • Awesome giant sycamores on “Ghost Tree Island.” :)
  • Lucas stopped to pick up every caterpillar and worm he saw on the trail. :) :(
  • Atticus fell and scraped up his knee. It bled a lot. :(
  • A biker told us about a black snake up the trail, but we never saw it. :( :)
  • A big group of people came out from a little path to the river with their fishing equipment, but when we looked down the path to see where they’d been, we also saw all the trash they’d left behind. :(

And it’s in the gallery above, but I just can’t resist posting this rainbow picture separately!!! ;)

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Thanks for looking. :)