Lauber Family

The House By the Side of the Road

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THERE are hermit souls that live withdrawn
In the place of their self-content;
There are souls like stars, that dwell apart,
In a fellowless firmament;
There are pioneer souls that blaze the paths
Where highways never ran-
But let me live by the side of the road
And be a friend to man.
Let me live in a house by the side of the road
Where the race of men go by-
The men who are good and the men who are bad,
As good and as bad as I.
I would not sit in the scorner's seat
Nor hurl the cynic's ban-
Let me live in a house by the side of the road
And be a friend to man.
I see from my house by the side of the road
By the side of the highway of life,
The men who press with the ardor of hope,
The men who are faint with the strife,
But I turn not away from their smiles and tears,
Both parts of an infinite plan-
Let me live in a house by the side of the road
And be a friend to man.
I know there are brook-gladdened meadows ahead,
And mountains of wearisome height;
That the road passes on through the long afternoon
And stretches away to the night.
And still I rejoice when the travelers rejoice
And weep with the strangers that moan,
Nor live in my house by the side of the road
Like a man who dwells alone.
Let me live in my house by the side of the road,
Where the race of men go by-
They are good, they are bad, they are weak, they are strong,
Wise, foolish - so am I.
Then why should I sit in the scorner's seat,
Or hurl the cynic's ban?
Let me live in my house by the side of the road
And be a friend to man.
Sam Walter Foss
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Monday, July 14, 2008

Farm Dreams

OK here are some pictures of the farm we are trying to buy. The house isn't crooked , I am. You can't see it very well but there is a beautiful front porch on the house. the other 2 pictures are from the road because I have been by so often the neighbors will start to report me for stalking the house. The others are the barn and a view over all the property from the property edge. You can't see the 2 ponds or the giant hedgerow of blueberry and raspberry plants. The apple trees are full. So please keep praying for our house to sell! Everything is in place , we just need to sell. I have no idea how I underlined all this and I can't seem to get it to go away . The computer must know how important this is to me!

More Random Pictures

This is Summer and her butterfly friend. Apparently he recognized her as Summer personified! He stayed with her for quite a while. I also had to show the great plant Larry and the kids got me and the cool table that Susan, my friend, gave me when she moved to Tulsa. It holds the plant in the center and is just beautiful together.

Random Pictures

This is my completed cell phone koosie. I'm not sure how to spell that but it is like a can koosie. I bought beautiful yarn to knit socks but didn't want to damage it by practicing knitting in the round. So I practiced on this cotton yarn and love it. I can find my phone half the time now! (when it is where it belongs! ) This hooks around my purse handle. The rose is a button. Then the other pictures are my chickens sneaking into the back porch last week. It was a surprise attack but it failed.

Garrett's Birthday Party

This was Garrett's birthday party with his friends. They all got foam swords and a great sugar high. It was a great time for all and this was the only time I managed to get them all in one shot! Actually it ended up being the only picture!

Thursday, July 3, 2008

20 Years Ago Today

This man asked me out for our very first date! And the rest is history and a blurr! What a great choice it was when I said yes!

Wednesday, July 2, 2008

Happy Birthday Garrett! Wow! 11 years old.

Happy Birthday, Garrett. You are growing into such a wonderful young man. Hard to believe that sweet little boy in the cast for his first birthday was soo long ago. I am so proud of what a fantastic talented, creative,young man you have become. Your dad and I love yo so much. HAve a wonderful day at ball clinic. Party on Monday! Pictures to follow.

Olga April 2008- July 2008

Well, Olga gave her life in defense of the other chickens last night. We had begun to suspect she was a rooster and not a hen and she/ he took his work seriously. Something attacked the chickens last night just before roost time and we lost our Olga/ Sven. Olga/ Sven will be missed.