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THERE are hermit souls that live withdrawn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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Tuesday, September 2, 2008

Chicks Dig Him

What else can I say???

Rabies Clinic

We had the cousins up and had a great weekend with them. We worked the Galeton Rabies Clinic for 4 -H and the boys loved filling syringes!

Garrett's New Blog

Garrett has started a turtle blog to document Floyd's growth and development. Check out his blog at www.theturtlenews.blogspot.com. I added a link in the sidebar.

Boys Archery Shoot

We took the kids over for their annual Sunday shoot at the archery fest. They had a blast and are all getting to be wonderful shots. Soon we will have a hunting crew you won't believe. No deer will be safe. Don't you love this shot of them at the moving target, all lined up!

Archery Fest Visitors

More Archery Fest Pictures

Breakfast was served daily in the back yard and even attracted a few gnomes from Duncansville to Archery fest. They are world travelers who hear this was the place to be.

Archery Fest Pictures

We had our annual archery fest weekend a few weekends ago and this year was a success. Shawn and Kay brought their new pig roaster and a pig to roast, the plan was to start the pig and go shoot some archery but everyone was so excited about the pig and the Corn Hole Game tournamnet that the archery never got shot.