Morning Video #2

Morning Video

My Friend Ben

I recently went to Costa Rica with a couple of friends Paul and Ben.

When we got back Ben was interviewed for a radio station in Nebraska. Its a short 60-second clip check it out:

www.casaviva.org/uploads/ben-pankonin-my-bridge.mp3

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Scam Resolved

I am sad to say that my scam check never made it to me. I received a call from UPS that my package wouldn't be delivered.

They were suspicious that it was a scam and so they opened the package.

When they saw the check with instructions to cash it and give the money back they decided to not deliver.

Oh well... Now I can't have a scam check hanging on my wall.

Does anyone want to buy our old table?

You are NOT going to believe THIS! (Scam alert)

So Kristin and I are selling an old table and chairs that we haven’t used in several years so I did everything a normal person might do:

Try to sell it at a garage sale (it rained), list it on Craigslist, etc.

Well within the first hour I got a request from Craigslist... Immediately my brain flashed WATCH OUT SCAMMER! This guy promised to pay full price unseen. That he’d overnight me a check and have a mover come pick it up. So I, for a good laugh, responded indicating that I am interested.

A couple of days later they wrote back and said that my overnight check was delayed because of snow. SNOW?!? Do they even know what season it is?!?

Well today I got an email saying that the check was going to be delivered today (BTW – I didn’t give them my home address, I gave them an alternative address) with a tracking number. Sure enough the package is supposed to be delivered by UPS today.

“But there was a little mistake which i guess we can both handle with amicably. “

It seems that this guy’s salary was “accidentally” added to the check they issued me. Supposedly the check is for $2,400 more than the sale of our table!

“i am sure we would both handle this. So this is what i think we would do ,once you receive the check, you should cash it immediately and also do deduct $100 for run around expenses, and you will easily forward the extra money directly to my shipper in cash immediately.”

Sound fishy to anyone else?

I am looking forward to receiving my check. Once I do I am going to scan it in and share it with all of you. (BTW - I am not cashing the check because the way the scam works is that they pull funding from behind the check after you give them cash and you are out $2,400 plus a bounced check fee.)

He asked me to not share his name or the details of this transaction with anyone... Oh well:

Name:.........Sharkira Satcher (aka Lilyan Morre as he/she originally wrote me.)
Address:.........985 ridgepoit ct,
City:.........Baton Rouge
State:.........la
Zip Code:.........70810
Email.......neptuneagency@ymail.com

Cute Bug and Little Fish

Here are some fun photos of Susannah "Cute Bug" and Joshua "Little Fish" decked out and ready to head to the pool.

Really a better nickname for Joshua is probably "Little Sandbox" as he much prefers playing in the sand box... but that doesn't seem quite as cute as "Little Fish".

New Look?

Did you notice the new look on our blog?

Thanks Blogger.

Small Group Weekend

We recently slipped out for a weekend with the couples from our small group.

Yep! 9 kids 3 and under and 8 adults in one house. It was a packed house... but a lot of fun.

Mike and Andrea put on a little race with all the kids. Everyone lined up and ran. After running down to the big tree and back all the kids got a medal.

Joshua that that was pretty fun and so he ran the track two more times on his own. But he required mommy to follow behind cheering him on.

Enjoy the photos and video!

Praise Him!

Joshua LOVEs singing... he also loves entertaining his sister:

Praise Him from Matt Schulte on Vimeo. #

Guitar

Those of you who have been around know that Joshua is totally into playing "guitar" and dancing... here's a recent look at it:

Singing and Dancing from Matt Schulte on Vimeo. #