homeowner busted for late night remodeling

so... in an effort to get our house done, nathanael decided to go over tonight and put in a couple more hours after dinner. he planned to do some clean up in our basement. he called his sister on the way over to the house and was still talking with her when he arrived, so he turned the lights down to just parking lights in his truck and sat there for a while (parked in our side yard) while they finished their conversation. (meanwhile, an over causious neighbor 'mrs. cravets?' reported a suspicious truck sitting in the yard next to our house) in the midst of taking, nathanael noticed headlights shinning his direction from the street. when he looked closer, he saw 5 to 6 police officers coming his way with their flashlights up and their hands on thier weapons. after quickly ending his conversation, he carefully and slowly got out of the truck and asked the officers if he could help them. after seeing ID and nathanael actually using a key to unlock his own house, the officers believed him and proceeded to tell him that here have been some break-ins at some other empty houses in the area. while we appreciate over causious neighbor's concern, we wish that they would pay more atteniton to details......like no more for sale sign in the yard and the same truck having been parked there almost every day for the last two months..........so, we learn from this - if you are ever driving home after dark and you notice that a house in your neighborhood that was for sale three months ago now has a large green truck idleing with its parking lights on in the side yard with an approximately 6 foot tall 200 pound man taking on his cell phone in the drivers seat, you should immediately alert the authorities that said man is obviously trying to steal that copper piping out of the basment.

catching up

For the few of you who read this and i'm sure think that we have dropped off the face of the earth, we are still here. I wanted to wait until I could post pictures to update this, but due to my lack of technological ability, the pictures are still forthcoming.
Nathanael and I are back 'home' and currently living with my parents while we are fixing up a house that we bought in October. I am teaching 5th grade at a local christian school and loving it! Nathanael is helping our pastor and getting chances to preach here and there as well as teaching an 11th grade Bible class at the christian school. And working on the house in all of his 'spare'time. Not sure were God is taking us, but for now we are here, waiting......and working.
In the midst of our temperary 'homelessness', I have been learning many things...
1. 'home' is so much more than a building
2. stuff is just stuff...it just means more to lug around and for the most part is so meaningless...and yet there is this stupid desire to want more of it
3. joy can be found in the funniest places...in the little things we so often overlook or just don't stop to notice
4. i am soooooo thankful for a Father who doesn't quit loving me
and 5. as Proverbs 16:9 so states, "We can make our plans, but the LORD determines our steps."