May Highlights

Well, May was a busy month for us, as it probably was for some of you. Finishing up with school and all the end of the year details that go along with that, and trying to squeeze our family vacation in too, kept us hopping!

2013 Lady Eagles

Whew!!

We are having a busy week at our house already, and it's only Monday; how about you? In addition, our church is in Spring Revival mode right now, so I'm not sure how much time I'll have to post anything much.

And to be quite honest with you, I kind of feel like I'm living in survival mode right now anyway...

You know what I mean...trying to finish up the last of the school work...well, at least get those 180 days checked off and turned in to the superintendent anyway! And schedule in all those ball games and practice days! And... well, the list goes on.

As far as the school work goes, is there anybody else out there who, like me, can't even finish this year's course load before beginning to pore over the homeschool catalogs, eagerly anticipating what we'll pursue for next year's curriculum?? I do love planning what we'll cover next year; it's just this last month of school that somehow gets me down. It happens every year. I don't know; maybe it's just me...

I'm looking forward to tonight's message at revival; can't wait to see what God has in store for me! (I know this post is very sporadic and changing topics too frequently, but I'm just trying to get my thoughts down before heading out the door in a few minutes.) We've had this preacher at our revival services before, and I really like his style of preaching. I think God really uses this man to speak to my heart! Maybe I'll organize my sermon notes and post about what God has taught me after we finish revival!

Sorry for the choppy post! I'll try to do better next time!

Summer Daze

Thanks to all of you who posted kind comments about the loss of our family pet. It is hard not seeing him run to greet us when we walk outside, but we are coping.

I'm sorry I've been away from my blog for so long, but it's been really crazy around here. Daughter's softball schedule has been taking up a good portion of our day throughout the summer. Rec dept All-Stars softball is over for us now; her team received third place in the district tournament and only the first place winner goes on to compete in the state tournament (awww). But she is interested in joining a travel ball team to finish out the summer. We'll see...

Here she is at bat

Here she is at the position of catcher

Oldest son has a summer job at a pizza restaurant to keep him busy and to put some spending money in his pocket! He's doing a great job of saving most of his earnings....Amazing how much more careful he is about what he spends his money on now that he is earning it, rather than receiving an allowance from us!

Youngest son is just having a blast this summer...playing with friends...doing nothing...enjoying the days!

Dear Hubby is doing what he always does...working...taking care of us. I know that he is counting down the days until we go on vacation...counting today, it's 13 days until we leave...woo-hoo!! We are going to the beach for one week (the gulf coast side of Florida). We can't wait!

And I am recovering from gall bladder surgery. I had the surgery one week ago today and I am recovering well...Just very sore, trying to take it easy and do very little until I heal. But that is hard for me...I'm not used to sitting around doing nothing! I spent the first few days in the recliner doing absolutely nothing (physical, that is...I had plenty of time to stimulate my brain through books, puzzles and games). Now I'm getting around pretty well, but still not 100 percent yet...hopefully by next week I'll be back to normal. My family has been wonderful through it all...waiting on Mom hand and foot, dividing up my jobs among themselves (in addition to their regular chores). And the meals from our friends have been absolutely wonderful! I couldn't ask for things to go any smoother than they have. I am thankful.

Well, now you are caught up on what's been happening in my life, so I'd better get to reading about what's been going on in yours.

Blessings!