We already have one week of school complete. Here's the morning crew. Plus, Matthew is driving us in the morning but this morning, he left early to grab some breakfast before school with his friends.
It all looks good on this photo but the truth is a certain someone is struggling with being in school. Austin had a struggle last year and I totally expected some grief from him again beginning first grade. All my first graders had that two weeks in and when they realize they have to keep up with this, it's not always fun and easy! Austin would much rather be playing than sitting at a desk doing school papers but he will adjust and I can't wait to watch him learn so much! To add to the tears of returning back to school, we caught the cough bug! I hate germs and we caught the cough. Austin was home two days because of so much coughing. That didn't seem to help matters any when he had to go back to school. I'm hearing many others are dealing with sickness or back to school blues too. Chin up kiddos!!!! Its going to be a great year!!!
These two ... they seem to both like to make funny faces! Love them!!!!
Poor Mindy dear ... she fell a few weeks ago and broke two bones in her leg. She is laid up and can't do much at all on her own. She went from the hospital to her parents house because she needed 24/7 care. Now she's back in their home and trying to make the best of it! We are helping out when we can and I have committed to helping Fridays! To watch baby Skylar is going well and packing the kids lunches is easy for me to do!
Get well Mindy!
It's just the beginning of my favorite season ... the very beginning of fall! You can start to feel it in the air at night and the daylight is cutting short each evening. I grabbed some soup at Weis the other day and it tasted so yummy! I'm ready for the smells and tastes of fall!
Clarita invited all the church ladies over to their farm for a ladies dinner. She made tomato pies and we added dishes to share! The night was fun and pretty and we laughed so much! A community of Christian ladies and eat and chat with is such a blessing! We have a great church of fun ladies!
We started something that we hope will continue for many years! We stole the idea from the Petersheim's and love it! Back when we had shut down, Jeremiah's family said they wanted everyone to come to their house for "family night". They played games, ate dinner together and just gathered! Hadassah and Jeremiah joined the fun and they still do this! Mike and I loved this idea and now that Hadassah and Jeremiah are married and we don't see Hadassah as much anymore, we chose Wednesday nights for our "family night"!!! I hope this is something we do for many years!
Hadassah and Jeremiah came for supper and the sixteen year old decided he is still going to go to the fair with friends. After dinner, Mike and the kids went out back and shot some guns. Not my thing but I watched. Guns scare me too much to shot 'for fun'. The night was fun just being together as a family!
We made a new purchase!!!! Our goal for the Yukon was to make it last until Matthew turns sixteen. Sometimes when you make goals like these, it's amazing how they hold out! We bought the Yukon eight years ago and at that time it seemed funny to say when Matthew starts to drive, then we will upgrade but it happened! We traded the 2008 Yukon in for a 2021 Audi. It's not brand new but new for us and we love it! When Mike and I went to test drive it yesterday, I didn't realize that we would drive off with it and say goodbye to the Yukon! But we did! We cleaned our things out of the Yukon and while they had paper work finished up and we grabbed our first fall drinks from Starbucks and by then we signed the papers and drove off!
Good bye old .... hello new!
And now today, we personalize the new Audi and babysit this precious darling! Look how dear Skylar is! Such a fun baby to care for while her momma takes care of her broken leg! I said it before and will claim it for forever ... mom's should never get sick or get hurt!
Its the weekend! One week of school is finished up already! The weather is still so hot outside but the fall drinks are being added to coffee shops and I love that! August is closing and my favorite month is just around the corner! Our coughs are under control by now and it feels good to be on the mend of that short sickness! We have new wheels to drive this weekend and life is so rich and full with women around me that love the Lord and care for each other! Family means the world to me and I AM SO BLESSED!
Happy weekend!
