Ashlyn is still playing volleyball. There's only a few more weeks of this sport left on the schedule and they are playing well! Hadassah is coaching the girls so we get to hold Gunnar during game time! It's been a blast!
I love that my phone put together an album called Mommy D OVER THE YEARS. I have so many photos of us together because I was intentional with taking a photo when I had a visit with her! And over the funeral time of her passing, we looked through so many old photos too! I love this one of me and my older cousins with Daudy and Mommy D!!!!! I remember right where this was and could you there yet today! So precious!
The garden is growing gorgeous lettuce and radishes!
The day of Mommy D's funereal was also the day of Charlie Kirks memorial service. I want to watch the service so I taking it bit by bit. With it being over five hours long, it will take me a bit to watch the whole thing but I sat and looked through the new book my mom gifted me! There's so many powerful words being spoken and the name of Jesus is being proclaimed!
Wednesday is the day that I would visit Mommy! I didn't stress if I didn't get there for some reason. It didn't happen every week but it was the day that I tried to make a visit with her! You never knew if she would be awake or how sharp her mind would be when you arrived but she was always happy to see me and I loved it! I didn't stay real long because I was then off to workout class by noon!
This was last Wednesday. I visited her grave now instead. The flowers that were laid on her grave were still blooming. I miss you Mommy D!!!!!
And Gunnar got to go along on my morning walk! He fussed and made baby sounds as Lind and I made our laps around the park! He's such a cutie pie!
Our church had a "Meet you at the Cafe" night! This was for the ladies from church that RSVP and they didn't know until that day where they were going and who was going to be there! They knew it was going to be ladies from church but didn't see the list of friends until they arrived! I met with this group of ladies at the Village Cafe and chatted and laughed and made new connections with church friends!
And we are in thick of school these days. Austin is liking his new teacher! Being in fifth grade is going well for him. Last week was a lot of studying. He had a book report to do. A few tests to study for plus the normal spelling words and bible memory! I am so grateful that we have good teachers to teacher our children well! I got to review and learn a few things too while I helped Austin study!
As I watched the Charlie Kirk memorial I jotted down a quote from his wife Erika Kirk. She said, "Your role is to make heaven crowded!" I have a small spot in the kitchen that has collected quotes or notes over the years and now I have a new one to review!
These Gingerbread Biscottis are a hit right now in our home! I made a double batch and they are so good dipped in coffee or tea!!!! The house smells amazing after baking these and Austin loves how professional they look after the chocolate gets drizzled over top!
Home ... it's the place where I get to display the cute pumpkin patch photos I took of the kids when they were younger! Its the place where I can have fresh flowers on display in the kitchen!
It's the home where we eat a lot and I wonder how many times this pantry door opens each door? I grabbed myself a hot Pumpkin Chia after grocery shopping and it was delicious!
And herels a photo of my grocery haul yesterday. Every Sunday I like to sit down with a paper and pen and a cookbook and plan out our meals for the upcoming week. Then I grab groceries on Monday. A favorite right now are the Sugar Snap Peas from Target. They are so good! The girls love these! Also the chocolate milk from Maplehofe Dairy Farm. The boys love this drink!
With taking the kids to school in the morning, we had to come up with a solution about making a stop at Latte Luv! We you drive past the best coffee shop around every day, you need to have self control and not let drinks drain the money bag! We decided that Tuesday would be the day if we stopped! The kids love the Autumn Shaker but this morning they both got the iced vanilla breve. I already made a cup of coffee as I packed lunches so I passed on a drink this morning! These morning school runs came be so sweet!
September is almost over. We are in the last days of this favorite month! It's been beautiful. It's been on the dry side and we could use the rains! The garden is still looking good but the flowers are dwindling down. The radishes and lettuce were awesome! The farmers are started with cutting the corn down in the fields around us! That always sends the mice running and we almost always catch one in the basement. The traps are set if they find their way inside. The school sale is over and Austin has a few more fall ball games to play.
I love September but the next month coming up is the month of color!!! Fall leaves start to burst with color! I can't wait to see it!
