End of Summer

We had a great summer around here. We gave Andrew a Skate board for his birthday in June. The scrapes on his legs are healing up just in time for him to start middle school. My F.I.L. came down for a visit to celebrate the fourth of July with us. We always have fun with grandpa.


We had a fun and relaxing five days in Tampa for our family vacation in August. My birthday was spent at a water park, Thia food for dinner

kids gave me a hard time about it at first, but my birthday my choice. They ended up loving it. We also went to Bush Gardens where Andrew road many roller coasters, and Hannah Fed some birds. The yingleng brewery was next to the hotel we stayed at so we took a tour of that and had some free beer. Wen we got home I spent my birthday gift $ on a new sewing machine. Replacing the 1951 singer that was given to me by my Mother In law. It is a beautiful piece but such a chore to work with that I did not enjoy sewing with it. I am enjoying the new one so much I put together a quilting square on a project I have not worked on in 2 years.


The children are back in school. I now have most of the day to myself. Time to start the de-clutter plan I have been wanting to work on.My husband and I are both on diets. He is a little grumpy, and we are both hungry. Been keeping busy catching up on the laundry picking up all the stuff that keeps getting left around the house.

Andrew is enjoying middle school so far. He is in advanced classes which makes me very proud. Hannah loves being in school and I know she will do very well this year.

Enough procrastinating! Time to get to work on this house. I love being able to be a house wife. and I love my husband for working so hard to make it possible.

How do you stop procastinating?

WE had a very busy weekend, which started on Thursday. We went out to dinner to celebrate my husbands promotion and raise. I am so proud of my husband he works hard and is very good at what he does. Friday my son graduated from the A.C.E. program. Saturday we went to a few stores dropping things off then rushing out for our evening plans. My husband went to play cards while the children and I went to the chili cook off at our church. My daughter also tried to roller blade for the first time! Church Sunday morning, I was asked to give a testimony at church for women's ministry day, then off to more stores. We decided spend a little extra on good pillows. I hope they are worth the expense. We also bought a power washer and stain for our back deck. Then it was back to church for the business meeting. then out to dinner (yay). We got home a little past the kids bed time but with the time change the kids did not notice. Getting them up for school was another thing entirely. The bus was missed. So now I am looking around my home...and there is an awful lot of stuff every where. I am avoiding the clean up by starting a new blog. maybe I will a make a few of the calls that I need to make. then lunch.


Matthew 25:2-13 (King James Version)
2And five of them were wise, and five were foolish.
3They that were foolish took their lamps, and took no oil with them:
4But the wise took oil in their vessels with their lamps.
5While the bridegroom tarried, they all slumbered and slept.
6And at midnight there was a cry made, Behold, the bridegroom cometh; go ye out to meet him.
7Then all those virgins arose, and trimmed their lamps.
8And the foolish said unto the wise, Give us of your oil; for our lamps are gone out.
9But the wise answered, saying, Not so; lest there be not enough for us and you: but go ye rather to them that sell, and buy for yourselves.
10And while they went to buy, the bridegroom came; and they that were ready went in with him to the marriage: and the door was shut.
11Afterward came also the other virgins, saying, Lord, Lord, open to us.
12But he answered and said, Verily I say unto you, I know you not.
13Watch therefore, for ye know neither the day nor the hour wherein the Son of man cometh.



When I look around my home now as it is I feel shame. I would not let anyone into my home in its currant condition. Is that how I feel about my heart? Have I avoided letting Christ in because I feel shame at the sin that is cluttering it up. And am I going to be left banging on the door because I put off accepting Gods grace until I was clean? My head knows that only Jesus can clean my cluttered heart. Why am I avoiding it like I am avoiding the mess in my home?