Wordless Wednesday

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can't sit still...

two babies sewed, a button found, and quilt near completion... can't sit still

week at Grandma's -- my life in status updates

spending the week at Grandma's so here's the first of my life in status updates:

picked blackberries this morning, making peach pies, and hoping for a sewing lesson this afternoon. oh, life at Grandma's.

I'm here...

We've been super busy. Too busy. Two more weeks and Big Boy goes back to school. But between now and then, we still have two trips planned. As summer is coming to a close, I thought it would be a good time to check up on my Summer To Do List and see what else we'll be trying to complete in the next couple of weeks.

1. Make Homemade Ice Cream--Yum! Yum! We made some 4th of July!
2. Make Homemade Kid's Ice Cream-- Haven't tried this yet. Maybe at Grandma's.
3. Go to the Fair--Hot night, but fun.
4. Move into our first house-- In the first week of June, still slowing down to enjoy it.
5. Kids' Swimming Lessons--First part of June. Kids loved it.
6. Camp at the Coast--Didn't make it this year, but camped with in-laws and church.
7. Go to the Oregon Kite Festival--Had a great time. Kids loved the beach.
8. Camp in the backyard--Haven't yet, but maybe after Big Boy goes back to school
9. Try to grow tomatoes, strawberries and lettuce-- Well, kids killed the lettuce, I killed the tomatoes. But the strawberries look good.
10. Pick and freeze cherries--Didn't make it home.
11. Pick, can, and freeze blackberries--Doing that next week.
12. Pick, can, and freeze apples--Maybe next week, maybe too early.
13. Do lots of fingerpainiting--Oh, we've had a lot of fun with this.
14. Make Homemade Popsicles--Yum! Yum! The kids love them.
15. Attend Storytime Bi-weekly-- Yeah, right. Like that was ever going to happen.

Tackle it Tuesday

Here we are in the middle of a crazy, crazy summer. School is only two weeks away and we're cramming till the last minute. Oh, I can't wait for September. Hubby and I are going away for the weekend to celebrate our 8th anniversary which means Big Boy and Baby Girl are off to Nana and Papa's. And next week I'm taking the kids and going to visit Grandma. Should be crazy.

So what's not to tackle around here? Everything's up in the air. Our bathroom hadn't been cleaned for weeks and I can't believe what a difference it made to touch it up. I have laundry on my list as well today, along with packing the kids, and hostessing a women's retreat planning meeting. Anyone want to do some wild and crazy announcement promotion at my church? I didn't think so.

Honestly, I can't see far beyond the end of my nose these days. Kids, traveling, retreat planning, and trying to pick up the slack in the Sunday School. I'm so far behind it's ridiculous. And my poor blog hasn't seen any action in months. Sorry guys.

So I guess my tackle today is to getting some packing done, do some retreat planning, and trying and have as much fun as possible today before they head to Nana and Papa's tomorrow. Wish me luck.

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