Monday

Jessie was up early this morning around 6:30 a.m., got herself dressed and played with her beads and iPad. Around 8:15 she crawled in bed with me and went back to sleep for about an hour. After breakfast she complained of pain in her stomach. Her eyes didn't look so good either, so I gave her some pain medicine. She's been fine since. She had a good day with Rachel.

I did wash, paperwork and prepared for our SM Leader's all-day Retreat tomorrow. This is where we re-cap the past year and plan for the "new year". It's a very productive day, but very tiring. We usually go to a retreat center but this year it was booked. We'll be meeting at church instead.

It's been so hot this summer that we haven't been able to sit outside much and enjoy the sound of our water fountain. The plants around it have grown very well and the entire area is soothing.