A Day At Chris'

Jon, Jess, Lois and I went to spend the day at Chris' house. Only Sean was able to join us as Ashley wasn't feeling well and Eric was at a friend's house whose father had passed away. We left right after church, picked up Lois and arrived in time for lunch. After we ate Sean took pictures of Lois for a new "prayer book mark" then we spent many hours playing Tenzie and eating dessert. Twice. It was a really nice day with lots of laughter. Something we all needed. Jess spent the entire time in one of Chris' bedrooms watching Full House on her DVD player and playing with her letter tiles.

God gave us a spectacular sunset to enjoy as we drove home:

I'm Good For Another Four Years

Unless I do something stupid, of course! I sat through a CPL renewal 3-hour class this morning then shot 50 rounds before I received my certificate. When I was finished, Jon and Jessie met me at Culver's for lunch. After Jon went his way to a couple stores and Jess and I went to Meijer's for a few items. When I got home my brain told me to buckle down and get a lot of paperwork done. My body said: NAP. So, I slept for 3 hours and 6 minutes (per my Fitbit). I feel a lot better tonight. I'll be doing paperwork when I'm done here.

Yet Another Very Humid Day

Rachel and Jessie went to breakfast, Target and Meijer's. I went to breakfast with a friend then the post office before I came home to stay in doors the rest of the day.

It was soooo hot and muggy and very, very humid again. Doreen and Ed came in the late afternoon and returned camping items they borrowed for Family Camp. While they were here it got dark to the north and there were huge rain drops. But, that was it for over our house. Apparently it hit by their house while they were gone.

When they left they went to church and Doreen sent me this picture of the clouds from the parking lot. Spectacular! But nasty. Romeo had a bad storm earlier in the day and there's a lot of tree damage and power outages, according to Chris.

Around 7:30 p.m. it got really still outside. It was very dark and it sure looked like we were going to be hit hard. We did get torrential rain for about a half hour, but that was all ... thank God!  I don't like storms, as I may have mentioned before.

Outdoor Adventures - Thursday, August 11

Yesterday Rachel, Jessie and I went to Outdoor Adventures where Brenda was camping and spent several hours with her.

Rachel and Jessie first went in the kiddie pool, along with Brenda and her nephew. They were in the pool for about an hour. Jessie did really well considering there were so many kids in the pool, too.

After they got dressed we went and ate lunch at the Snack Bar. We were going to eat inside but there were 3 screaming kids inside so we went outside to eat. They were even too much for me!

Even though it was in the lower 90's, the heat index was 99 with a full sun. We all started out playing the 18 holes of miniature golf but I pooped out after just a couple. I went and sat down under a large pavilion.

When golfing ended, there was an opportunity for Jessie to try to break a water-filled balloon. Like breaking a pinata. She had help from both Rachel and Brenda.

We all had a really nice day, but the heat took its toll on all 3 of us (Brenda, too, I think). After the drive home Jessie got her spot on the floor and I found mine on the couch. I was exhausted. Dinner consisted of ham spread sandwiches, grapes and kettle corn!

A Picture Is Worth A Thousand Words

Lunch at Subway after swimming. One happy girl.

















We had dinner at Wendy's tonight. Jon's french fries covered in cheese and bacon were much more appealing than her plain ones. She looked like a little birdie waiting for her worm.












Target practice with Jon this morning. Not bad. I'll take it. Obviously need more practice. CPL renewal class on Saturday. I should be OK.

Only 6 More Days

That's how many work days Jon has to "suffer" through until he can walk out the door for good. He looked whipped again tonight. If he were like most all the other employees who have left, he wouldn't be working his 30 day notice. At least he has no more 3 days in a row.

Angie worked today and will also work tomorrow because Rachel is on vacation, camping with her parents. I hope she has a nice, restful time, as she will soon start college - again.

Jessie did quite a bit of "school work" before lunch, then after lunch they went to the Nature Center. Jessie had a good day. She's been happier these past few days and not complaining of any side/back pain. I am so thankful for that. A happy Jessie makes for a happy household!

She was VERY excited when her Parents magazine came in the mail. She LOVES magazines. She goes through each one and underlines or crosses out almost every word. Sometimes she'll copy words in the magazine. She especially loves magazines with babies in them. If there's a magazine I want to look at, I better grab and hide it so I'll be able to read it!

Single Women's Luncheon

Today 5 of us met for lunch after church time. A friend suggested that I organize this group and see what happens. All 5 of us want to meet for lunch after church on a Sunday once a month and then do something afterward. Today 2 women came back to the house to play games. Chris came by later and we played another game then had sandwiches for dinner. Chris was the last to leave at 10:00 p.m. It was a very nice day. Jessie was the best she has EVER been at a restaurant with a group of people. She was very quiet and wrote in her book when she wasn't eating.