Last Days of Summer

So much has happened since my last post. In late July, Andrew proposed to his sweet Sarah, and a wedding is fast approaching. We are making lists and checking them twice! We could not be happier with his choice of a wife to be! She is everything we could ask for in a daughter-in-law!

In addition, school starts tomorrow. We have plans for putt-putt golf and ice cream tonight to say goodbye to summer.

And I need to make sure that both kids have found their uniforms!

But we've had a great summer! Youth Camp, and Great Commission mission trip for the kids. A trip to Nashville, and a few days in Chicago. I wish it would never end. I love the long hot days.

Monday, Monday

So, it's Monday at the parsonage again -- one of the most challenging days of the week. After a very hectic weekend, I decided to leave work early so that I could just be in my house for a while -- and to spend some quality time with the washer and dryer.

Laundry seems to be my downfall. I can not get it all done -- washed, dried and put away. There seem to be so many other far more interesting things to distract me.

But today was perfect. The sun was shining, and I always get lots more done when it is bright and sunny. The Amana has been chugging and chugging, I made Italian beef for dinner, and we've had a peaceful (so far) evening.

I' m getting ready to go get my sheets out of the dryer so I can make the bed, decide what is for dinner tomorrow night (my other huge procrastination issue) and maybe plan a scrapbook page or two.

Last week Meg and Charlie were on Spring Break. It was wonderful just not to think about homework, clean uniforms and schedules. But today they went back, and now we are just hanging on for summer vacation.