Hmm, well here I am.

It is so exciting to be a part of our gardening this year! This morning while mom cleaned in the house, I went and hoed the corn, watermelon and canteloupe. I had to thin the corn too, now we're ready to plant the rest of the 5 rows. I still need to plant the carrots and radishes this week. I had a bi-weekly meeting at work today. We didn't eat this time so it was a little shorter and quick. It was a good meeting and I felt like I participated more. Brenna got a new swimsuit today, isn't cute:)? Alissa

When I get to work at 7:30am it takes me a few minutes to want to see anyone or talk to anyone. Usually I psyche myself up for it and after the first greeting it is no problem to see numerous faces come and go. Today was not so. I had a case of the "Monday blues." I wasn't necessarily sad, I just didn't really have any desire to make conversation and smile and be cheery and all. It was a good day to sit in the back office and enter mindless numbers into a spreadsheet. Amidst the dreariness of the mood a ray of sun shone through as I remembered some prayer requests for the day. I went on to pray for the patients in the waiting room and the ones who would be soon to arrive. It was a freeing type of prayer and I felt a little cheerier afterward. I went against my penny pinching wisdom and drove home for lunch. I'm so glad that I did. The kids, mom and I took a picnic lunch of tuna sandwiches out to the lawn. The sun was so warm that I just wanted to roll out of the c...

Back to our church we go. It was slim pickins this morning or atleast it felt like it to me. Pastor Bob and his family are off in Europe for a few weeks. I'm so happy that they got the opportunity to do that all together. What a blessing it will be to them. Can I say again how great it is to have Amelia home again? I just love getting to see her more frequently. Praise the Lord for friends:) This picture is Quinn looking sad and dejected. I can't remember now why...maybe I told him I wouldn't carry him up the hill. We discovered that the thief also stole one of the fire extinguishers from the school. Arg. I scraped and scrubbed the floor for a few hours in the afternoon. Alissa

Ahh, Saturday! We cleaned today and cooked some too! Tonight was my BIRTHDAY PARTY!!! I invited the Hajdas, Uncle Dan and Aunt Beth and Grandma over for supper and dessert. We had such a lovely time together. Praise the Lord for friends and family who love and care about me. We ate burgers and hotdogs for supper, along with several salads. The kids had a splendid time running and playing hither thither. I think every time I saw the girls they had on a different dress up dress. Quinn and Peter however, hardly stirred from the Playmobil location:) I shared my pictures from the east coast trip with Amelia, Clara, Jacob and Tim. I love pictures:) It brings me such happiness to remember fun times. Lisa had found a new game at the city-wide garage sale today. She brought it along and some of us tried it out. Hmmm, it was an interesting game of Truth and Fib. Clara and I aren't very good at the fibbing part. I don't know that I'd ever want to play the game again, correctly. I did ...