FRIENDS ARE FRIENDS FOREVER

What good friends these two are, born just one day apart. So cute together!!

While his Mamma was in South Dakota on a missions trip and Daddy was at work we had him for a few little visits, the kids all had fun together!

WEEDS IN THE GARDEN

Weeding the garden is always so much fun. Especially the early weedings. It took me two hours to get the weeds out of the veggies today. It is really the first weeding since we got our garden in later than usual. We are still having 50 degree nights. I could go for a summer like this for the next three months. I know it won't happen that way though. The evenings have been wonderful.

I finished 2 swim tops for kaylee, fixed several pair of swim trunks for the kids ( they are so skinny I took them in or added elastic), finished hemming pants and many repairs on play clothes, i feel like I accomplished quite a bit the last few days.

THE WINDOW IS IN

I AM SO EXCITED I COULD SCREAM!!!

The new bow window is in place, finally after getting it home and finding it was 4 inches larger than expected. Steven had to rip out the frame work and re-frame it. Which took three extra days... Thank the Lord for his two oldest boys that came over, again and again to help us put it in. They also helped erect the scaffolding so Steven could take the siding down on the house. Now he needs to remove wood near the upstairs to frame in for the window that will let light into the hallway. Big mistake not doing that when it was constructed. Woo-hoo!!!

I have got the garden planted, made sister a necklace, hemmed hubby's pants, and am heading to do several more alterations on the kids'

clothes. I also need to whip up some swim tops, sort toys, make more bread and somewhere in there balance the check book, not my favorite task. Anyway I better hit the hay, kids will be up before you know it. Take care!!

THURSDAY PROJECTS

I am so glad today is over..

I finished up the strawberries, with three batches of jam and a pie. I also made a loaf of whole wheat bread in the machine. The bread flopped big time. I don't think the bread machine is working right. It didn't seem to get warm at all until the bake cycle so it didn't rise. You know how to second guess yourself when using these gadgets that are supposed to be helpful. I should have known better.

At any rate, Sunday I whipped up three preemie outfits for a friend, and naturally I forgot to take pictures.

We are awaiting the call that our bow window is ready so we can install it. The framing is in and the electric almost done in the dining room. We still need to frame in the window for the upstairs hallway too.

Two Sundays ago we paid to have two of our huge oak trees topped and limbs dropped so we could cut them the rest of the way down. Our backyard looks like a tornado went through and everyday we clean a little more up, cut and drag, carry throw or whatever. We also put the garden in the last week or so. Lots of tomatoes, beans, peas, radishes and lettuce. This means of course we must get the electric fence the rest of the way up or the critters will wipe it out.

In the meantime the kids have swim lessons every day for two weeks, it's only a couple miles away and early in the morning so it's not too bad. Our church has decided to hold two services at once, one contemporary one traditional, with the pastors sermon being piped into the all purpose building for the contemp. service. I just started leading worship on occasion and am eager to lead two services a month. I have wonderful people to work with, who love music and are also eager to worship God with their talents. This means I will be doing much less piano playing and much more singing, Yahoo!!!

Well I better get to bed i kept the kiddies up much too late and we need to hit the road early. Take Care!