Oh Boy!

Now, when you don't post in forever, you just get months and months behind in news. I'll just say we are busy. I'm back in school teaching and taking a class, and in our crazy world, the kids haven't gone back to school yet. This causes a child care nightmare. Sometimes Joel is home, and sometimes he is not. His schedule is erratic and unpredictable. We are making do, though. Lydia starts first grade on Wednesday and Ryan starts preschool again Sept. 10. Things seem to be working out.




My cousin Jon very kindly sent pictures from our time in MN to me. We always have a wonderful family fun time in MN and a huge thank you to the MN family for welcoming us year after year. Today is my Aunt Beth's 80th birthday, and I'm sending out lots of hugs to her especially.


Below, Ben and I are helping out with fishing. I believe that neither Ben nor I are really fisherpeople. Ryan spent his entire first day doing nothing but fishing. That means that someone had to constantly put a worm on his hook and untangle his line. Thanks to all who helped.



Below is Cindy getting out a splinter. Her audience got larger and larger as she worked. It was quite the enterprise. She soon had the group you see above gathered around all with those concerned looks.

AND Happy Birthday to the beautiful "Cousin Karen" as we call her around here. Happy Birthday Wendy, and tomorrow is Lydia's Birthday, too! Congratulations to Erica and Chong for the birth of their handsome, healthy son...Evan! So many exciting August birthdays and births.