Finding the time....

Today I found the time...

~to watch 3 extra boys
~to do a little homeschool work
~to do a little laundry
~to run some errands

and...

~to finally sit down at the computer and post something!

and all this before 1 p.m.

This is the kind of summer we have had. Super busy...not too stressful....just super busy.

In June:

I flew to Texas to go to my sister's high school graduation...wish I could say I was that young but she is a good 19 years younger than I am...It get's better...my brother is 29 years younger than I am and a year younger than my oldest son. Not following? It's okay. It's probably better that you don't...smile.

Then I went to the Denver homeschool conference which was so great. I listened to a lot of great speakers and enjoyed visiting nearly every vendor. I did find a really cool vendor if you have boys....JMCremps. Go see!

Then I had the privilege of planning VBS for our church. But not without a lot of help from a pretty great church! What a great week and loads of fun...would have only been slightly better had my allergies not been annoying me but overall a very successful week with over 100 kids and nearly 50 volunteers in all!

That "Certified Hunk" is my nephew...adorable, right?



Beth Queen of Crafts and Mel Queen of the Preschoolers.....lots of preschoolers!


In July:

We started with a trip to Denver to see my parents and swim in their pool. It was 4th of July weekend as well.

Then we had a garage sale..actually a cul-de-sac garage sale that I think was a very successful way to continue to purge, purge and purge again. This is a simplicity issue I plan to get to the bottom of...stuff!

Then we drove down to Gunnison to visit my college roommate and her family. A quick trip for sure but fun to see them and what a gorgeous area Blue Mesa Reservoir is...a "be sure to return" mental note!

Then we celebrated Ben's birthday then a day later another birthday...

I'll give you a hint..

His name starts with an L

and ends with an i

and he looks like this....

You've missed him haven't you?

Then we had fair and rodeo week where Owen competed in Junior Showmanship in poultry as well as a project for his shooting sports club. Needless to say he had a great week winning Junior Grand Champion in both competitions. More than we could have anticipated and an overall great week. We plan to do more chickens next year....

Then we celebrated my Father in law's birthday then my in-laws 40th wedding anniversary! Quite a few months of madness but filled with loads of joy!

Now we are in sort of a calm...

sort of!

Packing for vacation next week while trying to get the upcoming homeschool year organized.

I find myself actually looking forward to another homeschool year. So in spite of a very busy summer it was all the "something different" that I needed to get excited about another year.

Excited? Really?

I think at some point I told God "never" so he must be getting a good chuckle with the fact that I am "enjoying" it. I plan to post my new curriculum soon. I find it a good mix for my boys and for myself as well!

I hope to be better about blogging as life becomes more routine again.

I hope you are having a great summer!

All the best,

Jen