Happenings On The Homefront | Four | In Addition To Exciting News!
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Well hi there! Long fourth dimension no post, right? I absolutely did non intend to alone post a handful of times this Summer, but boy, our schedule over the yesteryear few months exactly virtually did me in! Nope, no slow, leisurely Summer amongst afternoons at the puddle here... nosotros were WAY likewise busy together with unfortunately when I did cause got a twenty-four hr menstruum or ii to pick out handgrip of my breath blogging was non at the overstep of my priority list. However, the kids are dorsum inwards school, we're easing dorsum into a normal routine, together with I'm gear upward to larn dorsum to it! Since it's been therefore tranquillity exactly about hither I sentiment I'd pick out handgrip of yous upward on what kept us therefore busy all Summer (one affair inwards particular...keep reading!), together with a few other random tidbits.
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We kicked off the summertime amongst a giant Garage Sale- cheque out my post on how to cause got a bully one if yous missed it before this year. It was SO prissy to clear some infinite together with larn rid of things nosotros don't ask anymore (not to bring upward brand some extra $$!). The twenty-four hr menstruum subsequently nosotros wrapped that upward nosotros took a trip to Phoenix and thoroughly loved it!
These chairs that I got for a pocket on Craigslist cause got been hanging out inwards our garage for a few years. I've kept them stashed planning to redo them some day, together with I in conclusion started making some plans for them. I was thinking navy velvet, but before I committed I pulled them within to larn a experience for them inwards the room, together with draped a throw over 1 of them to examination out the color. I liked the color ok, but subsequently having the chairs inwards the room nosotros decided they weren't quite right. The shape of the dorsum together with wings is great, but they were amend suited for an role since the seats weren't really broad or deep. I desire a laid of chairs I tin curl upward in! So, they're out together with at nowadays I cause got fifty-fifty to a greater extent than room inwards the garage! ;)
We also spent some fourth dimension at the start of the summertime earthworks out some novel blossom beds across the dorsum of the house. Once nosotros in conclusion got the patio all finished, nosotros knew nosotros were going to cause got to focus on some fresh landscaping dorsum there. We however cause got a long means to go, but it's a start!
Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 few days subsequently nosotros returned from Phoenix, nosotros all left for youth military camp at Falls Creek. Ray was a High School sponsor, together with I helped create for our Middle Schoolers. We took over 400 students together with adult sponsors altogether, amongst virtually 185 of those existence middle school, therefore in that place were lots of hungry mouths to feed! I've done this chore ii unlike times inwards the yesteryear and it's a function out, but therefore much fun!
One tardily dark snack...
Our June was dorsum to dorsum events, together with ii days subsequently nosotros returned from military camp nosotros had a calendar week of Vacation Bible School. My teen kids worked together with I ever organize the teachers' intermission room together with maintain it stocked amongst yummy snacks that church building members donate. There's non much amend than tables total of snacks made yesteryear church building ladies!
The Fourth of July is ever celebrated at my parents' house, together with our boy marches amongst the band inwards our town's parade. He moved to snare this twelvemonth together with is loving it!
I took on 1 large projection over the summertime (more to come upward on this one),
together with nosotros continued to function on outdoor projects every bit well.
Our puddle days were few together with far between!
As nosotros moved into August I spent a calendar week helping at the schoolhouse run a trade booth for a band fundraiser every bit kids rotated through to pick upward their schedules. She's moving to High School this twelvemonth therefore they're both inwards the same edifice again... woo hoo!
We were in conclusion able to squelch inwards a quick solid unit of measurement opor-garai correct before schoolhouse started, together with fifty-fifty though nosotros alone had a few days it was unanimous that nosotros should caput to 1 of our favorite opor-garai spots.
Everyone else proficient their novel hobby of wing angling this year, spell I watched from the sidelines amongst a book. Perfection!
We had 1 twenty-four hr menstruum when nosotros returned habitation together with therefore poof! The summertime was over together with the kids went dorsum to school.
Now, on to the large exciting news...
the argue that almost every spare twenty-four hr menstruum that nosotros weren't out of town was filled amongst a large to-do list...
We had a photograph shoot inwards our habitation at the destination of July! A CHRISTMAS photograph shoot!!! Yep, nosotros were sweating away spell decking all the halls during 1 of the hottest weeks of the summer. Fa la la! Sooo.....keep an optic out for the Griffin solid unit of measurement inwards your Dec number of BETTER HOMES AND GARDENS!!! (Can yous tell we're exactly a combat excited?) I'll produce a large behind the scenes post when the number comes out, but for at nowadays all of the photos are overstep secret. ;) I volition say the best portion of having a photograph shoot inwards your habitation is all of the flowers that are left over after the shoot.
So, in that place yous cause got it, you're all caught up. I've been storing upward lots of things to percentage amongst you, but for at nowadays I'll encounter yous dorsum hither tomorrow for a fun special post.
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