nothin' much

well the summer has flown by as i knew it would. we have been busy all summer but have had some days just to kick back and rest.

we went to texas to see nathan, kayla and brenna bunny. my how she has grown. while we were there keith put together the swing set that sharon and dave bought for her. we saw their new home which is beautiful! so happy for them! bj got to go with us and spend a couple of days so we had fun. i think nathan was glad to see his big brother : )

matt and tasha have been doing ivf and we are all praying for them. tasha and i have been going to school for the last of our specialist degree. we have seen quite a bit of each other this summer, ha-ha. i absolutely could not have gotten through this without her. it has been a good experience for both of us but we sure are glad it is over!

bj has been very busy at work. big pie is a happening place, if you will excuse a throwback to the 70s~ they absolutely make the best pizzas and calzones in the world! it's always good to see beej when he has time off.

we got to go and see dad and mom this summer too. wish we could have stayed longer. we always have so much fun and relaxation when we go to virginia! wish it hadn't been so hot, we only got to sit on the deck one night. it was over 100 every day we were there, we thought we had gone to texas again, ha-ha! loved watching movies with them, what fun : ) we'll see them at christmas which if time flies like it did this summer will be here tomorrow, lol

we loved all the nice things we brought back! love my mom!!!!! we have used the pasta pot several times but funnily enough not for pasta, ha-ha since we brought back the larger glasses we haven't even used our everyday glasses, we love the new ones so much! i even took one to church sunday morning : ) love, love, love the coffee maker, it makes a really good cup of coffee and goes so well with my kitchen. like i told them, they have corrupted me. i have coffee at night now! lol can't wait to use the roaster.

it was so neat. today the mission team that's here this week is working next door and had to come use our bathroom b/c the lady whose house they are working on left and locked the door! they all said what a beautiful home we had. that is oma's influence. i try to have my house as nice as hers and daddy's. i think i'm getting there: )

in and amongst all of the traveling we have had all the normal activities at church. this is the first year i haven't done vbs in a loooong time. i forgot to mention that i had arthroscopic knee surgery in late june and had a cortisone shot in the joint at the base of my third finger on my right hand for trigger finger. that hurt more than the knee surgery! thankfully it seems to have done the trick. i'm still hobbling around from the knee surgery. matt calls me hop along, tee-hee. i was on complete bedrest for 3 days. i'm not normally one that takes lying around easily but i have to admit it was kind of nice to be "out of commission" for 3 days.

we leave with our youth group for missionfuge on monday. i'm so excited to see what god has in store for our group this year! we return home late, late, late friday night and then i have class on saturday. it is the very last class of this degree. nathan says i'm just putting off the inevitable doctorate. we'll see, but not now, i need a rest!

i guess the next post will be after school starts, it just doesn't seem possible. i still have so much i wanted to get done this summer. but, i guess we'll do it along and along, ha-ha

i did do one thing that i am proud of. thanks to kayla's inspiration i got busy and painted the trim in the bathroom by myself. i also painted a picture frame and am about to tackle the kitchen after we get back from missionfuge. thank you kayla!!!!