Our family has been in town for the past 10 days so that is the reason for no posts!  I’m trying to think of a time in our 10 years of marriage where Dave and I have been busier than we currently are right now.  Can not think of a time.  So here are some blog titles for you if I could have blogged.

• In Laws in town for 10 days and I survived!
• Dave,  6 camps down and 3 to go.
• Happy birthday men! (My father in law… my dad… and dave all celebrate birthdays within a week of each other.)
• Emma is on her 4th bible school this week.  We are making the rounds this summer!
• Adoption, Dossier, Decisions – Please keep us in your prayers.
• Two little girls learn a valuable lesson on life. (Kayleigh my 6 year old sister in law and Emma found a baby birds nest under our mailbox.  They removed it, played with the little birds who looked like they were just born, the mother rejected them, they died and two little girls learned a valuable lesson on life.  I still can’t talk about it.)
• Bubble Tea – It’s fantastic! (Thanks Courtney!)
• Ambien and Kim don’t mix! (Took an ambien this week.  First time ever to do that and I don’t remember half of the next day.  Um, won’t be doing that again.)

How about that for some blog titles!!!!

So Dave is on his way home today for a week off.  And It’s great to about to have him home but that means that I now have to entertain the idea of cooking again.  This summer has been wonderful as far as time in the kitchen.  I have not spent much time there!  The girls and I have been cleaning out our pantry and eating random simple meals.  But that never fly’s with the hubby. 

Here is my thing… I just can’t stand getting home from working part of my day and spending 2 hrs in the kitchen… preparing, cooking, eating it for 5 minutes and then cleaning it all up.  I’ve got so many better things to do with my 2 hrs.  I want to play with the kids, take a walk to the park, start a load of laundry.  I just don’t want to cook.  I have friends who are amazing cooks and love cooking.  I wish I could eat their meals every night of the week.  They love the whole process and are amazing at it.  I just can’t do it.  I fail every time and I don’t enjoy it.

So all that so say, Dave is coming home and on top of that his family is coming in town for a week.  I’m not sure how to break the news to all of them that I’m not cooking! 🙂

Have a great weekend everyone!

• Waking up this morning was hard.
• Dave back on the road today at at a Student Life camp in Taccoha, GA.
• Izzie loved the Fireworks Friday night. 
• We have eaten WAY TOO MUCH this weekend.  My clothes are tight this morning.
• I discovered the Mocha Java Chiller at Sonic.   It’s fabulous, wish I did not know that.
• Dave’s little sister Kayleigh got baptized yesterday.  Hate we live far away.
• I drink coffee every morning. Sipping it right now.
• Working on Bio’s this week for ourhome study.  It’s never-ending.
• In the paperwork chase for our adoption.  Wonder what I’ll cross off my list this week?

I have many issues but one of them is that once I start a project or start something I can’t rest until it is finished.  I know it’s a problem and I’ve been working on it but today well… I have issues and the issues won.

We have a few shrubs that are not doing well so with Dave and Emma gone I planned an afternoon to our local nursery with Izzie to find some new things.  (side note here: I love gardening, mowing, pulling weeds) I wish I knew more about plants but I don’t.  So I just act like I do and find things and take them home.  So I found three shrubs and loaded them in the van.  My plan was to unload them and tackle the project later this week when I had more time but oh no… can’t do that.  How could I go to sleep with out them being in the ground? So 2 hrs later I’ve single handily dug holes, removed old shrubs, planted new ones and watched an 18month old run around wildwhile I did it.  It’s now the end of the day and I really wonder what was I thinking?  The Advil is calling my name.  So what are your random issues?  Please don’t say I’m the only one! 🙂

I love Louie Giglio.  I think he is an amazing communicator of truth.  I always enjoy listening to what he has to say. Someone emailed me this video of him talking on Laminin.  Dave and I had heard about this but had not heard him talk about it.  It left me amazed at our God.  It’s 8 min. but if you have some time it’s definitely worth watching.