Monday minutes...

The day started early...Todd was up and out by 7:00 trying to work as much as he could before the rain started (which has yet to start as I sit down to write)! He is keeping very busy with all kinds of projects from family and friends. It is great to see how the Lord continues to provide during this interim in our lives! We enjoyed some donuts Daddy brought home last night and then we started our day of school in our p.j.s!! AWESOME!!

Today's Bible lesson was about our birthdays...and how we should have 2! Our actual birthday and when we were born again, aftering asking Christ to live in our hearts! It was a great story and perfect way to explain being born again to the boys. Our memory verse is 1 John 3:7 "We must be born again", a great simple verse for Ryan to memorize too. He was very excited and repeated it a number of times all on his own, but not before he showed his enthusiasm for his upcoming birthday in November. As I was "coaching" him, leaving out words and then he would fill in the blanks...the time I took out "again" at the end he would complete it like this..."we must be born....in November"! We all laughed and enjoyed his revision to the scripture. After a few more times he was able to remember "again" and not November!

Science today was continuing our study of living things, which was perfect since we spent our Saturday on a working farm. Friday night the boys went with Gram and Grandbob's to a Hidden Valley Titans football game to watch Aunt Valerie's brother Kyle play and then went home with them to spend the night. Todd worked late with Sean mowing & Emily and I went to Walgreen's to coupon shop! It was a productive night but we were all doing our own things. Saturday Todd was up and out early to work with Sean all day mowing, Emily & I went to Nanny Farmer's house to meet up with Gram, Grandbob and the boys. We had Hardee's breakfast there and then were off to Farm Day at Homestead Creamery Farm. We got to do tons of fun things there, make our own butter, milk a cow, pet animals, and even hold little kittens. We enjoyed a hay ride, a trackless train ride for Ryan, and some other fun games.

We packed everyone up around 1:00 to head back to Salem to let Adam sell popcorn in front of WalMart for the cub scouts. He did that from 2 until 4...while he was there Carolyn (Gram), Ryan, Emily & I made it to the end of a Trunk Show, for all kinds of bows, headbands, hats and much more for Emily. We had a great time looking through and picking out some great new bows for Emily. She will be styling!! Her Wahoo bow is featured here in her picture!! She has to be watched...unattended the bows come out and go straight for her mouth.

Back to WalMart to pick up Adam and then head home! Todd got home about 7:30 and we fixed steaks on the grill then just had a late dinner, enjoyed a music concert on TV and then everyone crashed, what a great day!

Sunday was a great day too...starting with leaving our house at 8:05 for church, need I say more!!! What a wonderful thing to leave so early and have time to spare when I sit down in worship! A new trend I hope! We enjoyed breakfast at Shoney's then back home until Bible Studay at 4.