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August 2008



Update and More Prayer Needed.

Tuesday, 26 August 2008 7:10 A GMT-06
Heartbroken kid. She didn't make the team. She tries so hard, not being a natural athlete (takes after her mother!). It's hard to see her not make it, knowing how much she wants to play. They are offering some hitting instruction for those wh

Quick Request

Monday, 25 August 2008 6:13 A GMT-06
Elder has spent the last 2 nights at softball tryouts. She is trying to make the cub team for her future high school. She didn't make it last year. They had 18 try out. They will take 12-13. 13 of them are 8th graders, the others are 7th. She did

Quick Update

Friday, 22 August 2008 10:01 P GMT-06
Wow, three days of 10-4 work with nights of running kids is a pain! I now know why I don't work full time! I would never make it through a week. I am mentally and emotionally exhausted. I bow down to any woman who does it 5 days a week, 8-4, 9-5,

I haven't gone down yet!

Thursday, 21 August 2008 7:35 A GMT-06
I may be treading water, but I am still here! The parties were a success! Everyone had fun. Dinner with the parents was great. We had a room all to ourselves so the kids could be, well, kids. They even brought out glasses of cotton candy for them at

Pray for me

Friday, 15 August 2008 9:28 P GMT-06
We are being invaded with middle schoolers. We actually got rid of 3, but 3 stayed. And they will be here alllllll night! I told them they are on their own for bed time. I will not wait up to remind them it's bedtime. When they are tired, I am su

Priorities

Tuesday, 12 August 2008 7:35 P GMT-06
What are they in your life? Hobbies, family, job, home, friends, school? What makes things a priority? Immediacy? Desire? Pressure, from within or without? What makes you stack issues up for attention?For me? Immediacy seems to be impetus. Things get

Reflective

Wednesday, 6 August 2008 11:03 P GMT-06
That's the mood tonight. We spent the evening at school for an open house. We love the 5th grade teacher, we had her 3 years ago. Elder was very eager to go back to see her favorite teacher. Mrs. S apologized in advance to Younger just in case sh

What a slob!

Wednesday, 6 August 2008 11:41 A GMT-06
Hubster looked at me Sunday and said, "Well, that didn't last long". He was referring to the lack of 24/7 spotless house duty. When we put the house on the market we were A-1 at keeping it spotless. Of course, the kids were still in sch

T-minus 7 and counting!

Monday, 4 August 2008 1:43 P GMT-06
In 7 days my vacation starts! Or my servitude ends. But then the chauffeur position begins. I can't say I can choose which is worse. The servitude is full of up and down times. Then again, the chauffeuring is too. It's just the chauffeur posi

Prayers to Houston

Monday, 4 August 2008 9:27 A GMT-06
Hoping everyone in the storm's path are safe. Our recent trip to Houston, and Hubster's frequent trips there, have made it a special place in our hearts. Be safe.