I absolutely cannot believe that tomorrow is July 1st. Summer is flying by, we are all well into our summertime routine. Cody has been working a TON (so proud of the man he is), I have been working and keeping up things around the house, trying to help out with stuff that Cody usually does. He has been working around 55-60 hours a week, so he is pretty exhausted. If I love you, I do what I can to take care of you. It is just who I am, and I love that man so much.
Our garden has been producing wonderful fruits and veggies for us to eat. I love cooking with produce that I picked in my back yard. There is just something so simple and lovely about it, and it is a great activity for the family to do together. Caden and Laica are loving eating up the cherry tomatoes as they ripen. I think Cody and I have each eaten one. :)) Tomatoes (especially out of the garden) are my all-time favorite food, and I love that the kids like them so much too.
I have gotten to do some fun stuff while working lately. I have planted flowers and mint for Ellen, and had so much fun doing it. I used to be sort of intimidated by plants and gardening, mainly because I have killed every houseplant that I have ever owned. Having Cody teaching me and watching him set up our garden has given me more confidence in my abilities, and tending to the plants is sort of therapeutic. I am really enjoying all of it. Here are a couple of pictures I sent Ellen to show off my work.
We pulled out some weird plants that the previous owner had planted. The mint looks so much nicer, and smells amazing! The plan is to add some chocolate mint as well. We have made their patio a happy, pretty place to enjoy the backyard.
Sunday we stayed in all day, and it was so nice and relaxing. The kids both took long naps (Caden rarely naps these days, even though he could use one more often) and did some crafting. Laica made these bracelets out of toilet paper tubes. She said they were for Mimi, Papa, and Rags (Mariah's dog). The girl sure likes to cut, glue, and generally make a mess. :)) Love my little artists.
We needed to relax Sunday after the hustle and bustle of Friday and Saturday. Friday night the kids got to spend the night with Magnolia and Maya. They were so excited, they love playing with these friends. Jonah was there too, giving Caden another boy to play with. Girls definitely outnumber boys in that crew.
I left the kids to go meet Cody and his family for dinner, we were celebrating Phil's birthday. Saturday we picked up the kids and headed to the ball field to catch a Cardinals game. There were fun kids activities going on, so the kids got to spend a couple of house jumping and sliding on inflatables before we went to sit down to watch the game. The plan was to stay late and watch the fireworks after the game. The game ended up being postponed because of the storm that was moving in, we got home right before it started pouring. We were all a little disappointed, but we plan on having lots of fun at Phil and Becky's house with the kids on Friday.
This little lady cracks me up. She was showing off her jumps to me. We spent some girls time together while Clint and Caden went to the Four Wheel Jamboree last weekend. Prior to swimming we went to the zoo, and it got hot pretty quickly. Once Laica started grumbling that "we should've gotten a cart" (rented a stroller) because she was tired of walking and asking me to carry her, we headed home to swim for a bit then rest and watch some "Neckflix" (some of the stuff she says is too adorable to correct right now. Neckflix is one of those things).
This boy has my heart. I am so proud of the young man he is growing into. He is so very bright and always wanting to learn more. He loves to make us laugh. I always call him my first baby when I am snuggling him before bed. Such a sweetheart.
I really miss them during the week while they are with Clint, but we are already halfway through the "swap period" and life will go back to normal in no time. They are having fun spending some extra time with their daddy. I am enjoying this time that I have only myself to get ready and out the door in the morning (mostly). Let's put it this way, I am trying to find the positive things in the situation. Speaking of positive things... look what I got in the mail today.
This made me happy. While I am enjoying the fact that I don't have assignments and deadlines lingering in my mind at all times, I will be ready to start classes when August rolls around. I am have a goal, and will achieve it. It may take a couple more years from now, but I am doing it--rather than just dreaming about it. I like where I am, and am confident about where I am going.
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