Adventures in La La Land

1. Last official week of summer!  How awesome is Lena's shirt??!! I found it in her size at Once Upon! It was another hot week, so we spent much of it at the pool: And inside our air conditioned house . . . 2. On Wednesday, we went to our friends' new house so Justin could look at their roof (he's going to help re-shingle it), and we could have s'mores. I knew they had a creek in the backyard, but I didn't realize how accessible it was, so I didn't bring swimsuits. That didn't stop the kids though. They had such a blast! Justin even caught a couple fish! Filthy boy eating his s'moreo (s'more made with Oreos!) 3. On Thursday, the kids had their "back to school open house" where they met their teachers, dropped off their school supplies, and got to see their classrooms. All three are "nervous-ited" (Lena's word for nervous/excited), especially since it's been so long since they've been in school - almost 6 months! Truth ...

1. Another nice weather week. We actually didn't go to the pool at all this week! Partly because it wasn't smokin' hot, but mostly because the pool heater broke and my kids can't handle water temperatures below 75*. (#spoiled) But we spent a lot of time in our backyard. It's become my new favorite place to read my Bible. I know these summer days are numbered and I'll be trapped inside soon enough. 2. I've made it to Hezekiah's reign in my chronological Bible reading plan and remembered a series of books that came out years ago by one of my favorite authors surrounding Hezekiah's life. I've been really convicted lately about the trash I read, and am trying to get back into Christian fiction. But so much of it is "the same ol' same ol'." So I decided to dive into the Chronicles of the Kings by Lynn Austin . . . and I was not disappointed. Of course, she takes many liberties in crafting a fictional story around the Biblical narrat...

Do you ever have memories that are completely unremarkable? I sometimes wonder why I remember some things and not others. One such memory of mine is an ordinary English class in 10th(?) grade. I don't remember who my teacher was. I don't remember what we were studying. But I remember the exercise she had us do. In the back of the room was a large white poster board with the word RELIEF written on it. One by one, each student went to the back and wrote their definition of relief on the board. Was it a vocabulary lesson? Part of a literature unit? I have no idea. Was it a profound moment in my life? Nope. But I think all the time about how my definition of relief has changed over the years. That day in high school I think my definition was "reaching a satisfying conclusion in a book." Now, I recognize that relief takes many forms and I could define it in hundreds of ways.  Relief is often physical. . . . when the epidural kicks in. . . . when the chiropractor pops that ...

So here's the deal: my computer cord broke yesterday and my computer died before I could get to my blog. Thanks to Amazon and Prime shipping, the new one came today, so here I am! Unfortunately, I'm not sure I really have 7 things to share. We'll see . . . 1. Throughout this whole Coronavirus fiasco, we have been mostly unaffected by the various "shortages." I only had to settle for one-ply toilet paper once. We had to wait an uncomfortable 2 weeks for our dishwasher, since their manufacturers were backed up. I had to drink 2% milk instead of skim for a while. But I never felt any real panic until this news came out this week: Only 4 people shared this with me via facebook! Haha. I expected more! Good news, though. When I went grocery shopping yesterday, this is what the aisle looked like: Whew! Bullet dodged! (And no, I didn't take it all home with me. Lol.) 2. More good news: I was accepted to both of the colleges I applied to- Minneapolis Community and Tech...