Tom took Maddie to Camp Glisson yesterday afternoon, after Ty got back from his backpacking trip on part of the Appalachian Trail with his Scout troop.  I got to be all alone for 24 hours and it was divine. 

Tom came home just in time to let me in the house.  I'd walked to the store to get a few things and locked myself out of the house. :o  Oh well, at least I had my cell. I could have had a nice visit with Tucker out on the back patio if necessary too.

Oh, and Wes had a great birthday on Friday~Zaxby's, a cool T he picked out, and cold hard cash!

I decided to share some things over the summer that I'm loving now or doing now, learning in Bible Study, etc.  So be looking for all of that to be coming soon.

Check it out~pictures are back. Doesn't Wes look GREAT?  He looks better now because of the other thing he wanted to do on his birthday~get a haircut. He's such a funny guy. He got it cut shorter for the summer. I'm sure that will feel great this week as he's doing yard work, etc. for his Grandmom and Big Daddy in Atlanta. He and Ty will be home Wednesday as they have a Youth Council Meeting and Pool party on Thursday.

Crazy busy day yesterday. We had two services where the Youth led the whole thing. In between were pictures for Confirmation students and we did that with Tyler. My mother in law and father in law showed up in the middle of that and we came to the house to deliver a mirror they got for Maddie. Back to the last service, confirmation, set up for church dinner at 6, out to eat quickly, and then back for a funeral at 2. At 6 we had a Graduation Dinner and that was over at 7 and then we cleaned up for an hour or so there. Whew, we were worn out when we got home.  

Tyler got a new Bible for confirmation and loves it. He's had a ball reading it, which I love.

Here's a picture of Wes from yesterday's Youth Sunday. I couldn't get one of Ty but hopefully some of the family pictures they took turned out well. We'll get them in an email and can then post them.

Oh joy~back to no way to post pictures again. Double ugh. I'm about to say we need to take the computer in for a tune up but it's only a year old???

I had to pick up onions for Tyler tonight. Yes, you heard me right, onions. The scout troop sold 10 pound bags of onions. Not what I'd pick for a fundraiser but they seemed to sell well.

We had to do some work in the kitchen, had  youth and Bible study, a meeting at church dinner, etc. It was our last church dinner of the year before fall. I'll miss it. I like visiting with the people and not cooking on Wednesday night. :)

Wanted to share some encouragement from our online Bible Study.  I'm finding more and more that as I rest in God he truly does add all things I need.  I just sometimes can't see it.  My prayer today is that our eyesight improves.

Two posts in a row from me in one day~will wonders never cease.;)

As Sunday was Mother's Day, I wanted to post this for my mom. The older I get the more important she becomes to me and the deeper my respect and love for her grow.

As a funny aside, this is the Mother's Day note Tucker would give me if HE could have written!

And here are a couple of pictures of him right after his spa day~isn't he cute?  He looks pretty skinny now too!!!

Blogging is not nearly as fun without lots of pictures, in my opinion. That's what's been stopping me lately. We can't get any pictures to link in and can't figure out why. :(  

This is our last week of school. The kids will continue to work on school-related projects throughout the summer but at a more relaxed pace~and we're all ready for that. It's also Wes' last week of Football camp and Tyler is being confirmed as a full member of the church this Sunday. Truly, we have much to be grateful for these days. :)

Can you believe it?  A Picture!! Truly, God is good and yes, he does give us rest. I've been praying with this verse the last week as it's been a part of the fabulous on-line Bible Study I'm participating in. It's based on the book Stressed-Less Living.  If you're interested, the study link is www.melissataylor.org  

Since the picture links seem to be working, here's the one of Maddie and Tom I've been trying to post!!

Okay, awesome God shout out!  We've been looking for cleats for Wes forever. We finally found some on Ebay for $18, new in the box, free shipping. They were here in 2 days and these $85 cleats fit like they were made for him. Thanks, God!

Other than that, we've had youth, volunteer work, school work, piano, etc.  I was finally able to resume walking Tucker on Tuesday and I don't know who was more thrilled. Getting outdoors is so therapeutic for me.  Today was so nice I sat outdoors and worked on my Mother's Day sermon. Yes, it's that time of year, so all prayers are appreciated.

We've had rain all weekend.  What that means is that Tucker has been in the house a lot because of his "spa day" on Friday. He smells good and looks very cute, I must say. 

We're supposed to have rain through tomorrow and then clear up a bit, thank goodness.  I'm looking forward to resuming my walks in the afternoon again.

The kids and I took a break from books and watched a PBS special on the Mayan culture today. Then Wes had football and the boys have scouts. Maddie and I have eye appointments tomorrow. I'm looking forward to the end of school and some sleeping in!

My picture of Tom and Maddie was there yesterday and now today it's gone?  I seriously don't understand this at all. Sigh.

Wes and Maddie worked at the Thrift shop while Ty and I did some extra Narnia work today. I ran to the store and helped Wes get his mouth guard ready for practice. There is a chance of rain so he may be in a gym, we're not sure. Wish him luck!

I still can't get the blog to upload pictures. Wes thinks the issue is with Blogspot, not our computer.  Anyway, Wes starts formal spring football practice tomorrow. It's kind of a pain as it's every weeknight from  3:45-5:45.  Have any idea how many weeks that will be?  Please pray that the helmet, pads, and mouth guard keep him safe!

ETA:  Weird, I had to go through Pisca Web. Anyway, here's the Chick Fil A picture. Cute,huh?