New experiences....

I've recently experienced a totally new kind of stress. The kind of stress you experience while driving on the freeway with your son who is a novice freeway driver. I have to give him credit...he did a good job. I did a lot of praying.

Another new experience...having three teenagers. Why don't they ever want to go to bed? Gone are the days when we'd put them in bed by, say 8:00 and we'd have the whole rest of the evening to ourselves. Those days are gone...long gone. Thank goodness we have a large bedroom with a TV and a couch and a lock on the door.

I love my life!

Summer

Summer...a time when my entire household is home. Husband, kids, everyone. I don't have to make school lunches, don't have to run out the door in the morning, sleeping in, staying up late. Last night the power was out and we all played Uno by flashlight until after 11:00 p.m.

We just got back from our summer vacation. Lots of driving on winding roads. Visited family in Bakersfield, then stayed with family up in Kelseyville. We are always spoiled when we stay with our dear friends the Moser's. Lots of good food, old movies, sleeping in, wonderful conversation, and beautiful scenery.

On Friday we went white water rafting. We highly recommend Rock-N-Water on the American River. Support our Christian brothers and sisters! We had an awesome time...so much fun! Taught us a lot about working together as a team and as a family. Also saw special friends Dan & Jackie with their beautiful new daughter Charlotte! They were nice enough to feed us and let us spend the night after our day of rafting when we smelled like "river funk".

Before we left my wonderful husband coordinated the re-stucco of our house. Gone are the "eyebrows" (that's what the kids called them) that was above our front windows for a year and a half! We are very happy and blessed with the wonderful home God has provided.

Before

After

Happy Fourth of July!