We are back............

I could not believe how long it had been since I last posted on the blog. I have been so busy and exhausted that the last few months have seemed to fly by. I promise to get better at updating you all with what is going on.

In an effort to not have this be the longest post ever, I am going to just try and catch you all up........so here we go!

The kids have been keeping busy with all their ongoing activities with a few illnesses thrown in for good measure, but they all seem to be "humming" along just fine now. Russell and I are doing well, I am so thankful that he is at home and can keep up with getting Darryl here, and Rachel there, and well, poor Isaac is just along for the ride right now! But we keep telling him his day of being busy is fast approaching (more on than in the next post).

A couple of them continue to challenge us with grades and trying to do their best at school, and one of them we have a teacher that is doing her best to challenge us and makes me want to beat my head against the wall, and I don't know what to do, but the year is almost over so it is not worth losing any sleep about.

We have had a enough rain that we felt like we should have built an ark, but didn't. Youth Group is wrapping up this week, and I must say it has been a very rewarding experience to teach the K-5 kids and help with the Jr./Sr. High group. I must be totally honest here and say that I think my true calling is with the K-5 kids! I love them all and so enjoy having them as part of youth group, so with that being said, I'll be back in the fall to teach them, if the Board will have me back (maybe I think I did a good job, but really didn't).

I am sitting here feeling guilty that I am not doing something like everyone else, and am working on updating you all on the lastest, so I must wrap this up and get some laundry in and Isaac's winter clothes moved out so we have room for summer clothes and vaccuming done so I can try and put out traps to catch this "Jerry" of field mouse that seems to be laughing at us and our lack of ability to catch it.

I have some new pictures to post to, so providing the evening goes smoothly, I will be back after the sun goes down and post pictures and give a bit more of the latest and greatest happenings.

I am longing for sheets that have been hung on the clothesline, so I am off to accomplish this task, along with a few others.

Love,
Tina