The Weekly Review VII

Sunday~

Just before we headed out the door to church the sky started pouring. It was a warm Heavy rain that left you almost soaked on just the little walk to the van. By the time we got to the church building it was virtually all over. While we were in class it did rain hard there also, I guess. I was busy teaching 12 preschool/kindergartners. They were really attentive and a lot of fun. We talked about Elisha helping the widow whose husband left her with a lot of debt and the miracle of the oil jar never running out until there were no more jars to fill. When we came home I made a quick lunch of spaghetti while Travis gave the chairs another quick varnish. I also baked a white cake to turn into a jello cake for supper. I baked it in my blue pan for proper effect. For supper we went over to the Verhoeven's, we took some of our new steaks to try them out. We also had hamburgers, bbq chicken or hotdogs and anything else you might want for a proper 4th of July meal. Several other friends were over also. Their front yard is perfect for watching the fireworks. They are shot in the school yard which is across the street from them. Daryl also had several of his own that he shot off after all the other ones were done. While we were waiting for the big ones to go off I had brought some Roman candles along from last year the kids wanted to do so Daryl took them across the street to an open area on the school property to shoot off. After they had done a few a police guy pulled up and told them to move from there, I was a little nervous since I was the provider of them that they were going to get Daryl in trouble but the guy just said to do it on your own property. We got home about 11pm and the fireworks were still going crazy around here. They had some pretty big ones. We were so tired we didn't stay out for all of them though. Gregory and Beatrice didn't try to watch them at all they just went to bed.

Monday~

I tried to hang my laundry out today and while I was in the basement doing a tiny bit of mending it decided to pour on it. So I brought it in since there were still a few spots of dryness on it and then everything cleared up and there were no clouds in the sky so I hung it all back out and watched the sky very carefully. When the sky got very heavy and a few drops started coming down I brought it in and used the dryer. We also went shoe shopping for Harrison, He couldn't get his tennis shoes on him the other day. His feet had quickly stretched. Deborah was along and the kids were pretty crazy most of the time. Racing from one destination to another as we went through the stores. We also went to IKEA. I thought I would leave the younger three in the daycare but it was full and they weren't accepting anyone for 1/2 an hour or so. So they had to shop with us. We stopped at Cub on the way home to get lettuce for supper and Travis chose some Redbox for our evenings entertainment. He ended up bringing home 2 DVDs. We watched The Spy Next Door. It was really good. I made chimmichangas they were really good too.

Tuesday~

Harrison had his first trumpet lesson for the month. We went on a bike ride to Swede Hallow. Deborah and Nahum went with us. Our purpose for the bike ride was to pick blackberries. It was pretty successful. We got enough for those who wanted it on their ice cream after supper and two batches of jam. As we were leaving Travis spotted a bush with Huge berries and that added a couple more cups in quick work. It was really nice. We had our maiden voyage on our new dining room chairs. After supper we watched Blind Sided. OH My Goodness that is a very good movie!! It is one I would really like to watch again.

Wednesday~

Margaret had her first violin lesson for the month, while she did that I held the little baby. She is six weeks old now. When we got home I sliced up some round steak to marinade for fajitas for supper. Margaret and Harrison had horseshoes this afternoon. It looked like it might storm so I didn't want to leave them there and do my grocery shopping in case they needed to leave because of the weather. So I worked on my lesson for tonight's class and visited with the other moms. We had to get groceries on our way home which is also when the storm broke loose. I got seven pints of black raspberry jam made. I used the low sugar pectin and it is so yummy!

Thursday~

I did a little weeding, a little laundry. We cleaned the house. Travis had his annual check up with his allergist. He sent home a prescription for an epi pen, which he should have had every time he had a shot in case of an adverse reaction. I will need to get that. Travis has been having a lot of heart burn and not sleeping well because of it so the Dr. recommended that he try Zantac to relieve that. Hopefully it works. We measured the kids today because Travis assured me that Harrison was almost as tall as me and taller than his Granny so we needed to just be sure of the status of these great achievements. Harrison is 65", Margaret is 60", Beatrice is 49", and Gregory is 47". They are growing like weeds! Friday~

I worked on some sewing that I had been putting off for some time (since last October). Beatrice had really wanted to make Granny a dress last fall but she doesn't wear dresses so we decided a night gown would be a better choice. Bea chose the material and we got the pattern but I just kept putting off the making so we finally got it cut out and started sewing. It is a cute pattern and more detailed than I thought when we chose it. I hope it fits well. Saturday~

I did more sewing. I got a skirt sewn for me and I finished the nightie. Margaret and Beatrice both did little projects themselves. Margaret has been helping me right along, gathering ruffles and threading elastic, of which there was yards used. We went to the library for the second time this week, a book Travis had requested came in and Harrison was out of books again. We went to taco bell for lunch. I had some coupons and I was hungry and not feeling like cooking. I gave each of the kids one coupon and 1-3 dollars depending on their size and hunger and they were supposed to figure out what they could get for that amount of money. I don't think the people behind us were so happy to be behind us once we all got through as we were quite slow. We had the Verhoeven's over for supper. I made pizza and brownies and she brought a lettuce salad. It was a pleasant evening of visiting and many kids conquering great battles outside.

Have a great week

~Anna