Still no home computer.  I continue to plug along though!  The kids and Matt and I are all doing well.  I am always super busy...and we are entering the point of craziness every weekend!  Matt shot his first buck this hunting season,  8 points and he is so proud!

A quickie blog before  taking the kiddos home from church.  I'm sitting here in Matt's office with the kids drawing pictures and messing up his bookshelves!  I had to hop in and teach third grade Sunday School because the teacher "lost track of time".  Ugh.  They were good kids, but it is hard to administrate and teach concurrently.

We have a big week this week.  The Kids Club at church is going on a two mile hike this afternoon.  It should be super nice.  We are having some AMAZING weather for Autumn in Minnesota.  It was nearly 80 degrees yesterday!  Of course, Matt took the air conditioning units out of the windows on his day off on Friday.  Last night Matt and I had a date with some good friends.  I had the yummiest chicken breast smothered in wild mushrooms, artichokes and parmesan cheese.  I have enough left for lunch today, and my mouth is watering thinking of it!  It was a lot of fun being out on a date with another couple...it is more of a guarantee that we don't discuss the kids while on a date!

Matt's parents and brother will arrive early in the week.  The guest room is ready, but I still need to clean the office for Ben.  I also have a bag of bananas to transform into banana bread.  I'm also going to bake some cookies and bake a vinegar pie for Matt's dad...it is his favorite.  It tastes a bit like vanilla custard pie...with a hint of lemon.

MOPS on Tuesday and Ladies Aid on Thursday along with my MOPS steering meeting on Thursday night.  I hope I have time to enjoy our house guests.

My scrapbooking is plugging along.  I've been in more of a stamping and paper crafting mood, so I made ten cards on Thursday.  I've been making covered journals for people lately, so maybe I'll make a nice one for the guest room.  I'm thinking of getting a big table for the office and moving scrapping things in there, since we won't be home schooling for another two years...but I don't mind working in the dining room...but leaving it all out on the table overnight would be a perk!  I see gorgeous scrapping rooms in magazines, only to realize that that will not be my reality any time soon!

Hello all!

Just a quickie check in.  My computer died almost immediately after my last entry.  I check in a few times a week from Matt's computer at church, but not very often.  The good points of a dead computer are a very clean (nearly immaculate) house, a very small laundry pile, gourmet meals, and time to sew or stamp or scrap every day.  I'm starting to think that if the computer is not repaired, we will put off getting a new one even longer.

Ethan had his 18 month check up yesterday.  Perfectly healthy.  He is up one pound from his 12 month weight and is now 25 pounds.  He grew nearly 3 inches though and is now 31 3/4 inches tall!  He is a very happy child and sleeps perfectly. 

The big boys are all doing well with school.  We have conferences in the next few weeks...those are always interesting!

Not much else here.  My retreat went very well, and now I'm glad to be done.  The inlaws will be out for a week next week.  MAtt's Dad is doing a Lumberjack show for Andrew's class at school.  I need to get the basement room shaped up this weekend.  I also need to set up the office for Benjamin who is coming out to help with the show.  Without the computer being in there he will have a completely private room!  They will be here for the Pumkin party at the farm again, so the boys are looking forward to that.  It is always good for some fun pictures.

Not much elsoe here.  I've got to run to the store quickly before heading home...so I'll close!