What's Been Going On

OK so I know that it has been forever and a day since I last posted. We have been so incredibly busy I can't keep up with everything that has been going on actually. The last time that I posted, it was Mother's Day....WOW!!

Let's see if I can update y'all as to what has been going on around here since Mother's Day. The rest of May had us going to different things. Band Concerts, open houses, BBQ's, the normal end of the school year things. We had two of our girls in our Youth Group graduate this year, and off to college. That was the rest of May.

June had me going to lots of yard sales! I love going to yard sales!! Didn't find a whole lot this year, which was rather disappointing, but none the less, I still did find some things. I got some new snowmen, which I am SO excited about! June also had us doing a lot of fundraising to go to camp. I took some of the girls out to get ads for a booklet that we put together each year to hand out at a carwash that we do each year. So, I did that, then we had the carwash, and really made a lot of money, the Lord blessed us there. We also had a bake auction at Church and that went very well. We made a lot of money off of that as well. June was also my oldest sons birthday, he turned 9! YIKES!! Where does the time go? He had a good time, and was spoiled rotten, but it was worth it. We also had a youth activity in June, we took the teens to a putt putt course. We had a good time, and it was beautiful weather that day for it too. I think that pretty much covers June.

July was super busy!! The first week I scrapbooked, went to the dentist, had a BBQ on the 4th at Church, that was a lot of fun!! The following week had us going to Camp. We went to Camp Joy in Whitewater, WI. It was an Ok time, and some of the teens made really good decisions. I have to say that it wasn't the best camp for us, but as long as the Lord worked in people's lives, that is all that matters. The best thing about July for me though was that I got to see my sister whom I hadn't seen in 6 years!! Yes, that's right, my sister and I hadn't seen each other in 6 years. She got to town while we were at camp, so that was a bummer, but I still got to spend a good two weeks with her when we got back. She stayed with my Mom mostly, but we sure did get together a lot and had a blast!! I've never had as much fun with my sister as I did when she was here! It was an absolute amazing time, and I cherished every minute I had to spend with her. (She lives in Germany where her husband is stationed) I also got to see my nephews and my niece. It was an AWESOME time!! We did all sorts of things while she was here, and it was just awesome.

Now here we are in August. Not too much has been going on really. I've been scrapbooking a lot with my best friend, and another girl in our Youth Department. I'm having a blast with it, and truly looking forward to the memories that I am creating for my kids in these books. We had a funeral couple of weeks ago for a man in our Church that passed away. The Lord graciously took him home, and now he is no longer in pain. Our teenagers had a teen service on the 19th. They did an AMAZING job!! They ran the whole service, from singing, to sound, to ushering. They did AWESOME!! We just had a horrible storm hit here Thursday! IT was the worst thing that I have ever seen. 100+ MPH wind came through town. I'm telling you that I truly believe that it was a tornado. They keep saying that it was straightline winds, but I simply don't believe that, at all. The damage is amazing. The Lord truly spared our home, but other people were not as lucky. After the storm passed, I went and checked on one of our friends houses, and just to get there was an obstacle course. Trees were down left and right! It was incredible.

So I think that is all that has been going on here in a nutshell. I am sure that there are other things going on, but I'll save that for another time. =)