LIFE

this summer has been busy and fun..last week we had family here to visit, they came sunday and stayed till friday morning...we had a great time,the boys had a blast with thier cousins, i try to get the freezer stocked and work ahead so it can be a relaxing time..went to the pool and the lake on the days it didnt storm:)  the weather has been hot but we've had a lot of storms...but we really enjoyed them!!  i found out tues. i have jury duty:( was not in the mood, but went and sat in the room for 2 hrs. judge came in and said the guy pleaded guilty it was a sexual molestation case and could have been a 3 day trial, with family here and the kids i really didnt want to be there!  thurs. i had an ultrasound appt.  it was so awesome to see the miracle of life! baby was very active and we werent sure if we could see boy or girl,  but after a while we could tell it was a baby boy!!!!   we are so excited!! wasnt sure how the boys would react because they really wanted a girl,, we told them and they got these big smiles on thier face!!  so now that they know they are excited!!  God is soo good!!  cant believe this wknd is july 4th wknd already, and the fireworks have started:) about 2 wks before the 4th you see all these firework tents go up... and they sell some big ones..so the boys have bottle rockets and anything else that makes noise around for about 2 wks:):)  saturday we need to have a puppy at the airport in atlanta,so might spend some time there.... monday we have the church picnic which is usually an all day thing with fireworks in the end....soo have a fun safe wknd , GOD BLESS!!!

memories

1. sometimes i wander what my kids will remember of thier childhood.. what do you think about when you think of yours...i know it wasn't easy for my parents...but somehow i mostly just remember the good times,and have good memories..i didnt feel the stress they felt at times ...anyway so i wanna make memories with my kids and my husband, thier could come a time where thats all they have..a perfectly clean house or a perfectly weedless garden or flower bed or a busy mom,really doesnt mean that much to them, but do i take the time to laugh with them and have fun.. this is a challenge for me..last thurs. was a test of this:) steve was home because he was going to minnesota friday for a week to help clean up a christian retreat...so i wasnt getting my stuff done in the morning anyway,went to run errands over lunch and came home the kitchen was a mess,the boys decided to make eggs for lunch:) so dishhes everywhere..cheese on the counter, and i had groceries to put away,michael had a 530 ballgame,  and the boys run in saying daddy wants to take the boat to the lake...i'm thinking yea right you guys can go i need to do laundry and clean up your mess..fought with myself for a while..and decided you know what i'm going,daddys going to be gone for a week and you know what Lord knows how many times like this we r going to be blessed with, so off we went,it was a beautiful 93 deg. day the water was perfect, the boys tubed, we jumped in the water and just hung out...house was still a mess but it got cleaned, laundry eventually got put away:) and michael made it to his game on time,ate supper at 8:00...  but it was all worth it... so this week with Steve gone i'm trying to remember that lesson..we went fishing monday night,didnt catch anything:)  today i really need to stay home and clean:) and i miss my hubby,am ready to have him home!!        makes me think of the song we have this moment::::;   Lord today help me to sieze the moment:;;;;;;;                 ethan has this thing lately he will ask me.. is the corn ready yet...[not yet dear]   is the baby ready yet[not yet dear]  :):)    not sure why they go together:):)