Summertime

Well, we did it. We made it through the final days of the school year and are a full week into our summer vacation. This summer is kind of funny because as slowly as we'd love it to pass in so many ways, it coming to an end will bring the birth of our baby and that.could.not.come.fast.enough.

67 days to go yet ~ but who's counting? Oh wait. That would be me.

The summer has lots of fun things in store for everyone. Kurt has just one day left of his EMT class and will be "off" until the end of July. He'll finish that class the Monday before we have a baby on Thursday. (not everything is calendared according to how it related to delivery day. Mostly.)

We are looking forward to having him home with us for a while starting Thursday (there's the REAL job to do for those 48hours that make up Tuesday and Wednesday....). Cleaning the garage and fixing the motorcycle and pulling weeds in the garden are among the top 3 projects on our list to accomplish once dad is home.

We also have to find a dresser, refinish two bed frames, buy a twin size mattress, and wash baby clothes....before our 67 days are up. I did find the exact onesie I'd been eyeing in a store I hate to shop in at a yard sale yesterday, and bought it for 33-cents. Pretty excited about that as it's what we'll bring Baby Boy Freeman home in from the hospital.

The girls are looking for money making opportunities and may be mowing a lawn or two...Liz is just six weeks away from turning 16 and we've started the planning for the big "not plastic" party in her honor. So far we have Sobe's and some Chex Mix and she knows she wants a purple dress. The overall theme is Disney and everyone that wants to gets to wear a costume of their favorite Disney character. So really we have some work to do yet...

I hope I am like most who blog in that I think of all kinds of things to post about that never actually make it into a post. I hope other people do that.

And I should take another opportunity to take full responsibility for the cooler, wetter Spring we've experienced this year. I really consider it a tender mercy ~ that God is cutting me a break after a not-so-planned pregnancy popped up where I would be pregnant all.summer.long. It really is all my fault. I'm so thankful for it and recognize it's cut in to so many people's plan for fun.....sorry about that! I'm sure there's some heat on the way for us all to enjoy/endure.

Nathan gave a terrific talk in Primary today. All about the first principles and ordinances of the Gospel (faith, repentance, baptism, gift of the Holy Ghost). He got to take his toy airplane as a prop and loved that. Kurt got to help him as I was teaching my 9-year olds, but we took a "field trip" to Jr. Sharing Time so I could see him, too. What fun.

I suppose I could write about the things we have on the calendar for the next few months, but would rather talk about them after there's a story to tell. Lots to look forward to!

xoxo