Update

Not much is going on really. Wendy is smiling a lot more and is trying to laugh. She won't hold a smile for a pic though:) But we will leave for Wisconsin on the 14th ish of Aug. Alan comes home for a few days on the 15th of July. I still don't know what I am going to do for Jacobs b-day. Other than that not much else is going on. Working 430 in the morning stinks sometimes but it isn't bad. I get off at 130 in the afternoon.

I hope that everyone is doing well and I will post pics soon.

Love to all,

Alan, Suzanne, Jacob and Wendy

For Today.....

Outside my window....Partly cloudy, blue skies. We've had a rare amount of rain this June. It'd be nice to have a summer this year.

I wish..... That I had no regrets. I'd love to be one of those people that goes through life embracing and loving every moment and owning it.

I am thankful.... for work - jobs. Rod is working tons of hours this week at his "part-time" job. He's put in 39 hours in 3 days and has two more days to work still this week. Jared has, at the moment, 3 jobs for the summer. Praise the Lord! He still is working at the goat farm. And just yesterday he got a job at two different golf courses. One is a Forecaddie position at Pronghorn (he will make $75 for 18 holes!) and the other is at Eagle Crest in the "Cart Barn" cleaning the golf carts. He is very anxious to quit his farm job and I keep telling him to wait till we know how many days, hours he will be scheduled at these other jobs first.

I know.....that my Father loves me.

From the Kitchen.... Got lots of grilling on the menu this week. Now I just need my husband to grill it and the weather to stop raining and being windy so we can actually light the bbq and keep it lit.

Around the House.... actually making some progress here I am happy to report. For this week anyway. I'm tackling some piles in the garage in a moment.

From the Schoolroom.... Almost summer vacation! Jared is finishing his last assignment today and we have him registered to attend Redmond High School next fall. Rachelle and Raelyn finished school up on Wednesday. Rachelle is registered for next year with the online school Connections Academy. Raelyn is registered to attend Tumalo Community School. A small public "community" school with one 7th grade classroom that has only 28 students so far. I'd love to convince Rachelle to attend there as well for next fall. We'll see if we can get her to change her mind over the summer. Of course I could make her go, but I'd really like it to be her decision.

I am wearing.... Pink Roxy hoodie and green bermuda shorts and flip-flops.

I am creating.... Still trying to figure what I can create.

I am going.... to be busy this weekend running kids to all their activities. Jared has two golf tournaments, one on Sunday and one on Monday. The girls want to get together with friends and have a new project at church teaching sunday school to the younger kids. This is a "youth" project to give the regular teachers a day off now and then.

I am reading.... a very predictable murder mystery that I can't remember the name or author. I don't even know if I'm gonna finish it.

I am praying.... One daily prayer of mine is to pray that my children make good decisions.

I am hoping.... that the thunderstorms will stop.

I am hearing.... the sound of a spoon scraping the side of a bowl as someone eats their breakfast while watching a muted television. It's still early here so the tv is turned down low.

I am looking forward to.... this summer and all the exciting activities planned and unplanned that will happen. Watching my garden grow - the deer have not been able to get in this year so far. Jared getting his drivers license.

Juliene

Garden Art

I love my fishy! And see the fence? No deer in there, so far, this year. That fence is a good eight feet high. Lets hope that we can eat our garden goodies this year and not just grow them for the deer.

Tumalo!!!!

hey this is raelyn and i just wanted to tell you that while we were driving home from school mommy said that i can go to tumalo!!!! im super excited! thanks mom and dad, after this dramatized year you still trust me and your letting me go to a public school (its small though). anyways so i just wanted to share that with you. i better go...


thanks,
raelyn.

for today... (thanks 4 the great idea mommy.)

hey so this is raelyn, and i decided because i have nothing else to do i am going to do what my mom did. it looks really fun so here i go...

outside my window: its cloudy but the birds are chirping.

i am thinking: i am happy that i might go to tumalo next year.

i am wondering: what my homework is today.

i wish: i can trust God in everything and accomplish my hard situation right now. i am struggling.

i am thankful: for God, my family, friends, my house, my pets, etc.

i know: Jesus is working with me through this hard time and he won't ignore me, i know my family and friends only want the best of me, and i know that God planned all of this out before hand.

from the kitchen: mommy made really delicious cookies yesterday, we are also going to a party tonight for jared's golf.

around the house: ebay clothes everywhere, also towels. the kitchen is surprisingly farely clean.

from the schoolroom: jared is going to high school next year, me and rachelle are going to an online school but there is a possibility that i might go to tumalo.

i am wearing: red basketball shorts with a black tee shirt and a red shirt under. my socks are different colors... pink and blue.

i am creating: a great realationship with my friends that i haven't been close to all year anf a really close relationship with Jesus.

i am going: to do my homework, hopefully... i also want to jog today.

i am reading: the Bible (lots of different books about friends and family), i also want to start reading thr3e, by ted dekker.

i am praying: for a friend of mine, and praying and getting closer with the Lord through this hard time for me.

i am hoping: i get to go to tumalo, but i can't get my hopes too high up.

i am hearing: silence in my bedroom and birds chirping outside my window.

i am looking forward to: this summer, maybe starting swimming again, and maybe going to tumalo next year.

that was really fun to do. THANKS MOMMY. it helps you think about what you a going through today and everything like that. well i better go. thanks...


Raelyn.

June Birthdays

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!

Shari - 6/27/64 - 45 yrs!