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