Monday, April 27, 2009

Another week...



Well, it's Monday morning and I've got a list of things that I'd just love to get done. A few loads of laundry are partly finished and I think it's time to enjoy some green tea (yup, I like green tea) and do some important work on the computer :).

The last few weeks have been busy. We had an adorable little 3 year old living with us for 1 1/2 weeks while her parents were in Australia. Her dad is Hannah's teacher and so Hannah had a substitute teacher for the time they were away. It all went really well but it does change life somewhat and your expectations are somewhat lowered as far as what you think you will accomplish. The first thing she said once she was awake was "go bye bye?". She just loved to go out and so my busy lifestyle suited her just fine.

At the end of last week was also our annual Plant Sale - a two day event where we sell an assortment of perennials and annuals and crafty gardening items. It is one of our biggest fundraisers and so it also takes up a bit of time planning, potting, advertising and working at the sale. I don't have the figures yet but we feel it was successful. I could not help both days because I had our annual "Sisters" Retreat. We get together with 10 - 12 friends for a two day overnight retreat. We enjoyed a hike, bible study, craft (succulent wreath), and just hanging out together and enjoying each other's company. Lots of laughter! It's a real blessing to have good friends that share your faith in God and are on the same path together as moms, wives and women in the church.

Saturday, April 11, 2009

Spring Break


This week has been Spring Break for our kids. It began with a couple days of gorgeous weather - between 60 and 70 degrees. We just enjoyed being outside, reading, gardening and just sitting in the sun with shorts on. Lorelle was away for a few days to Idaho visiting a friend that's in college there.

It became a bit cooler mid week but still quite nice. We visited Boulevard Park which is a beautiful park by the ocean and the kids enjoyed rollerblading, ripsticking, etc. while we just walked the trail. I also spent some time working as I have begun to work part-time with an agency that provides transportation and supervision for foster children and parents who have scheduled court ordered visits. It's going well - a lot of documentation as the reports I need to make are used in court cases at times to determine whether the child can return home, to which parent, or not at all. At this point it's very part-time and we'll see where it leads.

The last two days of Spring Break our youngest two are busy at the Youth Fair - one enrolled in Chess and the other in Photography. It's a nice way to fill up the week if we're staying home and not making any trips. I am also busy transplanting perennials as I am on our Plant Sale Committee. This is a big fundraiser for our school and it's coming up at the end of April. I went out and bought some cool spikey plants for my two large planters I bought last year. Now I have to figure what else to add to it. I hope to use these also as decorations for Lorelle's grad ceremony as their school colors are burgundy and black. I'll show you the pots again when they're full & (hopefully) beautiful.