back to school!

Well, the kiddos went back to school ... today!

I can actually sense many, MANY...parents all over jumping for joy, cheering as they sent their darlings off .... ahhh, isn't it so precious??? Fall can be my 2nd favorite season of the year!

After all, it's been quite a summer.

You know it's time for them to go back when....

They start to pick on each other more and more, becoming bored with the way summer's going to end, and looking forward to seeing....other people.

Armed with school supplies, and well, my son was the only one with new backpack. I had gone through the house the other day and remarked to him, "did you know you have 5 backpacks???"....that's Spiderman (kindergarten), Spongebob (1st grade), some blue backpack (2nd grade), last year is red one-strapped backpack (3rd grade) and this year with his birthday gift card from his grandparents, a new one-strapped backpack that is bigger and better than last year's red one-strapped backpack.

My daughter is reusing hers from last year. Or was that 2 years ago? Eh....no matter. If it's not ripped or torn and still sturdy...I'm happy with it (and so is she).

Well, one kid is out for the night. Oh, just before son conked out, my husband was sent to bed early---he is not feeling very good. I think with the weather changes, he got hit with a cold. So I'm trying to make him all better in time for Deaf Cafe this Saturday. I'd hate for them to be without their Jesus character....(usually many times they have a drama with Jesus character in it, and husband plays Him every time)...so if he's still under the weather tomorrow, I'll attempt to make soup...homemade soup. Some kind of soup. Anything... brothy.

Now I gotta get the other kid...the teenager....to get off the phone, off the computer and into PJ's and in her room!!!!

Then I can crawl into bed myself....

Quote for Sunday

I saw this from Pastor Clark Cothern today:

Here's a post-sermon follow-up quote from one of my favorite authors, Oswald Chambers:

"Get into the habit of dealing with God about everything. Unless in the first waking moment of the day you learn to fling the door wide back and let God ...in, you will work on a wrong level all day; but swing the door wide open and pray to your Father in secret, and every public thing will be stamped with the presence of God."

I know sometimes some of us forget that, and try to do things our way. But this quote really made an impact on me.

Today was also the day God reached into me and touched my soul. Thank you, Father.

Day 1 at the Haunted House

Okay, it's slowly getting dark outside, and I'm on the laptop in the living room...watching NCIS rerun and wondering how I can convince Ralphie (dog) to come on downstairs and outside?

Ehhh...I got here around 7 am, Ralphie didn't really bark/growl much at me, and seem content to have Josh with me.

After my sister and her family left for the big day of having Jedi's tonsils removed, I went upstairs and crawled in bed....slept for a bit.

Got back up, and Josh jumped in the pool, but it was too icy cold for him. The sun was not overhead like it should have been. Ahhh, a sign of summer running its course and heading into fall.

Right now, my son is at someone's house joining my husband at bible study one block away, and afterwards Josh will join me tonight for a good night's sleep.

And my sister cautioned this house is haunted. I do not believe in ghosts, and I have nothing to worry about.

After all, Ralphie can protect me, right?