Still funny! Thanks for the chuckle.

My shower over the weekend was lovely. It was a pretty day outside, but hot, so glad we were inside with the air conditioning. I had to tear my living room apart to fit four Cafe tables in it, along with two tables of 4 in the attached open foyer. (The second of those was a small children's table for 3 of the sweetest little girls.)

Altogether I think there were 20 adults and the 3 girls here. My daughter was blessed with some wonderful, needed things for the baby to come. The games were a hit, including bingo - which my daughter and daughter-in-law ran a little differently. There were blank cards with a word list below for players to fill in their cards (taken from the registry). As the gifts were opened, if it was on the card, you marked it off with a little sticker. It kept everyone engaged.

And I had enough food (always a challenge to have enough but not too much).

Oh! I made my first balloon arch ever and it turned out pretty good. I'll see if I can find a decent picture.

I'm sorry my post was so long.

I'm sorry to hear about Bill's gout/toe issue, Connie. Praying that everything goes well with the procedure whenever it happens. And thanks for your kind words.

(Sigh) Got all the way to church this morning (25 minute ride) only to find out the building had no power and church was canceled.

Ran a couple errands and then came home and made French toast for brunch. I'm packing now. 3 days in New Mexico for work. I'll be wearing a mask outside... (feels punitive) but it's the price I'm willing to pay and not subject myself to experimentation.

Thanks Connie. It didn't start off the greatest this morning. In fact it was a bit of a nightmare. The client won't let me book my own airline ticket; I have to go through their travel agent. Well.... somehow they put in the wrong birthdate for me and it flagged me with the TSA. That took almost more time than I had to clear up. Nothing like a little stress first thing in the morning.

Reminding myself that, thankfully God is in control of the big stuff.

Have a great Monday everyone!

Praise the lord Lord your mom is better. Hugs and prayers to you and Bill, Connie.

Heading home today. 4 hour drive from asmall town in New Mexico to the Denver Airport, then a 3 hour flight home. The job went well... and I will end up traveling more than I actually worked. Lol

Hi, Savvy! So glad you found us. Wow, Arizona - hot! I thought we were hot, but when I see your temps on the news - not sure I could handle that, even though I love being warm! As far as school goes - get your child out!!! They are teaching children in school to hate God, to hate the family, to hate themselves (if they are white), and that you are neither male nor female - you get to choose! Before they are old enough to know what sex is they are teaching them to do it safely and then if you happen to get pregnant, don't worry, you can get an abortion through the school and your parents never have to know! Oh, and don't get me started on the environmentalist guerillas they are making out of our kids. If you want your child to grow up loving Jesus, loving his/her family, loving who they were created to be - then get them out of the government schools! I used to teach third grade in our free Christian School here in NC way back in the 80's. This has been going on in our schools for a very long time!

They aren't forcing mask wearing, so far, here in NC. We live out in the boonies (as mom likes to say) so we don't have to face mask wearing very often. I do wear a mask at the doctor's offices though, they never lifted it at their offices. But restaurants are mask free but still have the tables separated, and my husband goes mask-free in the grocery stores.

Yup. I'm in Arkansas! Not as hot as Arizona, but the humidity makes up for it lol.
The homeschool issue has been weighing heavy on my mind this summer. We have a handful of Christian schools nearby but they're a bit pricey. I work from home, which would make homeschool doable (just hectic) and there are other homeschoolers at our church so we'd have some support.

My son loves school and we moved here a few years ago specifically for the schools, but so much has changed in the past 18 months.

Nice to meet you both! Enjoy the time with your granddaughters @cmsienk

My nieces and nephews were homeschooled as well as Christian schooled. My sister-in-law worked at her Church's schools so they gave them a deal on the tuition. They had outings with other homeschooled kids as well as having some of their classes together. We used the A-Beka system for our school and I've seen ads for that program, which, I think, also does some on-line classes. The kids in our Church are all homeschooled, and most of their parents were home-schooled as well (some of them were in my class at our Church school).

I need to go back to State abbreviations school! I am always getting those mixed up. I love it when I am having my Kindle read to me and someone's name comes up that is an abbreviation of a state - in my latest book Cal was California when it read it to me! There was an Arkansas and a Tennessee in one of my books as well.