2021 :: week 25

 

June 13

Lauren paid tithing on her earnings from her springtime "bunny business." She kept track of the money she made and set aside $1 per bunny for supplies and $0.60 per bunny for tithing. I admire Lauren's knack for business and organizational skills. 

June 14

I love summer nights when the sun doesn't set until 8:45pm. After we put the little boys to bed I sat outside and read while watching Will shoot hoops. Will has been playing more basketball since attending camp last week. This week I have been reading Heartland by Sarah Smarsh and Malibu Rising by Taylor Jenkins Reed. 

June 15

We met up with the Allreds and Wilsons at Sapling Grove Park. It was so fun to see the five little boy cousins run around in the water together. Will and Lauren cooled off too, but they were more active when we met the Throssells at the pool later that afternoon. Summer is here and we are fully taking advantage of the long, sunny days. That evening the youth came to our house for a pancake making activity. The youth divided into three groups and made pancakes in a different way--one group with a recipe, one group with Bisquick and one group with Krusteaz. The Krusteaz was the clear winner.

June 16

I told Lauren to take a picture of me while I was reading to Miles and Elliott and I was pleasantly surprised by how much I like the picture she took. I don't have a lot of pictures of me doing the prosaic things I spend a lot of my life doing. I know this time with my little guys fighting over the real estate of my lap won't last forever and I want to cherish it as best I can. My children bring me such joy (most of the time).

June 17

Thursday was Elliott's last day of swimming lessons. He passed with flying colors, and spent the later part of class riding down the slide over and over. It is so satisfying to see him overcome his fear of getting his head wet. The world of water has really opened up to him this year. 

June 18

Anthony and I started scraping the popcorn texture off the dining room ceiling this weekend. We still have to get the kitchen scraped, but we made good progress. Anthony scrapes and I clean up the mess. Neither job is glamorous, but it is so satisfying to get it done. The kitchen tear out will be happening next Tuesday. I get very excited thinking about our new kitchen. 

June 19

The Red Sox were in town for a series against the Royals and we took in a game Saturday afternoon. A softball game was rescheduled for the same time, so Lauren chose to play in her game and we brought Knox along with us. While we were sweating to death at the game Lauren played softball and then went to see Peter Rabbit 2 with Memaw and the Wilsons. It was insanely hot and humid at the game. Elliott's shirt did not last the entire game. The Red Sox blew out the Royals 7-1. Dad was happy, but no one else was happy about the score.