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I used to play softball in elementary through high school. So I love to throw the ball around with my kiddies. Unforunately I'm not the same "person" as I was then. Apparently after trying to throw the ball as far as my 9yo son encourages me to throw it, doesn't agree with my muscles. Monday night before my daughter's softball game, my 9yo son wanted to play catch. So I did. He kept backing up and I kept saying, "You're too far. Scoot in some!" He responded, "Naw, mom you throw it and I'll catch it." Well, I threw it and he tried to catch it. We had fun. Then Tuesday afternoon my back (right lower side) asked Was it worth it? every time I tried to move. Fun! I went to sleep last night and woke up with it worse this morning, due partly to my 5yo son's legs wrapped around me during the night. I was so tired I don't even remember him climbing in bed. I've been icing it and taking Ibuprofen when I can't take the pain any longer. Thank you Lord for muscles that work right (most of the time) and family who encourage my competitive spririt! Julia |
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Well let me just say this has been one fun month...God had to be first in our life so we could see the humor in the whole month. At the beginning of June my dh talked with me about his work-related Reno trip and invited/asked/suggested I go along - especially since it happened to fall on our Anniversary. So we got childcare arranged and responsbilities at work turned over to others. And we left the middle of July. We had a great time alone, vegging, and without children/noise/activity. (Of course, we missed them;) We got home 3 days later on a Tuesday night. Wednesday he got up to go to work, but his truck wouldn't even make it down the block. So off to the shop it went with a pretty good-sized oil leak. That wasn't too surprising for us, due to the fact that every time he goes to a training meeting, he comes home encouraged and ready to work, but can't for some reason or another. He even had a bonus coming and we could actually catch up on some bills and do a "little" fix it on the truck. They called with the quote the next week:$550. At least that's what I heard on the phone from dh, but he actually said $950. I had to take a deeeeeep breath after I figured that price difference out. See $550 we could squeeze it out of the bill money. But $950 was unseeable. Of course he okayed it because what else we to do. Then at the end of that week they called again. Now that they were in the engine, they saw other problems $1750...woa now! Apparently they didn't get that $950 was an issue. So we are at $1750 now!! I guess I should have trusted God with the $950. Then when they go to put it back together (and we figured where we could get $1750 from!) they find more problems that could possibly cost $2350? Ouch, but through prayer and communication with dh and auto shop they fixed they problem without raising the cost. Total $1750. We picked it up yesterday and drove it home. So he went to do devotions at a friend's house last night and I took the 2 kiddies swimming across the street from where he was. I was in my shorts and just thought I would stand on the steps of the pool, but it felt so nice. So I jumped in...impulsive behavior is not neccessarily a good thing. Apparently my cell phone is not water-proof. So I waited to tell dh after he had devoted and then shared the wonderful news. His friend had an extra cell phone he gave to us - dodged the bullet this time. The story's not over yet...He went to get in his truck this morning and couldn't even get it started. So he has two batteries charging all day today...I let you know how the saga continues. Pray for us please. His birthday is tomorrow...pray it will be better then the last 3 weeks. A big order would be nice too!! Julia
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This is a diner-visiting age finder. So don't cheat by scrolling down first! It takes less than a minute. Work this out as you read ... 1. First of all, pick the number of times a week that you would like to go out to eat. (more than once but less than 10) You should have a three digit number. The first digit of this was your original number. (I.e., How many times you want to go out to restaurants in a week.) The next two numbers are YOUR AGE ! ------ (Oh YES, it is!!!) Have a fun day, Julia
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It's so quiet here...its 7:15a and the children are all asleep still. After 3 nights in a row of "later than usual" nights it has finally caught up with them. Yesterday it was about 109 here. Yeck! Although after we went swimming yesterday evening it didn't seem that yuck anymore. We left my friend's pool at 8:15pm and it was 102 at that point. The 2 younger children were told they were going to bed as soon as we got home. 8pm is their bedtime, but once again summertime has hit us because they were still awake at 9pm when big bro was getting ready for bed. I just love drinking my "cold" coffee and eating my sourdough toast to the hum of the swap cooler. I'm just leaving it on for now as it is already "just right" in here. I have to go to Costco later because we are almost out of the regular bread. And cheese! Might as well pack it in if you run out of cheese. We have company coming tomorrow - my husband's friend and his 2 sons! So I have to a "menu" figured out...and we'll see if I even follow it! Have a cool day, Julia |
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Since Father's Day, I have wanted to write something about my wonderful husband. But alas, I haven't yet. Let me just sum up our life together as "fun". (Not perfect, but fun!) To the right of this blog I have a ticker countdown for our anniversary. 17 years...have just flown by. I remember when we were celebrating our 1st year, we both thought that surely it hadn't only been one year. Yes, we dated for 3 years (off and on, mostly on) and engaged for 1 more year. So we had been together for awhile. But dating him never prepared me for what an awesome man of God he is. He's thankfully not just a great husband and friend. He's not just a wonderful father and son-in-law. He is truly a man of God. No, he is not high-and-mighty and he doesn't throw out the "thee's" and "thou's". He reads his devotions, prays, calls on God, and spends time sharing with me and our 4 children what God is doing. (Sniffle-sniffle!) When I start to question if I can work full-time and homeschool 3 children, while he works full-time and homeschools with me; he reminds me why we are doing this. I thank God everyday for my dh. He loves God, me, and our children. He even tolerates my family well too! Hope you and your's have a blessed day, Julia
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He respects me; loves me; challenges me; plays and teases me! 
He prays with me, supports me, lifts me up and asks me what I need help with to get through. We both work and both homeschool - it truly is an cool thing. We love it when my parents tell someone who knew my dh in school that we have 4 children and we team-teach them together. They are usually shocked. He just says, "If someone had homeschooled me, I wouldn't have been so bored in school." He is one of those students who got "Cs", but should've been getting "As". (His philosophy was why do all that work, when you only need a C to pass.)