Those might be the words to describe our family, or at least 4 of us after last week!  Our oldest went to a one week summer apprentice program at a place called Rocky Mount Museum!  He was there from 9:00 or so:) to 3:00, Monday through Friday.  I'll be back to write more after we pick our car up from the mechanics:)  We're back and hoping and praying that our air-conditioning and the rest of the car are now nice and healthy!:) 

Our son had a blast last week!  He dressed in a 1791 period costume, provided by the museum.  (He even got to take it home each day!).  Some of the things he learned about and did were:  blacksmithing, candle-making, soap-making, cooking in a hearth over a HUGE fire, working in gardens and herb gardens, marbleizying?? paper, playing and making 18th and 19th century games, tomahawk throwing, etc......  He was bummed when the week came to an end..... but he was VERY grateful to have been able to go!

So, last week when our son was in history delight!!!!:), our two girls and myself were off on ADVENTURES!!!   I tend to be an  ADVENTUROUS person:) but sometimes I forget that about me and get caught up in living my daily humdrum life.    It was the perfect dose of navigating, driving and exploring for me!!:):)  The girls and I had a BLAST and it was a WONDERFUL opportunity to talk with, laugh with and just enjoy our lovely ladies without all of the things that pull my attention away at  home! !! We went to The Hands on Museum  (2x;)   Warrior's Path State Park  (3x )for swimming, hiking and playgrounds; Winged Deer Park (4 or 5x) for playground, lake and creative times, reading and exploring;  and Bay Mountain Park (1X).  We ran around a lot and our wonderful mechanic got our air conditioning fixed!  Or at least it was fixed until Friday morning.  :( So, that's why it was back in the shop again today.  Now, we are still trying to recover from all of our adventures.  I think that I forgot to mention our evening adventures after our daily frolics:  a partial night at church, a Boy Scout meeting and then a Boy Scout campout for my husband and our son .... UGH!!!  We are all low on sleep and energy and trying desperately to catch up!  I hope we can!:)

I am very much thanking God for the safety of  last week, for the fellowship and the joy and the blessing of listening to BUNCHES of Christian music and Christian teaching while we were in the car!!  I hope that each of you is learning and growing in God as I am!  To God be the glory!:)