It is being a bit of a weird summer again.  We haven't had that many hot days, and the few that have been hot have been so muggy it is hard to do anything.  At least with cooler days, one has more energy.  It just doesn't feel like July--more like early June, or September.

The children are in their second week of swimming lessons, and both have made progress.  It will be interesting to see how they come out at the end.

My feet are improving--I say as I sit with them on ice again today.  The chiropodist gave them quite a workout yesterday, and I imagine they are sore because of that.  I am so glad that the calf stretches are helping!  And when I use the ice, I get so cold, I have to put on a fleece!

What do I do with my time?  More baking than usual has been one thing.  Another has been to do some cross-stitch (note to self to pick it up again after not touching it for two weeks).

Another thing I've been doing is working on learning the new (to me)  full HomechoolTracker program.  I am hoping to use the Lesson plan option on that in order to decrease the time I spend inputting stuff during the year.  It is taking quite a lot of time to learn how to use it now.  I am very thankful for the lesson plan sharing sites that are available.  It will save me a lot of time.  I hope I am able to figure things out well enough to give back to that at some point.

Another thing that is still on my list to do is to work on stuff in our garage.  I have boxes of stuff that I haven't really sorted through since we moved--nearly six years ago.  A lot of it is stuff I have kept from the past.  If the ravages of time and weather haven't taken too much of a toll on it there might be some stuff worth keeping.  If it is destroyed by damp muggy summers and cold snowy winters, it just needs to be gotten rid of.  I am hoping to tackle a box this afternoon.

The children are torn between playing by themselves and wanting to do "family things".  That means that Mum and Dad "need" to play with them.  We've played catch with ball and mitt, and with lacrosse nets.  We've taken an evening and practised batting.  We've played Sorry and Scrabble and Boggle.  It is fun.

Our Thirteenth Anniversary came and went.  Boo had a cold so we couldn't go out.  Also there was a death in my husband's family, and we haven't really felt like celebrating.  Still, I am very very thankful for all the years the Lord has given to me and my husband together.

Best get on to either doing something productive, or taking a short nap.  The nap sounds really appealing...