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Monday, August 10, 2009

Dog...and Cat...Days of Summer!!

Well, it hasn't been very summery weather here this year! Not that I have minded almost zero humidity and the cooler weather. It would be nice if it wouldn't rain so much, though. We haven't had very many pool or beach days.

Belle is spending her summer at the Christian day camp she's worked at for three years now. She loves it! This year, she is camp counselor for a couple of camps (each camp is two weeks), drama coordinator for a camp, and then will work maintenance for the last week. She comes home on weekends but it isn't enough time to see her by the time she catches up on sleep and does laundry. We also go see her on Visitor's Night on Wednesdays. We have spent some lovely evenings walking along the marina in the next town. I'm really proud of what she's doing out there.....serving the Lord, getting closer to Him through their "devos", and having great fun with friends and the camp leaders.

Hunter has had a more relaxed holiday. He started off the summer with a week of day-long vacation Bible school. They did a great job, and he enjoyed it. At the end of July, he had two weeks of day camp where Belle works. This week, he was supposed to go to another DVBS that only runs in the morning but he is really sick with croup, I think. In our free time, we've been vegging, going to the beach or pool when the weather is nice, getting together with friends, and going out on the boat and fishing with daddy.

Tori had to go to summer school to get her last math credit. She was supposed to attend for the whole month of July but did so well she completed it in less than a week and a half. But they still made her stay for the two weeks which was frustrating. The day she finished, she found out she was hired on at a local grocery store. Unfortunately, it's turned out to be extremely part-time so she is going through the process of working with a job connection agency. Hopefully, she'll get more work. We have had quite our struggles with her in the past month. The law may say she's an adult but the reality is...she isn't! She is like a baby bird...too big for the nest but not yet able to fly on her own. It has been frustrating and stressful for us! We are in the process of drawing up a contract. I pray things will be able to be worked out enough for us to live in harmony until she moves out!

Ron has been busy with work although he had two days off in July when the plant closed for roof repairs. Since all the kids were gone, he and I enjoyed lunches out and Timmy's in the morning. He had business cards made up and since starting to pass those out, his computer business has really taken off. A co-worker at the plant was killed last week in a drunk driving accident so there is an opening for a full-time job. He applied for it today. We have been praying for him to get off the road for years especially since he was advised by his orthopedic surgeon to change jobs because of his knee. We will wait on the Lord and see what happens.

But again plans are up in the air about the new school year. We were planning on putting Belle back in the academy in the fall. We cannot afford the full year's tuition. If I could work in the school for one day a week that cuts the tuition in half. But with Hunter still home schooling it's not really possible. And, of course, if Ron gets this new job then we wouldn't be able to afford the academy at all this year. It is frustrating when I ask the Lord for answers that I end up getting more questions.

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