A Quick Catch-Up!

Here is a little bit of what has been going on in the last week and half...

Brian came home from Conference

via

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Matt started Drivers Ed, passed his permit test, and became a licensed driver.

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Brian and I went on a date! 
(We had forgotten what those are!) 
 We enjoyed dinner and a minor league baseball game for free.  
There was a short rain delay, but it turned out to be such a beautiful evening.   
(One thing I love about Kentucky is that it will actually cool down after a rain vs Louisiana where it steams up.)

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Our church had a luncheon for our pastor and his family.  
They will soon be serving the UM Conference in Belize!

Yeah, we are really feeling sorry for them...  ;-)

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Daniel left on his very first mission trip!

From the pictures we've seen, 
I'm pretty sure he is supplying a good portion of the entertainment. 
They come back tomorrow and I can't wait to hear the stories!

Living thru faith,

Misty

Sarah's Motto

God made dirt and dirt don't hurt!

Notice she is playing in the dirt in a dress!  She loves it!

Living thru faith,
Misty

My baby is 16!

It is hard to believe... He is 16!!!!!!!  

How did that happen?!  

It was just yesterday, he was playing with legos and refusing to go to kindergarten because he thought he wouldn't have "Daddy-Matthew Day" anymore.  

Now he plays games on his iPhone and doesn't really want to be seen with us. 

He really did love his brother at one time!  But then Daniel started getting into his legos and his food...

The only kid in school that didn't like chocolate won the 5 lb. Hershey's bar.  But Mom was very happy!

Matthew playing at Sarah's baptism.

I would love to show you more pictures, 

but I know that I have already embarrassed him enough.

Just remember Matthew...

I'll love you forever,

I'll like you for always,

As long as I'm living

My baby you'll be

(from Love You Forever )

(One of Matthew's favorite books when he was little and oh, so true)

Living thru faith,

Misty

Master Closet Done - Well sorta...

We have been living with our master closet looking like this...
(after putting up the shelves & unloading the book boxes - 
all those books & more were in boxes stacked on top of the dresser!)

(Well, actually, this is AFTER I had already pulled out a several boxes, so it was actually even scarier!)

It was frustrating and depressing, but other stuff just kept taking priority.  I just hated to start, because I knew it was going to take a lot of work and brain power to get it organized.  All those boxes were filled with stuff I was going to have to sort through and find a place to store (office supplies, computer stuff, pictures, dvds...)  Yuck!

I always end up doing some project while Brian is gone.  
I guess I just can't find enough to do! (Insert sarcasm)

It took me longer than I anticipated with being sick, but it now looks like this...

I still have a few boxes of paperwork and junk to go through, 
and a whole lot of pictures to sort out. 

(Don't worry! I saved you a box, too, honey!)

The dresser goes with the set that is in Sarah's room.  It doesn't fit with the toys in there, but eventually she will use it and it will be painted when I paint the rest of the set.

And I still have to figure out what to about these...

Living thru faith,
Misty