Round 2

OK, Susan has just helped me figure out how to do this again.

Kendra. I'm updating my blog now. I would like a comment from you as I know you check this several times daily :-)

Lots going on right now. We had our 50th anniversary for the congregation here in Logan. It was encouraging to see the foresight and the vision that a group of college kids had in the 1950's to start a work of the Lord's church here in Logan. We are so thankful that we can be here and get right to ministering to the needs of the community here and not have to worry about the physical things such as purchasing a building. It is encouraging to see how the Lord has blessed the work here despite the many struggles over the years.

My birthday has passed and I am one year older. Yeah, it's rough being 25. My wonderful husband got me a cat for my birthday (kind of.) OK, I went behind his back and actually got it myself and manipulated the situation horribly. Long story short...he is an orange tabby about 5 months old. His name is Apollo...so now we have Rocky and Apollo...get it? Rock likes him OK, it's been about a week and they actually played with each other for the first time last night...VERY CUTE! Rocky just seems to be confused by him. He's not sure why things like strings and wadded up balls of paper are so entertaining.

We are going on our annual Labor Day camping trip...and we don't have to set up a tent this year. There will be 4 families from our congregation going so that is exciting.

I would like whoever reads this to please pray for two women in my life. First, Ann...we have been studying for about a year. She lost her aunt and her uncle all in one day last week and her whole family is struggling. Pray that this will soften her heart. Also, please pray for Aridani, she has said she is interested in studying this week so we will start tomorrow. Pray that the ground will be fertile and she will be receptive to God's word.

Kids are all fine...dreading starting school in full swing after Labor Day. A couple we worship with has volunteered to teach them science (not one of my strong points.) They have had a blast. Last week they experimented with dry ice which everyone found fascinating...even me. As a side note...does everyone know that dry ice is actually frozen carbon dioxide?

Cameron got to talk to a real astronaut last week as well. He asked him how astronauts worship on Sunday up in space...he's been worried about that for some time. Cam was relieved that it would be easily possible. Aub also asked him a great question. She asked him if going up in space has an affect on most astronaut's belief in God. He said that he knows very few astronauts that have gone up there that still believe that all of that intricate design happened by chance. Many come back and change their views completely after having experienced space. It was a good experience for all of us. These are rocket scientists, mind you.

Remember, Kendra, I want to hear from you. ;-)

Hello

OK, so Susan is trying desperately to bring me into the 21st century...not and easy task. It has only taken me an hour to figure out how to put this post on here. If I knew how to do pics that would be great. Maybe I'll get on that...only a few extra hours in my day.

I guess I'm supposed to update people on our life, so here it goes...
The highlight of our summer has been getting our camper. We have pledged that we are going to make time to use it. We took it out once with some friends and we all had a great time.

We are fixin' to really start school back up in the next month or so, probably after Labor Day. We have been working on and off throughout the summer. It just sort of becomes a way of life after awhile...you start to see there is so much to learn no matter what you are doing.

Aub has been out of music lessons for a whole month and it is driving her crazy. She has gone ahead and learned 3 of the songs in her book that her teacher hasn't started her on yet. She got to jam with Grandpa on the fourth of July with her fiddle and that was quite a treat for her.

Cam is still obsessed as ever with someday walking on the moon. He is currently fascinated with Leonardo Da Vinci and his first attempt at flight. He built some sort of flying machine today after I talked him out of building the one that would require getting on top of the roof to try it out. He is always keeping me on my toes.

Caleb is finally getting the whole reading thing. It's neat to see as I teach my children that everything eventually "clicks" you just have to have patience. He is also letting Aub teach him some violin and piano...It is all so very cute.

Holly Grace is wanting to start school this year with her older sister. Aub is pretty excited about the prospect of being the one to teach her. We'll see how long that lasts. She is full of life and personality, always making those around her smile...especially me. We went on a hike the other day around a beautiful mountain lake and she says to me "Mom, why do we always like to walk outside in all of this dirt?" I told her, "To enjoy all of the beauty God made for us." She said,
"Can we enjoy all the stuff he made inside instead?"

This is becoming very time consuming and I still need to get in the shower (it is 1:44 in the afternoon.) The continual plight of a homeschool mom.