Today was a busy day. Nicolas' class had a field trip in the afternoon. His teacher this year is a Sister, so she had the class go to the Motherhouse (convent) to help with some cleanup on the grounds. Their first task, after prayers and a picnic lunch, was to move a bunch of wood from one area to another, and stack it so they could use it for firewood next winter. One of the kids had the idea of working as a daisy chain, and just passing the wood along the chain - it worked really well! After that was completed, they spent an hour or so clearing brush and dead branches from along the stream that runs through the property. One of the other Sisters started a fire so they could burn all the brush, and when the work was done the kids were treated to homemade (delicious, I might add!) chocolate chip cookies, and toasted marshmallows. It was an enjoyable day of service for the kids!
Tonight was also Bryce's 1st baseball game. They played a great game, and won 11-7! Bryce got walked twice and struck out once. Both times that he got on base though, he scored! The coach treated them all to pizzas after the game, and they were all very happy! OK, back to work tomorrow, so I'm going to get to bed!
Happy Mother's Day to all the Moms out there! We had a pleasant, but uneventful, weekend. Some friends had a party/bonfire on Friday - it was a wonderful evening to spend outside! On Saturday morning, Bryce had a baseball scrimmage - they got in about 4 innings before the rain arrived, but it was good practice for them. His first game is tomorrow evening, and they are ready now. After a quick lunch, we went to Walmart for some groceries, and then back home. Tom's family came over for dinner Saturday evening to celebrate our birthdays (mine on the 12th, and Tom's on the 13th), and Mother's Day. We made shish-kabobs, baked potatoes, pasta salad, salad and strawberry pie - YUM! Today, we went to my Mom's for dinner and my brother and 3 of my sisters were there. It was a nice day, and another delicious dinner.Now we're just watching the finales of Amazing Race and Celebrity Apprentice. Tomorrow, it's back to school and work for another week. We haven't had anybody in for any showings of the house yet, but hopefully soon. We did have a couple of "drive-bys", but nothing has come of them yet. Have a good week!
Yes, our home is now officially FOR SALE, and we have the sign in the yard to prove it! This was a really big step for us, and it was strange to come home from church yesterday to find the sign in front of the house - this makes it all VERY real for us! But, life goes on and we continue as homeowners . . . the yard finally dried out enough for Tom to mow (MOST of it, anyway!), and Nicolas was busy spraying for weeds. Bryce got to play for awhile (until Tom put him to work digging up rocks!) and he's really excited to have the FOR SALE sign in the yard - he already wants to know where the SOLD sign goes!! LOL Casey got her "summer cut" this week, and now she's allowed back in the house as all remnants of "skunk smell" are gone. She's a happy girl again! The weather is finally taking a turn for the better around here, and we're thoroughly enjoying spring, and looking forward to summer . . . we can't wait to take off in our motorhome! Speaking of which, we have somebody interested in it, but he's in Ontario and hasn''t been able to get here to look at it yet. Hopefully he will soon, as we'd REALLY like to get it sold! We're zeroing in on a Toy Hauler that we'd like to buy, but the trade-in value that the dealer is offering on our motorhome is not what we'd like. The toy hauler deal is really too good to pass up, but we're hesitant to move forward without selling the motorhome. Wish us luck with this big decision!
