Around Here on the Last Day of July

Around here it has been quiet with all three girls at overnight camp for the week.



Around here that means the only thing we have heard from them are these two letters that came yesterday!



Around here that means that this guy has pretty much had a fantastic all boy week around here.



Around here he has been in charge of the pets and has done a fantastic job. (Don't mind the panic on the guinea pig's face. She's overreacting).



Around here we went to a local used book store and my animal loving boy discovered a bargain beanie baby bin and now has three new buddies. He was thrilled.



Around here, for the modest price of $3, I now have a new Anne of Green Gables and Rilla of Ingleside as well as a beautiful hardback illustrated AoGG. I was thrilled!



Around here I've got a handle on the next six weeks of school so we can (hopefully) hit the ground running on Monday.



Around here I've also decided my summer plan of pulling meals together haphazardly is at an end. Real meal plan, real grocery list, etc. Is it soup weather yet?

A little Friday update before the boy and I pick up a few groceries before picking up a few girls at camp. Happy Friday!

Around Here

Around here ... we had a great VBS week last week. It was the boy's first year to participate so all four kids were able to involved this year. The weather was great and we had a great group of kids turn out each night. I taught the 3-5 year old Bible study portion and had a blast ... and was wiped by Friday night. But so worth it.



Around here ... we have had a couple of munchkins down with what I've affectionately dubbed the VBS virus. Ergo, there have been quite a few Star Wars movies the last few days.



Around here ... so many legos.



Around here ... I'm pulling the next book off my summer stack and getting ready to dive in. If the book is as good as the two page preface that I read this afternoon, it will be fabulous.



Around here ... we have driven around like crazy people this week running errands. They have been troupers and earned a donut stop one morning.



Around here ... I'm finishing up the study of the book of Ruth along with #shereadstruth. Such as good study on waiting on the Lord and then waiting some more.



Around here ... filling out lots o' paperwork for our homestudy. Slowly and steadily making progress.



Around here ... summer is slipping by way too fast. So thankful for these sunny days.