Summer Fun Week 8 - 2024 (A little Late)

 Well, I forgot to post this earlier this week so I will post it now!  

Sunday - We attended another Summer Concert and it did not disappoint.  This time we got to See Micah Tyler and he was awesome.  

Monday and Tuesday were both quiet days without a lot going on which we actually enjoy.  

Wednesday - I had a Leadership Team Meeting and then after that we went and volunteered at a place called Manna's Market with friends from our Co-Op. 

Later in the evening, I had a Ladies Dine Out with my Sunday School class to celebrate the birthday of one of the ladies.  

On Thursday, we attended the final Teen Summer Library program of the summer.  It was a glow in the dark nerf gun party (Thus the paint on the faces) followed by BoBo Lemonade and Popcorn.  

On Friday we took pizza to my mom's for lunch and then the guys mowed her lawn.  After hanging out there for a bit, we headed over to another Library event - this one was at the beach where they got to learn about and then practice skipping stones. 

Saturday was a quiet day at home before heading to my mom's for dinner and a game! 

Such a fun week! 

Summer Fun Week 7 - 2024

 

This was another great week of summer!  Josh and I kept busy with some things while Nate was at camp!  

Sunday - For the first time ever, our whole family played on the praise team at church.  Darryl and I play often, Nate has played a few times but Josh finally played drums!  It was great. 

Monday - Darryl and I took Nate to camp!  This is Nate's favorite week of the year!  After dropping Nate off, Darryl and I did some things related to driving for Uber (there is a car rental program Darryl was checking into but we learned it is not a good option as it is not run well)  and enjoyed our favorite lunch at the Adobe.  

Tuesday - Joshua and I enjoyed a great lunch with my mom.  Then later in the day Josh and his friend Ty helped some men from our church set a large bank of mailboxes.  

On Wednesday Josh and I spent some time with my Father-In-Law helping him with some errands.  He treated us to lunch too which was nice.  I didn't take any photos though!  

Thursday - I convinced (HA!) Josh to help me a little with cleaning the church before we headed to the Library for the teen summer library event.  He enjoyed a little "Amazing Race" fun with a friend.  The librarian took photos but I haven't seen any posted as of yet. 

Friday - This was our self proclaimed "do nothing" day and we enjoyed it!!  Darryl grilled some amazing steaks for dinner to top off a great day. 

Saturday - Darryl and I got to pick Nate up from a great week of camp! 

Nate and his counselor :-) 

Nate's cabin. 

We also had some days with amazing weather - not the super hot days we've been having!  The next few weeks will be a little less busy (I think!) .  Then it will be time to start thinking about school again! 

Summer Fun 2024 Week 6

 

Wow!  Last week marked 6 weeks of summer! I feel like this summer is flying by and I'm trying to enjoy it as much as possible!  Here's a look back at our week. 

Sunday - We started our day with church and ended it with worship.  We attended our first Worship on the Waterfront (WOW) concert of the season and it did not disappoint.  

Monday - It was a pretty quiet day at home for the day before heading out to summer TKD training with Nate. 

Tuesday and Wednesday were both pretty quiet days at home.  I worked on getting Josh's transcripts from 9th grade complete as well as some other paperwork/computer work. 

Thursday - Our day started out with cleaning the church.  (Well my buys practiced music at church while I cleaned HA!).  Then, we went bowling with the Library (The teen library event for the week).  They enjoyed bowling with their group of friends.  Finally, my guys served at the community dinner with our church.  So, yes, a very busy day without a single photo! 

Friday - We had a meet up with our Co-Op at the local lake. Then Nate had a friend over AND Nana took us all out for ice cream! 

Finally, Saturday I had a bridal and a baby shower to attend while the guys hung out at home until it was time to head to my mom's for dinner and a game!  

Another great (and very hot) week of summer! 

Summer Fun Week 5

 

This past week was supper busy with lots of fun things!  

Sunday - Darryl and I took off on a road adventure that ended up being a little bit of a goose chase.  Darryl's dad was staying with a friend in Southern Illinois and was ready to come home,  Due to poor vision he is unable to drive anymore so we set off to meet him and his friend half way.  Well, through some communication errors and his friend struggling with directions a simple 7-8 hour day turned into a 17 hour day.  HA!  It was crazy.  But, in the end we got his dad home and he is very happy! 

Monday - We spent some time with my mom, brother, and sister-in-law for dinner and games.  I might have shared this photo last week but I think it's the only photo I took!! 

Tuesday - Another fun day with family.  We went and saw a great movie with the family!  I usually take a "movie" photo but totally forgot! I also had choir practice so it was a super busy day. 

Wednesday - Today was my choir concert - a special concert for the 4th of July with the local Jazz band too.  The whole family came out to enjoy it and it was a great night. 

Thursday - 4th of July!  We enjoyed a quiet day at home and then lunch with my mom.  Joshua and Nate then headed to a friends house for a pool party and fireworks. 

Friday - We were ready for a very quiet, stay-at-home day and that is what we enjoyed!  

Saturday - The weekend ended with an open house for a friend from church.  Josh and Nate then headed to their friends house (who the open house was for) to enjoy a bonfire with friends.  (My kids have a better social life than I do HA!)  

Summer Fun 2024 Week 4

 This past week included a week of camp and some family time

Sunday - We had a busy day starting with church.  We then headed to my mom's to have dinner with her, my brother Ken and sister-in-law, Lynnette.  Nate hung out there while Darryl and I took Josh to summer camp.  Nate also got to enjoy some time with a friend in the afternoon too. 

Monday - Nate and I had the day together.  We started with some shoe shopping, had lunch, picked up groceries, and then I took him to TKD while I went to choir.  Busy day!  Josh had is first day at camp and, as always, I was waiting for photos and these are the ONLY two photos the camp posted the entire week! (Can you find Josh?  I did - all because he always smiles at the camera!) 

Tuesday - This was our "at home" day.  Nate and I enjoyed a quiet morning/early afternoon at home before heading to my mom's to hang out, eat dinner, and play a game.  Joshua enjoyed another day at camp . . . . without power!  Some pretty big storms rolled through in the morning and impacted camp.  The campers had to stay in their cabins due to the lightening and then part of the camp lost power.  They had to alter a few things but really, they all still had fun.  

Wednesday - Another busy day!  I headed into our church to clean (instead of on Thursday) where I cleaned all afternoon and then went to a Ladie's Dine Out with my SS class.  Darryl and Nate went out to Taco Bell together and then just hung out. 

Thursday -We started with lunch with my mom before Nate and I headed to the Teen Summer Library program.  Later in the day he and I enjoyed the Fireworks that we can see right from our front yard. 

Friday - I headed out to pick up Josh and enjoy the final chapel at camp where they hand out awards.  Josh earned the Bible Award and his team also won first place.  We also enjoyed dinner at my mom's again with family. 

Saturday - we ended the week with dinner and a game at my mom's with Ken.  I'll just say that Ken did NOT win HA! 

Right now, summer is just speeding on by!  

Summer Fun 2024 - Week 3

 

After a much quieter week last week, this week was much busier but with lots of fun things! 

Sunday - Father's Day!  We kept things simple this year.  We started our day with church.  Came home and enjoyed some of Darryl's favorites for lunch - Brats, Macaroni Salad, Fried Zucchini and Fruit Trifle.  Darryl and I then took a drive to his dad's house to pick up his mail for him.  I treated Darryl to a Mocha Frappe and it was just nice to have a little time just the two of us! 

Monday - Joshua and Nate started a week of Worship Camp today.  It is a camp they have attended for several years and always enjoy.  It is such a great way to learn more about how to lead church worship, work together in individaul bands to learn a praise song and write their own song.  They just have such a great time!  After dropping them off at camp, I headed to my mother-in-laws to "kill some time" for an hour before I met a long time friend from college that I had not seen in 30 years!  Ironically, she lived in the same tiny town as my in-laws until she was 7 so now her family comes back there to vacation/get away every year.  Anyway, this is the first year that we have been able to coordinate getting together for lunch and we sure enjoyed catching up!  

Tuesday - Day 2 of camp!  Today, after dropping my guys off, I headed to Biggby to meet my friend Jessica again for coffee.  We try to squeeze in 2 or 3 visits when she is here for a month even if it's a short visit like today as she had other commitments.  Then, later, I met my mom for lunch.  It was nice to enjoy lunch together and chit chat (even if she thinks I don't do enough of the "chatting" HA!)  No photos today though! 

Wednesday - Day 3 of Camp.  Nothing as exciting for me today.  We had our monthly Leadership Team Meeting for our Co-Op.  That took up my morning.  I decided to take some time to clean out my truck today.  It needed it :-)  

Thursday - Day 4 of Camp.  This is my "work" day when I clean the church.  After dropping my guys off that is where I headed.  

Friday - Final Day of Camp.  Finally I had a day "off" HA!  I didn't plan anything other than relaxing, watching some TV, and, did I mention, relaxing?  Darryl and I attended the end of camp Worship Celebration in the evening. 

Saturday - Time to get Joshua ready for camp!