Rue takes very good care of her dog.
She shares with her whenever she can.
Toffee just had her 8th birthday.
(not in July ... in September at this posting)
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A bit of news ...
In 2 weeks, R3 and R4 will be doing a big "It's GOT to GO" Garage Sale.
LaRue turns 3 in 3 weeks.
Aunt V will be arriving in just over 4 weeks.
LaRue's birthday party is in 5 weeks.
If you know me and I know you and you actually have my physical address
... you are invited.
I think 90% of my readers are actually friends and relatives.
Girlfriend wants a PINK SPARKLES party.
She has ordered a Chocolate Cake with Pink icing.
She can't decide whether she wants cherry or strawberry.
She is planning balloons and eggs for the party.
So her mother (that's me)
says we'll have pink balloons to take home
(no, they won't float - helium is not in the budget - only hot air.)
And I'm thinking about filling a bunch of eggs with confetti and a tiny bit of glitter
and letting the kids find those.
Our candy supply is down to suckers,
and those don't fit into eggs too well.
Plus,
I'll put Kendra in charge of making bracelets
and Vannan in charge of crowns.
So there will be two crafts to enjoy and take home
as well as the balloons
full of hot air.
Here is her wish list
She says she wants
1. Innotab 2 (pink with a camera)
2. snacks for her tummy (dried fruit, chocolate, nuts, peanut butter, raisins, cereal, etc.)
3. snacks to cook in her kitchen (fake food)
4. sparkly dance shoes for church - size 10
5. a big girl water bottle (like Vannan's and Mommy's) - pink
Funny girl.
You should hear her say this,
because each item has to be acted out,
sung about,
and danced to a tune only she can hear.
And she never deviates from that list.
Which I find hilarious.
We are managing to do a little school each morning,
and sorting and cleaning all of the rest of each day.
We are once again without water - leak somewhere under the kitchen ... again.
It may be 4 weeks before Dad has time to fix it.
And we have to wait for the water to go away that is puddled under the house as well.
Pray for my Dad, as there is still a LONG list of "to do" before Aunt V arrives.
We could probably use some extra help if anyone has time.
Ceilings, Floors, moving furniture, painting, redoing bathrooms, dishwashers, plumbing, and lots more!
We would love some help unloading the moving van late October.
It will arrive some time between Oct. 20 and Oct. 27.
Probably the 24th or 25th.
I'll have Kendra make a giant crock pot of her Chili for anyone who comes to help,
and Vannan will make up a big pot of Chicken Rice.
We have a brand new address.
We didn't move,
just somebody (not us) decided that we needed 3 addresses for our property.
Ask me if you need the new house number.
But I will be sending it out at Christmas.
I'm planning to do the cards first,
right after Thanksgiving.
Volleyball season is well under way - Tim refs 2 - 4 games each week.
Keep us in your prayers on Oct. 4.
All day.
I'll be able to tell you about it AFTER it is all over,
at least a tiny bit,
I hope.
If you go back 3 years (almost)on the blog posts
you can probably figure out the general "what is going on".
I'm praying for closer,
and a good testimony.
Vannan is praying that she will very soon
be able to get back into her violin lessons.
She is now practicing on her violin,
and a little keyboard piano.
She has an above average talent for music,
and it is wonderful to see her using it.
Kendra is on the verge of getting her next book published.
She also did some tweaks to her "Sew, It's a Quest."
Mostly typos - but she added a few conversations as well.
"Do You Take This Quest" will be available very shortly.
Joel is excited to be getting his own room.
Grandma bought him a gallon of yellow paint,
plus we still need some floor goop stuff to redo that floor
after Tim has rolled his chair on it for 6 years.
And that has to be done ASAP,
so anyone who would like to come help paint walls,
you would be very welcome.
You would be welcome to stay for supper as well.
Much love to all of my readers.
If you can't come help physically,
please keep us in your prayers.
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