Will summer ever come?

Posted on Tuesday, May 13, 2008 at 11:10 AM

I am just sitting here wondering for the moment if summer is ever going to be able to come. Spring is almost over and we havent even had spring. Are we going to skip summer too? It is half way through May and we have had a few little showers, but no real spring rains, and we have only had two days of temperatures over 65 and that was in April. I supose for myself I dont really mind, but I know that my poor garden is dying for some warmth. I probably shouldnt be complaining( I am not really complaining, just concerned) When the temperature hits 100 and more later, I will probably be worried about my little garden scorching in the heat. Oh God give me a content heart even with the weather.

Yesterday turned out to be a very industrious day. I was able to wash, hang dry, fold and put away all seven loads of laundry for the week. I was glad for the wind we had yesterday so I could hang the laundry up. It was cold enough that I don't think it would have dried otherwise. I made two loaves of whole wheat bread and two loaves of cinnamon raisin bread for breakfasts. I also was able to scrub the livingroom, bathroom, kids room, and the master bedroom. In the middle of this Meghan and I tore apart the vaccume and cleaned it up. It is amazing how much better a vacuum works when there is not yards of hair and yarn and such wrapped in the bar!   I was very thankful to get so much accomplished yesterday. Today, I have much to do too. I need to scrub the kitchen. I want to plant my pinto beans and carrots, then I will be done with the garden untill I can move the peppers and tomatos out there. And of course, the weeding needs to be done. It is amazing how even if nothing else can grow, those weeds will!  I want to finish copying that book that my friend gave me about surviving in the olden days. I told myself that I couldnt read it untill I had finished copying it. That has definately given me motivation to complete it!

I decided last week that we are to be done with school. I made up some sheets to keep track of hours through the summer and we will add those in to make up the last few hours we need to have our 780 hours. The kids are going to keep a nature journal through the summer, and we are going to be going through that "survival"book together and trying all the projects in it. There is so much history and hands on stuff in there that we will have no problem finishing up this way. The kids will also be diligently continuing to work on their memory skills by memorizing scriptures. They can earn points for camp (just wesley is going to camp) by memorizing. The younger kids are earning points for some special days that I have put together. Just last Sunday they(the three kids individually) said Psalm 1 for the pastors wife. (She is the childrens sunday school teacher.) We decided that we didnt want to just learn verses. It is too easy to take scripture out of context that way, so we will be learning larger portions of scripture. It has been so good for me to, because the kids make me say the verses from memory with them. Thankyou God for children. What a challenge they are to our walk with HIM.

Well, I supose I have rambled on enough today. I guess I just feel like talking today.

Have a blessed day everyone!