Has it really been almost a month since my last post? It seems these last few weeks have flown by, but it also feels as if it June was a VERY long time ago. Here's a few random pictures of what has been keeping me busy (and a few words as well...)
Saying goodbye to the girls on their last day of school. Eden was so overwhelmed with sadness at the thought of not seeing Ms. Jones for two months. She was weeping while having our celebratory after school ice cream cone at Purdy's. Actually weeping.
We were at the farmer's market one Saturday morning, and I bought some granola (hoping to get myself to do the healthy thing and eat some breakfast...). I remembered that I had a great recipe for making my own granola (which is actually really healthy and even more delicious!), and have been busy making at least a batch a week. I actually look forward to breakfast now!
I have been on a bit of a sewing kick lately. I made this dress for Aaralyn out of a man's dress shirt I picked up for $3 at the thrift store. I am seriously in love with shirring! So, so cute (and easy)! Click here for a great tutorial.
I made another dress out of a rectangle of fabric - one for this beautiful girl and one for her sister. I used some of the leftovers to make a matching headband. Oh...she melts my heart!
And then, in between all the daily activities of life with three children, I was packing my bags for a trip to Mexico. And my pack didn't include bathing suits and books and sundresses. It was full of construction goodness - nail belts and work pants and safety glasses - all things necessary for joining a team to build a house for a family in Tijuana.
And here is the team the morning we left (and yes, that is a coffee in my hand - where is everyone else's? They all had one too!?!). This was an amazing team to work with - so much laughter and encouragement and friendship.
And here is the first house we built - an 11'X22' two-room house from the ground up. We laid the concrete, framed the walls, ran tar paper and chicken wire around the house, spread stucco (twice), laid shingle paper and tarred the roof, installed a door and some windows, laid a front step and voila! And all in three days. Not bad for a motley crew of Centrepointe-ians whose greatest asset is love for each other and for God. (well, that, and the good looks...)
We ended up having time to finish off another house that was waiting to be finished - a great gift to this family as well.
I'm sure this trip will come up again...experiences like this have a tendency to sneak into my mind when I am least expecting it.
And last weekend we spent with Mike's extended family at the Stolte reunion. We had quite a few laughs, enjoyed the beach immensely and was again reminded of the blessing of family.
Not a bad way to start the summer. So looking forward to the rest.
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