I'm Back...for a minute!

Well, it has been way too long since I've posted anything, or even had a chance to keep up with all your blogs. I am relearning the meaning of busy this month. Here is a brief discombobulated list of what's been going on the last couple of weeks.

Well besides the fact that I am a Mom of a Pre-schooler and a toddler, and they are boys to boot. I also, have 3 jobs outside our home that the boys go with me to do. This month we are very heavily involved in getting our church camp grounds ready for camp. At the same time our church is in the middle of a remodeling project that we have helped out with on occasion. Then we have had the privilege of having Savannah come visit, Brent come visit(photos and bragging on that to come) and have even gotten the chance to be with Dennis and Cathy some. All of which we enjoyed immensely. I also have helped out a friend for a few days as she was out of town and needed some help at her business. Then another friend had an appendectomy and we were able to be with her some through that. I also am attempting to write a script for the annual drama our young people put on at the end of our camp meeting. (By the way, condensing and rewriting Bunyan's, Pilgrim's Progress is a bit of a challenge.) Now mind you I am not complaining, because we loved being with and helping out the people and organizations that are dear to us, but I'm just laying out my case for why I haven't had a chance to blog in a while. Am I excused? Good, because I'm leaving this Friday for our church camp and won't be able to blog again for over a week.

Hello

I hope all of you had a nice Independence Day. We did. The fireworks in town were rained out though, so tonight is the big night for that. Last night on Adventures in Odyssey, they did an Imagination Station Flash Back to The War of 1812, when the British burned down the capitol buildings. Today Josiah asked if we could go to Washington tonight and help rebuild the White House. Patriotism is alive and well in this house. :)

Last weekend, Savannah got to come stay with us again. We really enjoyed having her. Here is a picture of the kids Sunday after church. Are the Thomas genes strong, or what?

My Mom mentioned to me on the phone last night how much she enjoyed my blog. Not because I'm a great writer or anything noble like that, but because she gets to see photos of the boys and read stories about them that help her get to know them, even from far away. So if you will excuse me, at the end of this post I'm going to share a few quotes for my mom. Feel free to just skip this part, since it will be highly grandparent centered.

The other night I was praying with Josiah, normally Matt tucks him in and does this, but for some reason I was doing it this night. I finished the prayer and Josiah said, "that can't be it, it was too short." I said, "You may pray longer if you want." He than proceeds to get all squishy and said, "Dear Jesus, thank you for my Mommy. She's just so sweet and kind and gentle. And even when she's not, I always forgive her cuz she's so sweet and I just love her so much. " Then he puts his head up against mine and says "ahhhh" I had to bury my head in the covers to keep him from seeing me laugh.

The boys were staying for a few hours with a family from our church. When we went to pick the boys up, Anna, the oldest daughter still living at home, told us that as they sat down to supper Josiah said, "oh, I like this, it's good for me cuz it helps me get the yuckies out." then he looked over at her and said, "I said yuckies, cuz it's not polite to say poo-poo at the table."