Night before we leave

Well it is Tuesday and all those things I wanted done before we left are mostly done. I am heading over to pick up Timmy so he can come over and have farewell pizza with us. 3 weeks will be a long time for him. I still need to run to the bank, the feed store and apparently to get miss marissa a bathing suit since she cant find hers. This trip will be exciting for them we will be learning as we travel. so signing off till tomorrow when I start are rving adventure:)   ciao for now
                                              Michelle

Summer nights

  Even though we are not officially in summer yet. We spent the evening before bedtime outside in the backyard. The girls had their baths and I had cut some grass. The girls ask if they could come out and jump on the trampoline. So out they all came and sat in the evening of the end of this warm day jumping and laughing . It was so pleasant. I sat in one of the lawn chairs relaxing and thinking I can remember summer evenings as a child.
     We would sit out in the yard and play while the adults would talk about the days events or what needed to be done the next day. I remember running through the grass looking for lightning bugs or blowing dandelions all over. Those were simple days, most of those family members are gone now. The few that are left dont live any where near us. So the children dont get the family gatherings like I did as a child or like the older ones did.
    If I sit quiet enough and close my eyes I can hear the horses whinnying in the distance and the frogs croaking or crickets chirping. I miss those things. But they still live in my memory along with all those special people who shared those moments with me.
                                                           Ciao

     Where to begin. We have been busy finishing up our full time year to transfer into our part time summer:) Since my last post the girls have started their summer reading program for Barnes and Noble. Larissa has Sprinkled the Holy water twice at Church. She seems to be opening up a bit and not quite as shy. Carissa is reading better and enjoys writing letters to her penpals. Marissa is doing wonderful in bowling. Between Making it to the finals of Washington state which she came in 32nd in the whole state. Which is awesome. She is moving up to a 10 lb ball. Tarissa Jean moved up to a Tenderheart in her AHG group. She is just loving having the red vest.
   Now onto my bad news We lost a dear friend last week She was always so sweet. She left behind 3 children and a husband plus a sister and her mother. I feel so sorry for them.
  We still haven't heard from the laywer yet it just seems like it is taking forever for the inheritence to be realeased to me. Hope I hear soon. well ciao for now all.