Remlinger Farms

The last time we were here Blake was Isaac's age. These pictures may be out of order but we all had a great day together. I love family days where you get to do something special.

 telling us all about the horsey ride

 Isaac's pony "raisin"

 ha ha, caught Jeremy sticking his tongue out being silly trying to get Blake (who was TERRIFIED) to have fun

 They all LOVED these things, and all wanted pictures of themselves posing at EACH one. . .

 Trinity LOVED screaming on the first downhill of this baby roller-coaster

and on another random note, I love connecting with the older ladies at church. Not sure why except that not many folks do so I guess I feel I like should be double on it since the Lord brings those people to me. Millie (roughly 91 years young) always has a perfectly coiffed grey bun and delightful outfits. She lives with her daughter Merry. We served together one evening at the North Bend nursing home. I hadn't seen them in a while so when I noticed Millie in the car waiting for Merry, I stopped to chat. Turns out they had been out of town. I was describing my amazing MR Blackwell vintage dress and cape I had scored at a local thriftstore to Millie when Merry came in on the conversation. She had two dresses that her grandmother had knit for her mother (millie) when Merry was a toddler. So the fifties? Anyyway, they had both worn these dresses but no longer fit them and would  I be interested in them? They had been stored for 50 years. Um, YES!

I had no idea what to expect but I was gifted the two most amazing dresses that I have ever seen. The handwork is ridiculous. There is NOTHING on these that wasn't knit. On like a size 0 needle. I can't even imagine. So grateful I made a connection that brings life, beauty, and wearable HISTORY.  Also, I will totally be busting these out at church regardless of if I look like I'm from the wrong era. Trinity said they make me look like an old lady, I said, "No honey, they make me look like a LADY". Thanks for thinking of me, Merry and Millie! (please disregard disaster bedroom, its the only place I have a full length mirror.)

Summer Fun (and the not so fun)

the funniest swim video I ever had

just a little fun at one of the local swimming holes. . .

catching Planes 2: Fire and Rescue at the teeny tiny local theatre

 best buddies together if only for a #dayinSeattle

 Trin's favorite shoes

BFFs forever

These are just some of the fun things we have been doing this summer. I got five and a half cups off my blueberry bush. Summer marches on and we have one more big trip to my parents the end of August just to hang and have some fun with loved ones. 

The not so fun of summer. . .wanting to tear my hair out because the level of sass just hit the roof with two older ones home all day and parenting the right way as usual, takes too much time but must be done anyway so that long list of to-dos get ticked off a whole lot slower, which can make you feel like your spinning your wheels, which makes you avoid the grown up things in favor of the selfishly childish things like "everybody just go away so I can nap/read" except that that isn't ANYTHING my children would ever say.

Also, I'm not doing so well with my not yelling goal. lol. Although I do find myself still being more patient and waiting it out than I was at the beginning of the year when I made the goal, I don't really have a good excuse for falling into old habits. 

I'm at an impasse with Isaac's therapy. I know we need to get his ABA going but we are appealing the insurance company rejection and now I have heard that the office we were planning to do therapy through might have dishonest billing practices which is great if you want your insurance to cover it but not great if you don't like that sort of gray area thing. 

In my yearly reading I just finished 2 Chronicles. Those Kings of Judah that sought the Lord wholeheartedly. They inspire me in this season.