Wednesday, June 22, 2011

Tuesday, June 22

Margaret had her first swim meet on Saturday. she swam in only three races, but they were stretched over a 5 hour time frame, so we had a long wait. this is her first year to do this, so she's just learning the ropes. she's always been a good swimmer, but being a racer is something different. some of those kids have been on the same swim team for 7 years! but i think she's enjoying it and is certainly getting lots of good exercise and instruction.

we went out to Burnet for a Father's Day celebration on Saturday. most of my mom's family was there and all the cousins. i provided the cake, a large german chocolate. this was my first attempt at german chocolate frosting. i don't think i'll be making it too often - not a big fan and so messy.

my mom asked if the kids could stay the night out there, so Brian and i came back alone, taking out of the way backroads and enjoying each other's company. we got home and stretched out side by side on the couch to watch the Longhorns in the college world series, and both of us promptly fell asleep. we didn't take advantage much of having the kids away by going out or anything, but we did get to bed early.

we both got up and exercised Sunday morning before church. after church we went to lunch at Trudy's. i came home and made a father's day cake for daddy which Brian and i took down to him later that day. Leah dropped in while we were there and the four of us had a nice visit over cake and ice cream. i hadn't seen her in a long time since her work schedule keeps her so busy.

Mama brought the kids back Sunday evening. we didn't have any trouble getting them to bed that night. fierce sword battles and running up and down hills with cousins had done its work and they were exhausted.

sorry for the dull account of our every day doings. i feel the need to document the mundane as one of these days i might want too look back and remember just how it was.

monday we were back to the routine. i've been really good about getting out to walk every day. it has now become such a habit that i hate to miss it. it's my time to work on Scripture memory and pray and just get in the right frame of mind for the day ahead. Margaret went to work at the Koplin's and my mom, who was watching Leah's kids again, brought them over for the cousins to play some more. i went out and ran some errands, hunting for certain books at half price books for us to use in schooling the kids next year. i'm feeling good about all that i've accumulated or ordered over the week for school. the whole thing is coming together nicely. i want to have a detailed plan for the school year so that i don't get two months into it and start to panic.

well, it's almost 6:30 which means it's time for me to get out and exercise.

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