Courageous Joy

The day is over….and I’m relieved. Tomorrow will be a much more relaxed day.

I attended our monthly Parish Advisory Committee meeting today. I think this is roughly like a deacon or elder board in a civilian church…..though it’s members and reps from 3 very distinct “churches” that all work together…well anyway…today was that meeting. I had just enough time to run home, pick up kids and head out to the homeschool kick off – IFFFF everything went as planned. It didn’t. The meeting was 15 minutes late breaking up. {vbg}

I zipped out of the meeting and ran home. The children were ready to go. Bre and Krista opted not to swim today and asked me to leave Stacia home. I did. Krista ran out and bought Mike a shirt for tonight and they did “things” while the rest of us went to the kick off.

SACSHA homeschool kick off was at Brown’s pool. It was fun. The pool has several slides, diving boards and such. All in all it was a good day. Josiah and Jamin were able to come to. We all had fun.

We rushed home at 4 and had time to steam shirts, take showers, and get gussied up for our “photo shoot”. Colin of Matchless Photography took our photos at the Visitor Center. I think they are going to be nice. A few of our members were surprised at his dreadlocks but hey I told them they wanted me to get a My Space and be cool. At least *I* wasn’t wearing dreadlocks…though come to think of it that may take care of my terrible brittle over-processed hair problem. I’m counting down the days now until me get to get my hair colored again.

Dressed as the Von Trapp Family Singers, we made our way to Scholtskys for dinner and then out to the bat bridge to show the girls the nightly bat exodus.

Quickly in other news, because everyone is waiting for Bre (on the phone to a friend) and me…..Mike was NOT given the small pox shot today. They said that it would be dangerous with our “factors”. He’ll get the shot in theater. He DID get a typhoid shot – ouch I remember those. He DID come home with a new uniform that he can wear next Thursday afternoon – it has the major rank on it. Jared seemed a bit disappointed. He said, “Don’t you get stripes on your shoulder with this promotion?” LOL I guess we should explain the whole military hierarchy thing to him one of these days – he is 12 and he does want to go to the Academy….