Work in Progress: September 2012

Week 35

Sunday August 26th

Kaleigh giving Ally a ride.

Wednesday August 29th
First day of public school for Parker!

Week 33 and 34

Sunday August 12
We said goodbye to Shelley and the kids :(

Monday August 13th
One last beach day before the end of summer

Wednesday August 15th
Took Kaleigh to go see her main squeeze

Friday August 17th
After almost a year of searching, we finally bought our own horse trailer.

WEEK 34
Wednesday August 22nd
Kids and I went to ride bikes around the green. The boys collected this beautiful bouquet of wildflowers for me.

Thursday August 23rd

Went to pick up Blake's tux at Men's Warehouse

Parker passed the time by relaxing and watching Sportscenter on the TV.

Friday August 24th

Spent 7 hours at church decorating for a wedding of the daughter of dear friends.

Saturday August 25th

Wedding time!

The beautiful bride, Laura.

The dashing ring bearer ;) and the flower girl, Anna.

Week 32

Thursday August 9th

Our first breakfast with Mem!

Friday August 10th
Working on the spot for the furnace and the spot for the barn at the same time.

Good thing the supervisor is on the job! Hehehehe.

Saturday August 11th
Shelley and the kids stopped by and stayed overnight on their way back home to Florida. We had a GREAT time with them. We had a huge kickball game and then came in and played a game of Celebrity. Between Blake's impression of Mickey Mouse and Patrick's Cookie Ho, we were rolling on floor with laughter. I do hope we see them again real soon.

Harrison and Blake

Derek, Lydia, Shelley, and Kaleigh's feet :)

Get ready!!!

Some time is late July, Mem finally realized that going back home to live alone just wasn't an option anymore. So after some discussion, we invited her to move in with us. The only problem was, we had about a 12 day notice from the time the decision had been made to the day of her discharge from the convalescent home. Twelve days is not alot of time to clear out a room that you have been using as your office and classroom for the last 9 years. Not only did ALL the items in that room need to be packed up and moved out, the walls needed to be repaired from years of tacks and double sided tape. After it was repaired and sanded, it all needed to be repainted. Then we had to move her essentials in. Lastly, we needed to install a stair lift as the only full bath and her bedroom is on the second floor. It was no small task, but by the grace of God and working till well after midnight many nights, we got it done! She moved in on August 8th!

Sharp Family Reunion

It is always so much fun to get together with the extended Sharp family. There are so many cousins from all over the country, that we just don't see often enough. We were blessed this year that Katrina and her girls were able to come all the way from Indiana and Shelley and her gang, all the way from Florida. The kids swam and played and the adults just enjoyed one another's company. Here are a few of my favorites from the weekend.

Bruce and Donna from Maine

Stacey from Massachusetts and me

Grammie and Grampy from RI

Seth, Blake and Eric ( Seth is the youngest of Donna and Bruce's nine children)

Jared, Parker and Harrison ( Jared is Stacey's and Harrison is a cousin from FL)

Kaleigh on the rope swing

Grampy swimming

Eric and Steve from Maine=TROUBLE!

Dan, Vanessa and Anneliese

Shelley, Ashley, Lydia, Kayla and Stacey

Lots of Cousins!!!

Week 31

Sunday July 29th

We got together with some friends after church for a little Mexican Train.

Monday July 30th
This was my first EVER patio set. I loved it but it had to go. I only had it about two weeks when it started to rust all over my deck. So I am in search of another set that is aluminum NOT steel.

Tuesday July 31st

The Fitz family had been with us for a week and on their last night here they presented us with this for dessert. Aren't they so sweet!

Friday August 3rd
We headed out for the Sharp Family Reunion in RI. Here are most of the Sharps. There are about 20 missing from this picture.

Week 30

Monday July 23rd

Parker hiding behind the shield that his buddy Joe made for him.

Tuesday July 24

No idea why this look "does it" for me... but it does :)

Wednesday July 25th
These are the puppies of Kaleigh's horse trainer. She calls them International Shepherds, as they are a mix of German, Belgian and Australian Shepherds. We wanted one so bad but Daddy said no :(

Friday July 27th

Went and saw Mem at Douglas Manor.

Ohio Here- Sandy Point

It is tradition that when the Muzzy's from Ohio are here we always spend at least one day at the beach. This year they lucked out and got two days at the beach.