Adam is 18 now!!!

Well, Looks like I have done it again, but even worse this time. It has been over a month since I last wrote on my blog. I don't know how to get back into the habit of it, it seems. Days go by and think, "I really need to write on my blog", but then it never happens. I guess once a month is better than not at all, but still that is just not how I want this to be. I am trying, really I am, but just not making much progress. {{SIGH}}

Here is a quick rundown of things that have been going on in our lives in the last month.

1. I started babysitting for a little girl, Emma, once a week. Her Dad works with Brad and so he recommended me to them. (Her Grandma watches her the rest of the week.) So now I have Emma & Braden on Tuesday and Braden on Friday.

2. Aunt Mary passed away On Friday, Sept. 21st. (Grandma Eunice's sister.) She hadn't been well since just before Labor Day, but of course it is never easy when someone dies. Grandma was pretty sad, but she is doing very well now.

3. On Sept. 21 & 22, we went to Mark's 25th high school reunion. His friend Jerry Meadows who now lives in PA came home with us on Friday and spent the night. Friday as a tailgate party at Vally High school and Saturday was a more formal dinner at the fairgrounds in Warsaw.

4.Sept. 28-30th was the Ladies Retreat and always I had an awesome time. The weather was perfect and I even went canoing with Esther on Friday afternoon. We did Beth Moore's Living Well for the retreat theme, it was excellent. On Saturday afternoon the massage school came in and I had 15 minutes on my arms and 15 minutes on my back. Oh, it felt wonderful!

5. I have started another Beth Moore Bible Study, "Breaking Free". Our church has offered it a couple of times before, but I wasn't able to attend, so am really enjoying it now. It will go until the first week in Dec.

6. We have started another season of homeschool bowling, but this time around Adam is unable to bowl because of his work at Martin's Pet & Garden. He really likes his job, so is okay with missing bowling for it. Jared is doing very well and is improving his average considerably over last year.

7. On October 16th, Adam turned 18 years old!! We went to Red Lobster for dinner to celebrate. YUM!

8. On October 18th, Adam got his driver's license!! He is very happy to be driving on his own now and it has been very nice for me not having to take him to work all of the time. He even drove Jared to RUSH Sunday night.

9. On Oct. 21, we had a bunch of family up for a dinner for Adam's birthday. It has been a while since we have had that many people here, but we had a nice time.

So, I guess that is about it...just typical life for us, I guess. I am still scrapping when I have the time, which hasn't been much lately. It is really taking a lot more involvement on my part for Jared's school this year, so I just haven't gotten the time to scrap as much as I would like. Tucker is getting more spoiled every day. HA! He sleeps with Mark and I nearly every night and I can hardly believe that Mark ever allowed it, but I think he enjoys Tucker as much as I do.

Oh, the post below, which seems kind of random for my blog....it was something that I read during Word of Life a few weeks ago for our prayer and share time. It is one of my favorite stories. I was in a huge hurry that night and so I just posted it quick to my blog without any explanation of why it was there. So just in case you wondered...now you know. :D