Wee Killys: August Is Ending

Hooligans roam the streets of our town

School has started for us and that meant a lot of organizing and scheduling of appointments and school shopping. School shopping for 6 kids…now there is a task not for the faint of heart. But we managed to get them all off to school with minimal disruption.

We recently noticed dark spots on our kitchen floor which led to the discovery of water under the floor and in our crawl. We have torn it all out, discovered a bit of mold but believe we have it taken care of and think we have the leak fixed. It was either the water line to the ice maker or the dishwasher. Now to replace the floor. Scott is voting for the "safe" stone-like look of porcelain tile and I'm sweetly showing him sheet linoleum in fire engine red. Stay tuned.

Anthony and Phineas are whooping it up on the football field on Saturdays. They are both good players and we are having fun watching the games. Scott continues to try to balance work at the bank on Saturdays with making it to the 1:00 games that are 1 hour away. He is helping coach Phineas' team but due to Scott's lack of presence on game day he has been (teasingly) given the title of "Loser Coach" by another coach (Jeremiah) who is becoming a fast friend.

Lila is playing soccer on Saturday mornings. She LOVES it. We are so thankful that it is not a big pressure sport. They only practice for 1 hour on Monday and if it's threatening to be over 90 degrees (like this past Monday) they cancel practice. Yay. She's supposed to have a game this morning but it's supposed to rain. We shall see.

My mom's visit is coming to an end. Her 10 day stay was extended as she wanted to stay and watch Anthony's football game again. We were pleasantly surprised to hear from Scott's parents that they had decided to visit this weekend. They arrived last night and will be here until Sunday afternoon. We will celebrate September birthdays before they leave.

I accepted an RN position for 24 hours/week at the local hospital. It is Monday through Friday no weekends, no holidays, no nights with a variable daytime schedule in outpatient surgery.

We have recently been encouraged by visitors to Amazing Grace Church. We look forward to getting to know them all better but we are praying they will find a church home with us. They have expressed interest in helping where needed and I shared my hope for a warm body willing to help teach children's church. ;)

September 14th is the installation of Scott as the pastor of Amazing Grace Church. We need to get on the stick with a little celebration planning for afterward. One lady volunteered to bring the ham.

Here's how we look nowadays: