Good - Bye Summer!

Chris & Hannah at Cavendish Beach

This past week has been a blurrrrrrr.....With Hannah's birthday and her birthday party on Tuesday night, work, school supply shopping, school clothes shopping, still chauffering girls around and trying to get the laundry done. We've had a few nice days - cool - but nice so I did some gardening. Picked some beans in the garden, tomatoes and marvelled at my very pathetic beets and corn. Don't know what happened there this year!!!! We had a cold, windy but super time at our last family beach night last night. The surf was incredible (due to a storm somewhere). We even got to see a large seal upclose (he had fishing line and a hook stuck in his mouth and I think he was dying). Back at the campfire we had lots of laughs (the best about "chicken bacon" and good conversation. We stayed the longest we've stayed all year - I don't think anyone wanted it to end! I was changing calendars in residents rooms yesterday from August to September - I couldn't believe I was looking at September already!!!!! (One resident asked me if it was March yet - oh heavens no, not yet!!!)

As the first day of school quickly approaches it always makes me kinda sad! Every first day of school makes the girls another year older, a little more independent and the quietness of the house after they all leave is deafening!!!! Ashleigh will be starting 12th grade this year. The oldest - in 12th grade! It makes me look back and pray that I have made an influence - a positive one - in her life some how. I find in quite sobering. This summer we've had some honest conversations with her about how she goes about things here at home and stuff which I find tough. I want this last year of being guaranteed being at home a good one. She is an awesome, good kid that I am VERY proud of.

So, as they all walk out that door on Tuesday - I know one thing for sure - I have 4 great daughters that I am soooooo proud of. They are great, kind, friendly - AWESOME - girls! Thank the Lord for such 4 precious gifts.