New year for CBS

Not only is this the first day of the new year for CBS, but it is the first day of me being the teacher in the baby class.  That means we have to go at 8:30AM and Johanna and Katriel bring lots of work to do while I am in my core groups. 

Friends are God’s hands and feet and wheels!

I was grabbing coffee with a friend and mentioned how crazy the car-shuffle was getting as we waited for the insurance company to do something about our car…  she looked at me and said, “We have a truck we aren’t using,” and just like that, life got 91% easier.

More birthday for Stewart

 

Stewart turned 23

And we took our cake with us to our friends’ house for a game night. 

Axe Throwing • Johanna

Mrs. Owings arranged for an afternoon of axe throwing. 

And one of her favorite places to eat – Culvers.

First responders to co-op

The building got too hot.  There were some odors.  People felt ill.

And then we got to see the community services at work.

It all ended well.  And we have a story.

It’s beginning to look a lot like soccer season!

Third year for Johanna to play Upward sports, and second year for Katriel.  Tonight was placement.

 

It was anything but seamless

but the hoops were jumped through, and all kinds of banking/faxing/electronic obstacles were overcome…. and Stewart bought a house!

2.9 acres of wonderful!  I am so excited for him and Noelle!

Games with friends…

We have been blessed with wonderful neighbors…

who are not afraid to play games with this brood.

 

I was in a hurry…

I was trying to back into a spot and get into the building before the meeting started.  I let the girls out and continued to maneuver the van… and went backwards instead of forward.  Zero sense.  No idea how after a decade+ of big van driving I managed this mess.

Thankfully, the best place to be with a car issue is in a building filled with homeschooled young men.

I won’t pretend I wasn’t scared.

But the car was freed and no one was hurt.  There was a lot of prayer!

Stormy skies…

No sooner did we get to the pool than the sky got dark…

and then there was lightning.

And then we called Daddy to come pick us up, because it was raining buckets!

Summer memories!

 

After the storm passed, we decided to visit the Ice Cream Station for a lot of sugar…

 

 

 

Victorious is 3

We were three for three celebrating with Victorious.  Marie met us later while the rest of the family was scattered or working.