School is (almost) Out

Taylor has only 2 weeks left of school! I can't wait to have her home with me all the time. At the beginning of the school year I was so excited to have her go off to school and only have 2 kids to worry about watching, but as the school year went on I realized it wasn't as great as I thought it was going to be. Now I had to worry about getting home before the bus. I had to schedule appointments around school schedules. We had to get up early during the week to get Taylor on the bus. Then there are all the papers that she brings home, precious treasures that she can't bear to part with (that secretly disappear when she isn't looking). On top of that, being gone all day has been hard on Taylor. She really misses us when she is gone all day and becomes very clingy and tired early in the evening. Yes, I can't wait until school is out. Taylor is such a great helper and big sister that we are all really looking forward to having her home with us again (and sleeping in everyday since we won't have to worry about catching the bus).

Books

So, I've had some frustrations on what to read. I read a couple of reviews of some books in a magazine that I get and thought the books sounded good. Well, one of them was horrible, the other two were okay. Then, I read Heidi. It's an old book, but it was really good. Some of the things that I've noticed about older classics is that 1) they are clean and 2) many of them often have God as a central part of the characters lives. The characters pray and read their Bibles. Have we become a society that is so afraid of offending someone or not selling books that we leave that out? Are the only books with moral characters labeled as "Christian Fiction" thereby dissuading many who might have benefited from the story from ever reading it? Now, I know that not everyone lives the way I do or believes the way I do, and that's fine, but really, do we need so much sex in what we read? I have found a few authors who's books are clean, but they have only written so many books and I've read so many that it feels like I'm running out of books. Does anyone have any books that they really love that are clean? I mean, I like a good romance as well as anyone, but some things should be left alone.

Monday's Miracles

1. Sunshine! It is such a beautiful day today, even with the wind

2. Tractors- Robert wouldn't be able to get nearly as much done outside if he didn't have a tractor to help him.

3. Our recliners- We moved one into the living room and I think I've practically lived in it since.

4. Asparagus- I noticed today that ours is starting to poke up out of the ground. A few more days and it should be big enough to eat, YUMMY!

5. Did I mention Sunshine?

Monday's Miracles

1. My sling- This way I can hold Rachel and still have 2 hands

2. Mini Excavators- Robert sure is getting a lot done with the one he borrowed from work

3. Recliners- Especially ones that rock

4. Family- It's so much fun getting everyone together

5. Warm weather- I am so glad that we finally have some nice sunny days