It’s FRIDAY!!

There is SO much to be thankful for!

Let’s start with this adorable pup.

She is getting big! She is four months old and weighs 30 pounds!

While I was outside getting those photos, I got a little distracted!

I am sure you can see why!

The weather this week has been HOT, hot hot. I am not sure how you southerners do that!

But today…..oh my…..breezy, blue, sunny and 70 glorious degrees.

The windows are open, and the house feels fresh and cool!

I do not miss the noise of those air conditioner units at all!

This weather has me dreaming of soup season, where I fill my red pot many times a week to have it empty again in mere minutes!

Speaking of food, I made these amazing coconut lemon bars this week!

They have everything yummy in them – a date and nut crust, coconut butter, coconut cream, coconut oil, fresh squeezed lemon and lemon zest – YUM!!

When the guys took the garbage to the dump this week, they came home announcing that we have a sparkling water addiction – based on the contents of the recycling bin!

It is not just me on a sparkling water kick right now! But I do love it as a treat! With some lemon juice and a tap of stevia for sweetness!

Addie Mae made another treat for us too!

The kiddos favorite!

Chocolate covered frozen bananas.

We were without a dryer for a whole week.

When the weather allowed, I washed laundry and used the clothes line outside.

But towels and whites on the clothes line are just not good!

So we took loads to Kayla on the way to Addie Mae’s work in the mornings too! (thanks, Kay!)

My two men put a new motor in the dryer very late Wednesday night.

SO thankful for my handy men! The dryer is working again now!

I should have taken a photo of them in the mudroom working on that dryer.

But I might have been laying in bed eating a coconut bar and looking for school ideas on line! Just maybe!

There is a certain young man who lives here who is losing teeth left and right.

Literally left and right!

I am still seeing lots of dirt and messes around this big old farm house.

Which means I am feeling stronger and better every single day!

I seriously washed the inside of the mud room door with baby wipes the other day.

It was SO gross, and caught my eye, and there I went!

I also cleaned out two medicine drawers in the kitchen – so many expired things in there!

This drawer would barely open before!

We have not shown the farm this week, which would be why when I wandered upstairs this morning it looked like this.

Thank goodness Friday is cleaning day!

There are usually science experiments sitting around.

This one was banned to the back porch – it stinks!

If you read here regularly, you might remember the reading store I make for my kiddos who are learning to read.

This year I decided to use that idea for the kids to earn points for Bible memory.

They are loving it! There is dollar store junk stuff for them to buy, as well as coupons that they can redeem with the points they earn by memorizing and reciting Bible verses I assign to them.

It has been a GREAT week for our first week of full-time school!

We are enjoying it very much!

I am still very happy that it is FRIDAY!

We are heading out here soon to meet Blake to get some new jeans and boots for a twelve year old boy that grows in his sleep every night!

And tonight is DATE NIGHT!

We did not have a date night last week, so I am excited!!

I hope my hubby is ready for ALL the things I NEED to tell him!!

Have a great Friday, you all!! And a great weekend!!

*For those of you who do not follow along over on Instagram (little camera icon on top right side bar), I would like to share that precious little Delainey peacefully passed into the arms of Jesus on Wednesday afternoon. We will be attending her celebration of life tomorrow. To see her parents walk through this has been inspiring. They have a strong faith, an eternal hope, and peace that passes all understanding. I could not even cry as I read the tribute they wrote for their daughter…..it was beautiful beyond words. Please, please join us in praying for Delainey’s family if you feel led.