As I thought about posting on our blog again now that my hand is healing, I questioned whether to catch-up with the time that had lapsed, or just to start where we were!
I’m glad I decided to catch-up!
Just going through and editing these photos has brought me so much joy as I remember the days they were taken!
We enjoy looking back at our scrapbook here!
So let’s catch-up with some May photos – and then I will catch-up with photos of our school days and of our sweet grand babies!!
Even though I was not sleeping hardly at all before my surgery at the end of May, and I was also so limited in what my hand would allow me to do, we still had a very nice month!!
I tried to find projects that I could actually do to fill some time so I would not lose my mind!
I cleaned all of our files one afternoon, the storage room one afternoon, and cleaned and purged a bookshelf another afternoon.
I also still managed to fold laundry, and to clean and vacuum with my left hand.
The kiddos would switch the laundry in the machines for me and then dump the finished laundry on the bed.
Don’t you love how the dumped laundry in the photo below is still in the shape of the laundry basket?
They make me smile!
We also had many fun things going on in May – like a wedding shower one Saturday that Eliza and I attended.
It was so lovely!
Our early summer brought LOTS of outside time!
We could not keep ourselves inside on those beautiful days!
We wait a long time for warm weather here in Wisconsin!
We would spend time on the deck, on long walks, on our bikes, in the garden – anything to be outside.
The kiddos were in the pool on May 1st.
You read that right!!
May FIRST.
Crazy kiddos!!
But the pool was left up over winter, which worked out AMAZINGLY by the way, and so it was ready for swimmers if they were crazy enough to swim!
Even with the heater running they did not last very long.
Washing the van was a better idea!
There were cold and rainy days in May too.
No worries – we know what to do on cold and rainy days!
I cannot make a post anytime, but certainly not about the month of May, without mentioning my team of helpers.
This trio of ours had to carry quite a load while their Mama was out of commission!
I know you already know this – but they did it all willingly, cheerfully, and diligently!
They helped pull off some delicious meals and kept up with so much around our little nest Twin Oaks!
I have also needed help with grocery shopping.
I do NOT like to shop for grocery.
Never have.
Yuck. Blah.
BUT – I never knew how fun it could be if you just take helpers!!
Blake has been the chauffeur for some kiddos and me now – and it is FUN.
We have been shopping only every two weeks and just filling two carts overflowing each time.
This is the BEST grocery shopping plan and we can never go back to when I did it by myself!!
I do not drink coffee at home anymore, and I do not drink caffeine, but I love a decaf iced Americano from Starbucks!
We just happen to have a new Starbucks on the south side of town now that is not really out of the way if you have a craving for a decaf iced Americano!
It still feels like a treat every time!
I never ever want to forget how this miracle that we call Tate can do ALL the things.
And he even sits like this all the time to make himself “straight” so he can reach the counter better!
Our dynamic duo are still always together!
They are better together!!
I just realized so many of the photos in this post are of them together!
Did you notice how much these children have grown?
I know, I know.
Tate needed new shoes. And clothes.
He is getting bigger!
Eliza still wants to cuddle.
How much longer do you think Blake can pick her up and hold her?
Ok, I’m crying now!
We are also raising some giants here.
One of them is 17 and we spent a whole morning in town looking for work boots to fit giant feet.
I enjoyed having Chad off work and with us though!
And please notice the cute photo bomber in this photo.
I don’t know how he did that so perfectly!
I will add this photo again of our second giant in the making – who is posing with his first plate of food at dinner time.
Emphasis on “first” plate of food.
Here he is again.
Almost taller than me.
The weekend of my surgery, Eliza stayed home with me while everyone else went to church.
We are thankful we have live stream now!
I got to see some of my favorites helping lead worship, and listen to the sermon right along with the rest of the fam – even though we were in different locations!
Here are a few sky photos so you know it is REALLY me!!
I still love the sky.
God is so creative.
To end this super long post, I will show you the start of the plans for our lower level family room!
We purchased new couches and I LOVE them!
We are going to build a wall unit on the long wall – complete with closed shelving, open shelving, and an electric fire place!
Lord willing, that is!
While we were in Indianapolis at the beginning of May the furniture arrived and we asked the boys to set it up and take the old stuff to the dump.
They did.
Sweet boys!
But they did it in their own way, of course.
Glad I wasn’t home watching them, just saying.
Grant really rode on that couch from the backyard to the front yard!
See, wasn’t that fun to re-live May?!
I’m so thankful I take photos!
I don’t want my memories of May to be anything different than these ones!
Well, now it is time for me to work on my hand therapy so I can get full function back in this bum hand of mine – so I better get after it!
I get to start strengthening exercises this week and I’m excited!!
Maybe for my next post I will be able to type even faster, ha, ha!
Stay tuned – more to catch up on coming up!
