August 1-
Mer's first day of 4th grade! Curtis took her to school & I got her from the bus stop at the Boys & Girls club after school. I'm grateful M is in school again.
August 2-
E didn't have art lessons. We were out of groceries. I did a little grocery shopping & Curtis did the rest for me later in the evening. That was very helpful! I'm eternally grateful for my husband.
August 3-
Fast Sunday. Our ward (R2nd) had a yummy 'Break the Fast' after church. It was good to be able to have some time and get to know other people in our ward family.
August 4-
Mers first full week of school. Curtis & I are breaking up the week. He has T & Th. (so far) We had a good FHE. We went out to the corn field in Centerton and picked corn. For a treat, we met Curtis at the Star cafe & had ice cream. :) Yay for family time!
August 5-
Can there ever be too much gratitude for Yoga? I'm especially grateful that I found a couple sisters who are willing to trade babysitting with me so I can still go to yoga after E is in school. :)
August 6-
M went swimming with the activity day girls & I got to see Mardee C. Yay! They've been gone all summer & now they are home again. Mardee is so much fun! I'm grateful to call her my friend.
August 7-
Today, I'm grateful that Curtis left the bike so I could ride. It's a great day for it & riding is a mood booster. Not that I'm in a bad mood, but it helps. I got M from the bus stop & took E to the library. :)
August 8-
The Dragovich family is packing up & moving. :( Not grateful for that, but I am blessed to know them. I didn't get to help directly & that's ok. Kellie brought Kaylene over so she could help. Clara had so much fun having a friend here to play. :)
August 9-
What a great day! Curtis & Jackie surprised me. Curtis talked like we'd take a motorcycle ride out to Tontitown for the Grape festival. Jackie shows up to 'kidnap' me and take me out. :) She bought me a pair of earrings & lunch at Mimi's. It was a fun time. (Pics were posted on FB) Later Jackie & I went for a motorcycle ride. The weather was perfect!
August 10-
Wow. I actually slept too much & was too tired today. But, instead of napping after church I asked E if she wanted to play a game. She beats me at most of the games we play. :) After the girls were in bed Curtis took me for a night time ride in the bike. It's so much fun! It's good thinking time for me too.
August 11-
What a great birthday! Curtis took the day off work. I took myself for a motorcycle ride to Greers candy shop on Gateway. (Almost to Eureka) The weather was perfect! Plenty of family & friends sent bday wishes. AND, I got to talk to Julia B! AND my great friend Wendy brought me a yummy little loaf of banana bread! :) I'm so blessed!
August 12-
Another beautiful day & it started with Yoga. :) In the afternoon, I took all 3 girls with me to the Meet & Greet for Clara to go to 'pretty school' @ Miss Esther's. God continues to be SO good to us. Sometimes I feel over flowed with love, especially with His love. :)
August 13-
I took Mer, Hannah & Kayla to school this AM. Next week the regular bus service starts. E went swimming with the activity girls in Bella Vista. It's good that my girls have good friends, thus far.
August 14-
Amazing! Fabulous! Heavenly! These are words I use to describe the lovely massage that Beth provided for me. :) She gave me a full body wrap, hot stone massage, & body scrub as a bday gift! There is no way I can afford this kind of treatment otherwise. Then, after that Curtis provided us with a truly scrumptious dinner! I told Beth & Curtis that I must've gone to heaven. How did I get to be so blessed?? I love my sister& my husband!
August 15-
What a great day! Beth went to hot yoga with me. She later took E & M to the Water Park in Rogers. We went to the 1st 'birthday' party for Sugar Creek Ward at the Fifes. It was good to see friends, have good food & good music. Beth watched took care of all the girls so Curtis & I could go to the Boston concert at the Amp. He won the tickets in a drawing from work. He's lucky that way. The Boston concert was fun. :) I'm thankful for all this!
August 16-
Hair coloring day!! Miranda, my stylist who works at Solace, put fun colors in my hair. It's a crazy blue, purple & pink. Beth & my girls like it. So do I. :) Curtis doesn't say anything. :} Oh well. It's fun! Hannah Martin got married! Her new last name is 'e-z'. It's Martinez. Beth & I went to her reception in Ft. Smith. It was good to spend some time with her & see friends in FS.
August 17-
Church now starts @ 1:30. That's what it was when we started attending this ward. Silly. A few people at church complimented me on my new hair color. :) Truly, I did it for the fun of it & bc I can. Why not? :D
August 18-
First day of school for E. (6th grade!) Mer had an all day evaluation at the Schmieding developmental center. We have an official diagnosis from Dr. Lipinski. Mer has anxiety (like me) and ADHD. We can now officially request a 504 from the school. Side note, I'm VERY grateful Wendy was able to help watch C & N so I could be with M a little bit and with Curtis to learn about the diagnosis.
August 19-
Hooray for friends who are willing to trade babysitting! Jill Smallwood took C & N this AM so I could go to yoga. Yay! I love yoga. It's so good for me.
August 20-
Bread making day & I mowed the lawn after the girls got home from school. Productive days are good. :) I'm thankful E & M can be helpful in watching their little sisters. I'm grateful E & M are in school again. :)
August 21-
We got to have some playtime at Joane's. Clara really misses having friends to play with. It was good for me too. Later Kellie & Jessica came over with their kids. I think C & N both had a good time. Thurs night was book group at Cynthia's. I got to ride my motorcycle there. That's good road yoga time! Book group is fun too! Even if I didn't get to read the book, it's good learning time. What a good day!
August 22-
Jessica Furhmin watched C & N for me this AM so I could go to yoga. Her girls enjoyed playing with my girls. Glad that worked out. More good news, I found a preschool for Clara. She'll go Tues & Thurs to Explore & Discover. I feel good about this. It's a good location, right schedule, & a good price. Clara went with me Fri evening after I donated blood. There was a blood drive going on Fri for the Emergency Preparedness Fair on Sat. (Blood drive was 2 days) Overall, another good day. The Lord truly is amazing!
August 23-
E had art lessons. Curtis took C & M to the preparedness fair. When he got back, I took E with me. It was SO hot! (But fun!) I'm grateful for all the time & effort that plenty of people are willing to put in to make such a thing possible. M got to go swimming with Hannah @ the Rogers aquatic center. Later, Curtis & I had dinner at Flavors, a newish Indian restaurant. It was pretty good.
August 24-
Today, after church, I was able to Skype with my parents. It was fun bc they hadn't seen my new hair color yet. It surprised me that mom said she likes it. :) Wow! It was good to chat with them. Their friends frequently ask about them. I'm grateful for my parents.
August 25-
Clara got to have several friends here today. Jessica F brought her girls & Carly P brought her kids. I think they all had a good time together. It was fun! Clara will attend Explore & Discover on Tues & Thurs. Other friends have their kids there. It'll be good.
August 26-
Today, I'm grateful for the good chiropractor that Dr. Sands is. I still miss Dr. Rice, but Dr. Sands is good too.
August 27-
Dr. Debbie & I had a good appt. I was letting her know the latest update with Mer. Hopefully, we can all learn more ways to help M be less anxious. I'm grateful for Dr. Debbie & others like her in the same profession. Counseling/therapy has been helpful to me through the years.
August 28-
C, N & I had a play date at Amanda Hanbergs. The girls had a good time. It was good to visit with Amanda. After Curtis was home from work, he let me go for a motorcycle ride. I got Jackie & we rode all over. It was fun! A little scary at night bc I don't know where I'm going or can't see the road as well. It's ok, that's part of the adventure. I'm grateful that God is watching out for me & keeping me safe.
August 29-
Mer was home from school and she was able to watch C & N for me. I love & need yoga! It's SO good for me. Hooray for free tickets! Curtis got tickets from work for a concert. We got to see Foreigner at the AMP. They put on a good show!
August 30-
It was our wards turn to clean the chapel. It's good to help clean the church every now & then. We had a fun cookout with the Morales family & the Clark's. Curtis made yummy food & the kids had a good time. The weather was perfect too!
August 31-
Happy Sunday! Elizabeth was helpful in getting Clara to wear a shirt under her dress. It's so nice when the older girls help with the littles. :)
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