Is July really almost over?

What a busy summer... hence the lack of postings....I've been online looking up info on a hotel in chicago for flying out to Tom's wedding and my options aren't pretty we're limited to midway airports and we have to have a shuttle, the rates go down the day after we need one...sometimes you just have to bite the bullet I guess! I want to have all our travel plans done by Aug 2nd for Trevor's wedding so I can just enjoy knowing all I have all this other stuff figured out. I think we can get a rental car for5 days for 126$ in TX, so that's good, other companies were charging 200+ for the same thing. I went to Alamo and they had a 15$ off coupon too. So that's a plus. Carseats are 10$ a day per seat!!!!! So I'm buying a cover with wheels for 25$ and bringing Christian's seat which is also made for airplane rides. And we'll just throw in Isabelle's booster for carryon. 100$ saved! ok or maybe 75...

I am finally (hopefully, they're uploading right now) getting the ks pics up. I can't think of any major kid updates.. Christian shows absolutley no interest in potty traing.... looks like I'll be packing diapers for the trip in sept. And he is still thrilled with his farting abilities....but at least I can get him to say "exuse me" and he puts his hand over his mouth, I don't know where he learned that. Isabelle is pretty happy with herself in her mariokarting skills as she can now get to the podium at the end all by herself. I'm impressed that she can turn it on and set the tv right to get it on. :) They're also really into gum right now and Christian was chewing some in church last week and he was doing good no swallowing it for a long time then I could tell he just had swallowed it and looked at me and said "more guuUM" He keeps on talking and talking, Mitch thought he was talking more since he had seen him for 3 weeks.

Oh, I got my thyroid tests back after being switched to 75 mcg of levothyroxin and my levels are normal again, hopefully they can stay normal on a dose, for say maybe a year or more....my anxiety attacks seem to be improving, it's rare if I can go 4-5 weeks without one BUT if it's just one a month that only bugs me for an hour or two, I can deal with that. Every night that I can go to bed and feel peaceful is such a gift from the Lord! It's really hard for me to not have all my lose ends tied up, I'm the type of personality where I can't relax unless all is in order around me, but that isn't always possible and I just have to focus on what I can get done in one day and leave the rest. I keep reminding myself of Matthew 6 ( I think) about how the Lord takes care of the birds, how much more will he provide for me, the Lord knows I need (blank) ( a rental car, hotel, our ends to meet etc;) sounds simple but for me it's a struggle, I want my ducks in a row, all the time. :) (ok it's the day after I posted this and I had some sentences to correct that did NOT flow or make sense, that's what happens when you've got kids interrupting you every 2 words...)

Also I finished the book Don't Make Me Count To Three. I loved it, it was practical, biblical and heart reaching based. It brought to light so many things I was doing that I thought were just fine that actually were wrong. It addressed scolding, one of my favorite parenting tools...so really that is wrong, in essence you're supposed to calmly instruct your children and deal with their disobedience accordingly. More details in the book. Also ANOTHER thing I tend to do is vary my discipline on my mood, and energy level. Kids need to know that when they step outside a set boundary that the result is always the same. It's unfair to let them go and then BAM, let them have it because I've had it!!! I'm so guilty of that.... I love the way this book is not about behavior modification but she talks about keeping your child's heart tender for the Lord's leading and their conversion to truly know the Living God through His Son Jesus. It also has a chapter about leading your child to the Lord BUT what I like is that she balances it, knowing that you can get any kid under 10 years old to pray the prayer and which can give kids a false assurance. It's an easy read. So what I'm saying is, I highly recommend this book!! :) Ok, I'm tired, hungry and my chigger bites on my hip are itching me so I'll end with an encouraging verse.



Galatians 6:9 " Let us not become weary in well doing, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up"



" You reap what you sow, you reap later than you sow, and you reap more than you sow" good ol Ginger Plowman