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Thank Goodness for Great Friends...

It has been a crazy week - but things are going well.

Sunday was nice - my afternoon was again WONDERFUL with the other women. I enjoy being taught by this beautiful group of women and it is such a blessing - we learned how to make dinner from start to finish (including dessert...a giant chocolate chip cookie and a brownie) on the grill! It was delicious!

Monday we went to our co-op and Kiddo had a great time with his friends. It took him a few minutes to warm up to them again but it wasn't long until he was running with them and having a blast! What beautiful weather for it! :o)

Tuesday I went to my morning bible study - it was MY turn to do breakfast - and it was so much fun! It is a Beth Moore study - and she just cracks me up...but she also gets down to the heart of things. What an inspirational woman! (And in case you were wondering, I baked a breakfast casserole that turned out beautifully...pretty tasty if I do say so myself! :o)

Wednesday we didn't have anything going until 6pm. We let Kiddo buy a slice of pizza from the "Soda Shop" for dinner and we trusted him to get a caffeine-free soda (a constant restriction because of MY family's addiction tendencies toward caffeine - if he doesn't get it NOW he won't think he HAS to have it later...at least that is my reasoning. :o) and he told me he felt "different." I asked, "What do you mean?" He said, "I don't know, I just feel...older." He was SO excited and it was such a small thing! Maybe if he does a great job with his work he can do it every week...

Thursday evening (last night) I had a planning meeting to help coordinate our Women's Christmas Luncheon...this year's theme will be "A Country Christmas" and I can't wait! I have hostessed tables for the last two years and it has been an absolute THRILL each year! This year will be easier (no china...unless we WANT to do china...and it's a country theme - I don't! :o) and I have already decided how I want to decorate my table!

Today (Friday) we went to a field trip to a dairy farm and then the kids all got free ice cream - they LOVED it! We went the same time as some of our wonderful friends - that we have missed dearly as we haven't been able to get together in MONTHS! - and had a great time. The three boys and their moms had a wonderful lunch together before we had to part ways again. We look forward to seeing them soon.

By the way, I have been working on cleaning my home...and I am making progress. My kitchen sinks are almost empty! (Only a spoon from breakfast this morning - Kiddo had yogurt!)

Tomorrow I will be doing some more of my Tuesday morning bible study with my mother-in-law - she wanted to be there but she works, so I'm doing it twice. I don't mind it at all...I mean...it's Beth Moore! :o) Then Sunday is Friend Sunday at church (though I don't know anyone to invite...all my friends go to a church already.) And then I have the mentoring program again...I just can't wait! Monday Kiddo has home school photos to take - he'll be so handsome! :o)

Hope your weeks have been as wonderful and that you are greatly blessed!

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