Wednesday, July 21, 2010

Yum!

Veggies from Brandon's garden


Peaches from my dad's tree



I love the summer growing season!  It is so amazing to have such a variety of fresh fruits and veggies to choose from.  I feel like I should be orange from all the carrots I eat throughout the rest of the year.  I can't wait to enjoy the cucumbers and tomatoes at dinner tonight & the fresh peach crisp I plan to make later.  My stomach is already growling...YUM!

Thursday, July 15, 2010

Busy Week!


It has been a crazy, busy week at the Spaeth house.  It has mainly been busy, because Luke & I have been doing VBS this week.  It has been a lot of fun.  Luke did VBS a couple years ago, but as a 3-year old, didn't get to do all the fun stuff the bigger kids have got to do.  I have really enjoyed being a "crew leader" for Luke and 4 other sweet kiddos whose ages range from 5 to 11.  To see these kids so excited about God is a pretty cool experience.  It has made our lives a little nutty, though, because we have to eat dinner at around 4:30 so we can leave by 5:00.  It has definitely been worth it, though, and I am looking forward to what the next 2 days have to bring.

Today, we finally made it out to Splash & Play at The Springs aquatic center.  If you've got a kiddo who is 5 or under, it is fabulous.  It is from 9-11:30 Monday-Thursday, kids are only $4 & parents are free!  The little ones get to play in the smaller water park area with 3 slides & water that is spraying everywhere.  We had the pleasure of going with an old friend & a new one today.  Luke had a wonderful time & we could barely drag him out of the water when the time was up.  I can't wait to hopefully get back a few more times before school gets started.



Monday, July 12, 2010

Oh Air Conditioner, Where Art Thou?

Just in time for the weather to heat up, our air conditioner has failed us.  It's such a defeating feeling when you realize that hmmmm, it doesn't really feel super cool in the house.  You check the thermostat & then put your hand in front of every vent in the house to discover, hmmm, it's not super cool in the house because there is not super cool air blowing from the vents.  Awesome!  Thankfully, it was not a miserable night & we got the temperature down to a downright refreshing 77 degrees this morning before we shut the house back up.  We think we just need a frion (is that how you spell that?) re-fill.  We hope so anyway!  Please hurry, air conditioner repairman, hurry!

2:20 p.m. - UPDATE - Air conditioning is in the house!  Eighty-two degrees never felt so good! (Although once we finally get back down to 75-76, that will be pretty sweet!)  It wasn't the frion - it was a worn out part that was broken.  It is now replaced & wonderful, super cold air is blowing once again.  Thank you, Mr. Repairman!

Sunday, July 11, 2010

Sweet Summertime

Wow - it just amazes me that summertime flies by so quickly.  My summer break is half-gone and my head is spinning wondering where the time is going.  I am thoroughly enjoying it, though.  I was talking to my mom, who has just retired in the last week (Yay, Mom!) and she was saying that she spent a day last week just basically being lazy and not doing much, to which I responded - that is exactly how I enjoy spending most of my summer days away from work.  I always have a list of things in my head that I want to do once I'm free for the summer, like steam-cleaning the carpet in my basement, which has years-old, bubble-solution induced stains thanks to the now disabled bubble mower Luke used to push around down there while I worked out. (By the way - even at 5, he still loves pushing that thing around even though there have been no bubbles for quite awhile now).  Anyhoo - has the carpet been cleaned?  Nope.  Have I thought about how I should do it every time I've worked out this summer?  Yep, but gosh, being lazy and not doing it is so much more enjoyable. :)  It hasn't been all laziness, though, we've been having fun doing a few things around here. 

Luke throws a great "sports party" - his best selling point - it's free!  You can play golf, baseball, football, soccer & if you get tired of that, you can spell your name out of all your equipment. 

Fun just hanging out



Swimming as much as the weather allows

Being goofy & shooting water guns with cousins

I just wish it could last a little longer.  Maybe then I'd make time to get those darn stains out of my carpet...