Missed updating tons!

So, since I posted last we had a tornado! Literally!! Thankfully at our home we "only" lost two large trees and the top of another tree. Even though there doesnt appear to be much damage to the house the insurance person came out and looked our home over and pointed out many numerous other things. If you travel down the main road that leads to our sub, it looked like a war zone! still does actually, fences blown down,many homes with tarps over them. The 2 days after the tornado were very odd. All you heard was the sound of chainsaws and other tools to take down trees and chop them up.
I also had a birthday, Facebook is great connecting so many "friends" I was greeted with many happy birthdays. I got lovely cards in the mail and also my family took me out for lunch.
Last week was Vacation Bible school at church. We all had a role! Molly was a student,Nick helped in the Bible Stories area,Paul lead the outdoor games time and Joe was his assistant. I took photos. it was fun! Paul even took a cake the last day because that was my birthday!
Now we are just getting ready to gear up for school!!

menu plans and other things to schedule

I have been slacking a bit in making menu plans for the house and I find they really help me add variety to the meals I serve, now that the boys are older they really like helping choose what meals we will have, and sometimes even help cook! I figure since now my youngest will be in school for a full day it is a great year for me to get everything organized. I figured that after everyone is dropped at school I will walk for an hour first...then get myself on more of a cleaning routine...maybe i'll even start that Flylady plan again! I think it's going to be a good year!!!

Summer can now continue!

All righty! Our family is now ready to enjoy the rest of summer! The boys are back from Jambo and we are all back from our canoeing weekend. You know how it is when you are getting ready for a big trip...well it's hard whne those that are getting are teenagers!! Of course they are capable of packing for themselves..but then we have to double check and make sure they got it all!! We did not do much while they were away and we knew as soon as they got back we had the Family and Friends canoe weekend for their scout troop.
So that's all done and we can relax around the house, do some swimming, and see what other trouble we can get into!