Brecka

So this was my project for the weekend. I've never had so much trouble with color, but I've also never felt more unorganized for any event we've ever planned. Make way for AWANA kickoff... I know it's going to be even worse for me. Everything is in storage, most of my files are in MS Works, which I have lost due to reformatting and all my codes being in storage! So anyway, my life is in shambles, but it must go on. It was a pretty little shower for Brecka, and really assembled a nice group of ladies. Brecka's not a current member of our church; she's from a while back, so we had many ladies from many points in her life. It's always so fun getting together. We also had 2 ladies show up from a distant church that found they both knew Brecka, but didn't know the other knew Brecka! Even when highly unplanned, showers are just the greatest things! Mallory had a really good time, and it's so fun seeing her mature. She can be so helpful and lady like at events like this, but then wait a few minutes and she'll pull a handful of mints out of her pocket and remind you that she's still that little girl inside!!

After fishing, Michael's project was to blow insulation in the attic of the blue house. He was shocked to discover I had plans (!), so he started calling people I know he'd rather work with anyway!!! So he found one of Mallory's best friends, Elisa, and her whole family came out to help, not knowing that Mallory and I wouldn't be there. So Elisa sat in the van and read her book, and they gave Gay (mom) the on/off switch, and the guys took turns blowing insulation and loading the hopper. It sounded like the boys were relatively non-existent all afternoon. Later they appeared, with most of the crick firmly attached and Morgan was once again bloody. They had been playing in the pit (where we dump the really bad stuff to be burned/buried), and Morgan stepped on ANOTHER nail. Oh, boy. Gay's a good mom and got him all bandaged up, but without Mom, I guess everything just started going south. When I finally did show up, he was sitting in the back of the truck crying to go home. It took a while, but we got him home. After Elisa's huge disappointment, she wanted to take Mallory home, but it was really Eythan's turn to have someone over, so they were going to take both of them while I took my patient home for care. As we started the process of protecting Claude's van from Matthew and Eythan, Michael suggested we just take the boys and they have the girls. I'm not sure how I lost my precious little girl for another one of these strange boy-creatures, but we did have a good time.

Well, it's really time to get these events moving, so I'd best move!!!