This summer we didn’t have near as many appointments as the last two summers so I decided it’s the year to do a few fun things. The girls made ice cream one warm day.
It tasted quite yummy and they didn’t get any salt in the ice cream.
Jodi baked a lots of goodies for us and we made “mud and worms pudding”, too. 🙂
Our neighbors’ whole family went away for an evening and they invited us to use their pool. It felt so good to be in the cool water after a hot day and Janessa was so delighted to be able to go in the deep part and not drown.
We did one of our yearly traditions and found caterpillars to grow and hatch.
A friend brought us a picnic lunch and I made our picnic table summer festive. It was fun and the food tasted so good. I think eating outside makes anything taste better.
Joe took the girls for pony rides. They were quite delighted.
We did some crafts, colored pictures and read a lot of books. I’m almost embarrassed to admit we read one whole Boxcar Children book in one day, but when I remember all the missed reading times over the last two years; I have decided its perfectly okay to do that. We painted sun-catchers, sewed felt kittens and simply enjoyed a relaxing summer. Even so Jennie was never far from my mind and heart. I think (or at least hope) I’m learning how to live with pain intermingling in with everything I do, everywhere I go. Yes, there are times the pain is so overwhelming and it slips down my cheeks as tears, and its also quite a challenge to live well in the tension of feeling pain and joy simultaneously.
