- It was an early Saturday morning-Whitman had to be at church to leave on his mission trip for Starkville, Mississippi. He has his phone so I have text him a few times, and I think that he is enjoying it so far. It is a small group going, only 4 boys, but there are lots of adults with them.
- Anderson left next for his third day of painting at Jason's house. He said that he thinks he can finish in one more day. He has worked hard, but he says that he now knows that he is not going to pursue painting as a career.
- I picked Keaton up on my way home. Well, I barely picked Keaton up. I was busy having a conversation with myself in the car and drove on past the neighborhood that she had spent the night in. She had to text me!
- As we were heading home, we passed Graham who spent the day with Brooklyn. I think that they ran some errands and went on a walk. He even managed to swing having dinner with her family at U.S. Pizza. He is still out and about this evening.
- Reagan wrote saying that she was heading home for her day off and requested lunch and snacks for her last two weeks at work, so Robby and I dutifully headed out to grab a few things for her. We made it home a few minutes after Reagan and a few minutes after Anderson.
- This evening Campbell and Keaton went to pick up Sophia and then ran some errands. When they came home, we ended up playing 2 rounds of Mahjong-Sophia won both times! Now, I'm trying to get everyone to throw down their laundry so I can start laundry for the evening.
July 25, 2026
July 24, 2026
- Graham was up early this morning because he headed to Silver Dollar City with Brooklyn and her family. I had made him cookies last night plus he had some candy along with his lunch so he had some snacks for the car ride. He said that it wasn't horribly crowded, and he will get back pretty late tonight.
- After Graham left I started on my morning chores plus I even went on a walk today. I have new shoes for our upcoming trip so I tried them out. I think they are fine, but I'm just never good with getting new shoes-they always feel too tight at first.
- Campbell made it home in the early afternoon. She had spent the night at a friend's house and then went to eat lunch. She had a short afternoon since she had to leave early, so she stayed in while the rest of us headed to Nonna and Pops' house for a few minutes.
- We visited for a little bit and had some cookies before heading home. Campbell and Keaton left soon-Keaton had a birthday party while Campbell was babysitting. Anderson left later to go and play basketball which just left Whitman at home because Robby and I were running errands and even ran to Grannymom's for a minute.
- We are home now sitting on the couch watching the news and then probably our show....however, it is early and my eyes are already getting sleepy.
July 23, 2026
- It was a mighty fun day. Anderson was up first because he went to paint at Jason's house a little bit more. I tried to go back to bed after we made sure that Anderson was awake, but that didn't work, so I started my day.
- I had some people come over tonight so I had a house to clean-well, a house to straighten-or maybe just a few rooms to straighten. Plus this was a beautiful day so I even had time to take a walk.
- At one point today, I heard someone yell. I took notice of who was at home-Anderson was gone painting, Keaton was at a friend's house tanning, Campbell was out shopping for a birthday present. That just left Graham who was in the school room and Robby who was in his office.
- Robby came out of his office when we heard the yell again, and we look out and there is a man yelling in our driveway. We figured that he was calling a dog, and sure enough as I was walking out to check his wife came from the backyard with their puppy who had escaped. It was sure an interesting way to meet a neighbor.
- Tonight a few of the homeschool moms came over, and we even ended up teaching one of them mahjong. That was a hoot because really when you play the game, it is so full of rules, and she felt like we were making all of the rules up as we went along.
- When they all left at midnight, I made cookies for Graham to take on his outing to Branson tomorrow, and now it is time to start on the laundry.
July 22, 2026
- This morning we took the mini van to the repair shop to fix the air conditioner-it just was a little fix, but that car has spent quite a bit time at the mechanic's place. It's been a bit of a dud! However, today's fix was just 50 dollars, but it is more of a patch than a true fix.
- Robby and I then came home and pulled the weeds in the flower bed. We had let it get bad, but it took us less than 30 minutes so it wasn't horrible.
- Thankfully, it was a little bit cooler this morning. Anderson left when we did to go and paint some on Jason's house. He was there until lunch time when it started getting super hot. He was pleased with what he had finished, but he is heading back tomorrow for more painting.
- Graham and I went to the dentist for his last filling. On our way home, we stopped at Kroger and then to pick up Graham's free birthday bundt cake. He was anxious to get home because his new phone was on the way....though it didn't arrive until the evening.
- Campbell went to eat with some friends and then she showed up at volleyball about the same time that I dropped off Keaton to meet her friends there. Robby and I ran some errands tonight and had some pizza before coming home.
- Now, we are back on the couch watching a few episodes of our current binge show.
July 21, 2026
- Last night was a late night, so we all slept in a bit again this morning. I had intended to pull the weeds in the front yard yesterday, but I certainly knew that I wasn't going to do this morning when I took the dogs out for the bathroom first thing.
- I didn't even walk since it is so hot outside, and really that isn't even an excuse since I have a treadmill. Graham did run outside for a minute yesterday, and then finished on the treadmill, but today he just did all of his run on the treadmill.
- Keaton left first today to go to a friend's house to sun tan. She drove me there, and then Robby and I picked her up later in the day after running a few errands. We picked up food for Thursday's meal and even planned ahead some for next week.
- Tonight everyone left the house-I went to Mahjong (where I won one game), Keaton and Campbell went to Bible study and then to eat and Walmart. Graham went to Bible study and then to a friend's baseball game. Whitman went to Bible study, and then Robby picked him up to go eat pizza. Anderson went to swim at a friend's house.
- If you are keeping count-that is 5 different places but there are only 4 cars here. Anderson had let Robby have his car so he ended up having to get a ride tonight. It all worked out though-Campbell is actually on the way home now with her gas light on. She was a bit stressed about it, so I'm watching to make sure that she does indeed have plenty of gas!
July 20, 2026
- Marley was the first one awake this morning. She didn't know that we all stayed up until 2 last night or she didn't care. Actually, Marley is sleeping on the couch right now so I really should jus wake her up since we sure aren't going to bed anytime soon.
- I had a pretty long list of things to finish today, and at least I tried! I did manage to make some cheese foccacia bread that must have been a hit-we ate all of it within 15 minutes.
- Cambpell, Keaton, and Graham went to eat with some church folks for lunch. Then they went to play pickleball for a little bit. Apparently, my kids are immune to the heat because Anderson worked on in the middle of the day, and later I believe that Graham ran some. This evening Campbell and Graham went to play volleyball.
- Robby and I ran a few errands tonight, and when we came home Whitman was waiting at the door for our pizza leftovers. He and Anderson had the leftovers split and eaten before I was able to unload the groceries.
- We are now sitting on the couch watching a new tv series for us. I just finished a book and after another one to start if this tv show gets boring.
July 19, 2026-Dennie Family Trip 2026
We woke up this morning and started working to get things ready to go. I text the girls and Whitman to make sure that they were awake. Whitman later said that he had set his alarm and woke with it so he was pleased with himself.
After getting myself ready, I walked to the little cabin, and the girls and Whitman had everything loaded up and sitting by the door. Soon Anderson picked up Grannymom and took her to check us all out. Then he picked up Graham and then Keaton. They were a little bit ahead of us until they stopped in Clinton for ice cream at McDonalds. Then they passed us when we stopped at a gas station on the way home.
Our trip home was smooth sailing. We had Campbell and Whitman with us and arrived just a few minutes after the kids. Everyone helped unload the camper and soon we were done outside. Usually, I try to do a few things inside and then a few things in the camper, but it was just so hot today that we finished the camper quickly so we could be inside.
Once Marley was taking her nap and clothes were in the washers and dryers, I had myself a short nap. Then I folded laundry and changed clothes from the washer to the dryer for the rest of the afternoon and early evening.
Graham left first to play volleyball while Campbell left next. I'm not really sure where all she went. The rest of us headed to the Wilson's for a good home cooked meal. We ate and visited while the kids played a few games. We came home around 10, and there is still laundry to work on.
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