- This is my last summer Monday so I tried to really enjoy it...though I didn't do anything special. Anderson left early this morning and finished his painting gig around 1:30. I think today he did get a little bit of sun burn, but he is done with the project so that is good.
- Even though Reagan is back at camp, I had a full laundry basket of her laundry plus everyone else's laundry to fold this morning. She only took half of her clothes back which is why so many were in the laundry still.
- Campbell went to lunch with a friend, and then I used her to pick up a few things that were on the walmart list. I just can't seem to wrap my mind around ordering Walmart things to come to the house. I do it occasionally, but yesterday, I knew I needed what Campbell got today so I could have ordered it to come this morning, but I never thought of that. It was fine though because Campbell enjoys spending money-especially someone else's.
- Brooklyn came over this afternoon, and Graham and she went to grab some chicken, but other than that it has been a slow afternoon. I even crocheted my whole square (I usually take 2 days to do one.)
- Campbell left to play pickleball, and then I heated up supper for everyone-meatball subs or manicotti. We have used about 10 jars of marinara in the last 2 weeks. Graham said that he has had enough red sauce. Graham and Brooklyn made ooey gooey for our dessert tonight.
- I took Keaton to volleyball this evening, and then the plan is for Campbell to bring her home when they are all done. I'm on the couch right now watching the dogs wrestle, and I;m thinking about taking a nap before Robby comes in to watch a show.
July 27, 2026
July 26, 2026
- I usually don't wake up before my alarm, but today I did because Reagan was moving around upstairs. It actually sounded like she was stomping around upstairs, but I think that she was just getting all of her bags ready to go.
- Reagan was already in the kitchen when I got up, so after Robby grabbed her a charger for her bus ride next wee, she was off for her last week of camp in Arkansas. Then she has one week of camp to work in Texas before she comes home for a week.
- When she left, Robby and I started getting ready, and soon everyone was heading to church. We still drove two cars since Campbell and Keaton like to get there early. After church was over, we headed to Grannymom's house, and while we were there we celebrated Graham's birthday a little bit early.
- I am home and started on my bread for tonight. Then I had myself a wonderful Sunday afternoon nap. It was long, and it was excellent. Then I had to get up and start on our supper. Campbell went to Rock Creek and then came home to pick up Keaton for volleyball with their friends.
- After we ate with the Wilsons, Shannon, Brett, Anderson, and Graham all played mah jong. We had to teach the boys, and they were all so close to winning, but Brett was the winner that round. I took Anderson's place for the next round, and Shannon won that hand.
- Campbell and Keaton came home pretty early this evening after their volleyball and Sonic. Now, I'm going to make my plan for the week. Oh, and Whitman has sent a few texts-they went to a water park today plus they have played a game and eaten ice cream.
July 25, 2026
- 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 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!
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