September 28, 2025

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• I was up before the sun this morning so I could start on Graham and Keaton's breakfast for their Sunday school classes. Actually, Robby was up before me-he did go to the kitchen to turn the oven on and get a few things out of the fridge.
• I had gotten my monkey bread ingredients ready last night, so this morning I just had to throw everything in the pan and bake them. While they were baking, I made 5 pans of pigs in a blanket. Robby had bought enough ingredients that I could have made double that, but I probably should because not a single pig in a blanket was left over.
• With Graham's tray of fruit, 2 monkey breads, case of water, case of propel drinks, and pan of pigs in a blanket along with Keaton's pigs in a blanket, fruit, and cookies-we had to use a wagon to haul everything into church.
• During big church, Reagan text saying that her car wouldn't start again this morning. The other day it wouldn't start and a friend jumped it. She was fine and wasn't worried at all about it, and Robby initially said that we would just deal with it Thursday when we go down there to camp. 
• However, after thinking about it during church, he decided that we would run a get a battery during Sunday school, and then go to Arkadelphia after that. It took us no time to get the battery and run home to pick up the tools. The new car from Jason is the same model so Robby was able to double check that he had the right tools. 
• We did swing by church on the way out of town so we could help the kids get the breakfast out of the church house. They were all staying during the afternoon to pack Operation Christmas Child Shoeboxes-I think that after they ate pizza, the kids packed around a thousand boxes.  
• Robby spilled some monkey bread juice getting them to the car, most getting them into the church house, and Graham spilled even more getting then out of the church. By the time Robby and I were putting everything into the van after church, there was sticky monkey bread juice everywhere! Though we were thankful that there was some monkey bread left because we stood in the church parking lot having a snack-which, of course, made us stickier.
• Ethan and Reagan met us at her car. He helped Robby with the battery some, and thankfully, after the battery was easily changed, the car started right up. Anderson came out to see us as well, so we were able to visit with everyone. I have seen them both since they have gone to school, but Robby has not so it was good to check in with everyone. 
• We visited for a minute, and then Anderson took all of the leftover waters and propels from Graham's breakfast while Reagan took the leftover fruit to her room. We took Reagan's car to get gas, and then returned it and headed back to Little Rock.
• Back at home, Robby and I snoozed for about 45 minutes. Then we left with Keaton and Whitman and began our evening. Here is the quick run down of everyone's evenings:
• We dropped Keaton off at her lifegroup.
• We dropped Whitman off at his lifegroup.
• Campbell and Graham drove to their dgroups.
• Robby and I ran two errands.
• We picked Campbell up from her dgroup.
• Graham went to play pickleball.
• We dropped Campbell off at a friend's house.
• We picked Whitman up from his lifegroup.
• We picked Keaton up from a friend's house.
• We dropped Keaton and Whitman off at home.
• We went to the Wilson's house to visit.
• Graham drove himself home.
• We picked Campbell up from her friend's house.
• We all arrived safely back home for the evening.
• After all of our stops tonight, I do have a few thoughts: 1. It was a bit of a crazy evening. 2. No wonder we are tired. 3. Robby now wants to get an electric or hybrid car.