- Well, another day-and I think that I might need a hobby. Ha! Now a hobby would be good, but there is only about 2 weeks a year that I feel this way.
- After waking up, I did the normal house things. Then we walked Bentley around for a little bit. Our little walk is just a teeny bit over a mile. I am not sure that she could go much further-and it is so hot by the time that we walk that we couldn't go much more either!
- Since I had finished my book last night, I didn't have much to read. I have one more book, but I am just going to skim it so that doesn't really count.
- Robby and I did run to Grannymom and Grandpa's house for a little bit this afternoon. Then we went and walked around Sams for a little bit. The only thing that we found were foil sheets that we were running out of.
- Meanwhile, Reagan went dress clothes shopping with Nonna this afternoon. They found a few things so that was very good. Reagan had laid out all of her purchases when she got home and tried on most of them again.
- We thought that the boys were going to come with us on our afternoon outing. However, they opted to stay back at the house-they are definitely getting in their xbox time in this week. They are also getting in some school work.
- Don't tell the kids, but next week we will add a bit of school work to everyone's list. And then the next-even more. And that leads us to the first week of August which will be the first week of full school here. (Now, don't hold me to that because I sure my chicken out and wait another week!)
- We had bbq for supper, and shortly after Reagan left for her dgroup. It is just right down the road so it doesn't take her long to get there.
- Robby and I have settled into our chairs and are watching rv videos-we are a bit sour that we are not camping somewhere cool. The next plan is to take Bentley on another walk once it gets a bit cooler this evening.
July 13, 2022
July 12, 2022
- Well, this was an incredibly slow day around here. I am sure thankful for it, but really there isn't much at all to blog about.
- Let's see, I woke up and did all of the normal things. The kids that were here slept most of the morning long. Actually, I didn't see any of them until at least 11. Robby and I walked Bentley before it was too hot outside.
- My main goal today was to read most of my book. I did more than that-I finished it and even inspired Robby to do some reading on his some of his books that are stacking up on his table.
- I also made time to watch a movie that I have borrowed and have been meaning to watch since Christmas time. Then I even watched a few episodes of a tv series that I am trying to finish.
- So yep, I did nothing of much worth today, but it was a good day nonetheless. This evening Reagan, Anderson and Graham all went with us to see Top Gun Maverick. I remembered a bit of it, but there were parts that I didn't remember. The last few years since Covid often seem like a decade and not just a few years.
- Once we came home, I turned back on the tv show I am working on and tried to watch that while playing fetch with Bentley.
- I haven't seen too many pictures of the campers-there were pictures of Campbell in her photography class. Keaton was in a few pictures as well, and we even heard that her group made it into the talent show which happened at 9 tonight. Whitman looks like he is having fun-he is wearing a new shirt and it is turned the right way. What more could I ask for?
July 11, 2022
- This morning was an early morning since Whitman, Keaton and Campbell had to head off to music camp this morning. I think that they were all pretty excited about it. When we arrived, we loaded their stuff on the trailer. Then we found the list of roommates-Keaton is with all of her buddies. Campbell is with the person that she wanted to be with. And there were only 3 other boys in the younger camp so they are all with Whitman. They are all 5th and 6th graders, and I think that they will be so great keeping up with Whitman.
- I hung out and waited until everyone climbed on the bus. So far during the day, I have seen a few pictures from camp-Whitman hasn't shown up on any pictures yet. I have been able to see Campbell and Keaton and can tell that they are having fun with their friends.
- I dropped by the library on the way home. My goal is to finish 1 of my 4 books this week, and I was able to get a good start today. I worked on a few chores for a bit, and then left with Robby to go and get my covid booster. I had been putting it off for as long as I could, but since I've got that cruise on my mind, I want to be ready for that.
- We did a bit of running around afterwards-though we didn't even spend any money-well, just 6 dollars on pants for Graham. I watched one of my movies and read some before doing a few more things around the house.
- Since it is pretty quiet in this house without the littles, I even took a nap today. The bigs did their little bit of school this afternoon. Two of the three did find the easy way out of school which means they are leaving some harder things for tomorrow.
- We had spaghetti for supper-leftovers. Now we have settled in and watching Top Gun to review it a bit. In February of 2019, Robby, Anderson and I were able to watch Top Gun 2 at a secret showing. It was super neat to see, but Covid caused it to just now be released so much later than planned. We are going to have to go and see it since it has been so long since we did see it.
- After the movie, the plan is to take Bentley on a walk and possibly even read some more.
July 10, 2022
- This morning as we were getting ready for church, we realized that we would need to leave earlier than normal-both services were together plus one friend that sits nearby had family in town. That meant, we loaded up and left a few minutes early plus when we saw friend and her family in the parking lot, we waved and scurried on past them to our seats.
- Thankfully, there was room enough for all of us-Campbell and Anderson even went off to sit with their friends. After Sunday school, Keaton's little group had talent show practice so we were a few minutes late getting to Nonna and Pop's house for lunch.
- Nonna and Pops had ham and cheese croissants for lunch today which was delicious. Afterwards, we ate brownies and sat around and chatted for a bit before heading home.
- Once we were home, Robby and Campbell changed clothes and headed out to the grocery store. Robby bought a few good deals along with some things for supper tonight. Campbell bought some snacks for her camp.
- While they were gone, I had intentions of taking a nap. However, mostly I just played with Bentley who wanted me to throw her toy over and over and over again. Soon Campbell and Robby were home, and I helped unload the groceries before people started leaving.
- Reagan left first to go to a movie with her friends in Benton. Then the big boys and Campbell left to go to Rock Creek for church. That just left Keaton and Whitman here. It didn't take Keaton long at all to decide that she was so bored that she could die-it had only been about 30 minutes of just her and Whitman here.
- Soon Robby and I scurried around making supper for this evening. It was so good to get back into the swing of our weekly suppers with the Wilsons. When they arrived, Shannon and I left to pick up my kids.
- We ate spaghetti for supper and as we had finished, Reagan came home from her outing. Then there was ice cream and brownies which were made by Keaton. We watched the video from the kids' beach camp while the dogs played in the living room.
- When the Wilsons left, Robby took Bentley on a really quick walk while I straightened up the kitchen. We had a few more kids to cycle through the showers then Robby and I finished one you tube show before herding the kids towards bed.
July 9, 2022
- By the that Robby and I were out of bed this morning, all of the boys were up and going strong. Whitman was on his ipad downstairs, Graham had taken a shower and Anderson was on his xbox.
- I got myself out of bed and emptied the dishwasher before waking up the girls. Then it was a shower for me followed by starting to fold the 3 loads of laundry from last night.
- Reagan, Campbell and Keaton went with me to pick up Nonna. Then we all headed to the shower. My crew was especially cute so I took a picture of them and Nonna after the shower.
- Back at home, I ended up taking a wonderful nap. I think that most people had a pretty low key afternoon-really, no one did a whole lot today
- Graham, Campbell, Keaton and Whitman went with us to the pool late this afternoon. There were quite a few people there-it was crowded, but we found spots by all of the friends, and the kids enjoyed swimming.
- We left after 7 and went to pick up pizza. However, it took way too long for pizza, but once we did get it home, it was worth the wait. After supper, I finally finished the laundry while the kids started on their showers.
- Campbell had to pack again since she pulls out again on Monday with Keaton and Whitman. I think that packing is getting easier for her since she has done it so often this summer. Currently, I think that everyone has had their showers, and I'm eyeing some ice cream!
July 8, 2022
- This happened yesterday, but I didn't discuss it on the blog. I was cleaning out the sink so we could wash out Keaton's sweatshirt from the tie dye. The sink was really rather cleanish so mainly I was just making sure that the dye from Whitman's shirt was gone. However, I did notice one little thing in the sink strainer. I looked closer, and it was a tooth.
- Who's tooth you ask? Not a clue. Keaton had lost a tooth the night before, but she swore up and down that it was not hers. Indeed, that was not her tooth since hers was upstairs, and she showed me. It was too small to be Bentley's tooth, and I don't know why she would have lost a tooth in the sink. I even checked Whitman's mouth, but he had all of his teeth. So anyway, if you are missing a tooth, it's here.
- Our first activity this morning was to walk Bentley, and then all head to the library used book sale. This had been on my list for a good long while. Robby stayed in the car and worked while we went in. It was overwhelming, but super organized. Reagan found herself 3 books, Whitman found 1, and I found one for school next year. Keaton never found a book, but gracious there were a ton of books. I could have stayed for a good while longer looking at all of the things.
- We stopped at Sams and Walmart on the way home. We ate our lunch at Sams, and then did some snack shopping for next week's camp. This will be the last camp for the Dennie crew. We began camps the first full week of July with Camp Geyer. This was followed with Collide and then Cooking Camp/Omaha trips. Impact and Plant trips were the next week bringing us to last week with Beach Camp. After Joyworks and Praiseworks we will have completed 6 straight weeks of camp around here. (And yes, our camp budget has been out of control this year-it is not just the camps you pay for, but meals coming and going, and snacks and clothes, and gracious me!)
- So we started packing for the Keaton and Whitman's JoyWorks camp this afternoon. It took a good little bit to get everything organized and packed. Poor Whitman did have to try on about 8 pairs of jeans since everyone has to wear jeans on one of the days. He found some that buttoned, but they had to be rushed to Grannymom to hem.
- After packing, Keaton made Whitman make some cookies. I don't think that she did a thing-she only instructed him on what to do. We kept hearing conversations like "I will burn myself." "No, you wont." No, one was burned in the making of the cookies thankfully.
- Whitman had a birthday party tonight for Eli and Ryan. It was at Raymar and was a water party. Whitman said that his favorite part was the foam machine.
- As soon as we dropped him off at the party, Keaton, Robby and I went to eat. There was one restaurant in Benton that we thought we would try-we didn't even know the name of it. However, when I went in, the lady asked me if I had reservations-umm, no. So we will have to return there-maybe for a birthday or anniversary. We ended up eating a Baja Taco. It was good-Robby had them take the slaw off of ours so we think that they also left off some sauce so it was maybe not as good as it should have been.
- From there, we hurried home so I could drop Robby off so he could be home when Whitman arrived back from his party. Keaton and I then dropped off Whitman's jeans at Grannymom's house before going to pick up the Rock Creekers.
- Rock Creeker Update: The kids arrived just 45 minutes late to Rock Creek, and they had a blast. Everyone talked/shouted the entire way home telling me about all of the things from the week. They were all glad to be home, but they loved every minute of it.
- Here are their camp rankings (I made them rank everything even though each one is really completely different): Campbell-1. Collide 2. Beach Camp 3. Impact. Graham-1. Plant 2. Collide 3. Beach Camp. Anderson-1. Plant 2. Beach Camp 3. Collide.
- When we made it home, it was laundry time. Currently there are 2 loads in the washer with at least 3 more waiting for tomorrow. Now I need to get the campers in the showers and off of their devices that they have been missing all week long.
- Reagan was the last one in the house tonight. She had worked at church tonight doing childcare and then ate at ChickFilA. I will rest better tonight-all my babies are back under one roof at least for the next 3 nights.
July 7, 2022
- Reagan again left early in the morning. She met some kids, and they went to a local laundromat to pay for people's laundry and pray for them. Then she headed on to meet the rest of the youth group for lunch at U. S. Pizza followed by snocones for dessert.
- She was out the door way before Keaton and Whitman woke up this morning. I think that my little people might just have their days and nights mixed up for sure. That's fine though since it is summer time.
- I do love summertime, but I am really anxious to get back into the routine of school. This summer stuff is tough-no one is home, running to the pool all the time, always packing for a trip, late nights, and it is hot!-I really just like the routine of school time.
- Yesterday I was a bit more productive, but I did manage to work on the girls' closet for a little bit today along with some work in the bathrooms and organizing one cabinet in the kitchen.
- This afternoon Robby took Whitman and Keaton to the pool for a few hours. When they left the pool, they brought home one of Keaton's friends for a little bit and stopped to get icees and some groceries at Sams on the way home.
- I went to the pregnancy center this afternoon. It was crazy busy there with lots to do. On my way home, I did stop by Crumble cookie because they had cornbread cookies this week which are the Dennie favorite. Though when I was getting my cookie, I had to wait on the s'mores cookie. Since it was hot, I thought that I should try it as soon as I sat down in the car. It was delicious-and really I told Robby that I had to leave the parking lot in a hurry so I didn't go back in and buy some more of those.
- We made pizzas at home for supper and as soon as it cooled off some, Robby and I took Bentley on a walk. Then we ran Keaton's friend home and stayed and chatted for a little bit before coming home.
- It was late when we came home, but Whitman still had ice cream and Reagan made a smoothie. Right now it was past bedtime, but we are watching our second episode of America Says.
- Rock Creeker Update: Today was their last full day at camp. They had pictures on the beach this evening-Shannon sent me pictures of the kids in their groups, along with a family picture of my 3 and another family picture with Brett in it too.
- Graham did hurt his hand yesterday. On the Instagram live today, we think that he said that someone fell on his arm during basketball. Shannon said that the nurse wrapped it and kept him doped up on ibuprofren. She also said that she offered to call me for him, but he said he was fine. And when she was reporting all of this to me, he was outside playing 4 square so I guess he is just fine.
- They get home tomorrow, and I think that this crew here is pretty excited about everyone being back home.
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