Keeping Busy

Anybody who thinks summer is for slowing down and relaxing must not have kids or a new house.  I thought we were going to cruise through summer after the garage sale was done.  We would do the normal stuff, visit the library and pool, do the grocery shopping, and maybe see a movie or two.  Boy, that was only the tip of the iceberg!

We have continued to see God's blessing at every turn.  This past weekend my Dad was kind enough to lend us his strength and truck.  First, we needed to pick up some furniture from a couple that is moving.  We now have a great room for a girl or two.

We also can have house guests

and the boys have a craft table for their Legos and painting.

After all of the furniture moving was done, it was time to pick up the parts to a play set new to us.  The boys and I had already spent a few hours dismantling it to make the move go a little more quickly.  The temperatures were in the 90's all day so all that extra prep work really helped out.

Over the next few days, all I heard from the boys was "can we go build the play set?"  As we were finishing it up, G wanted to tighten some screws.  I could not put up the next piece for him because I needed to work on dinner.  As I am at the kitchen sink, I look out and see him grab his hand and head for the house.  I asked what happened.  He responds "I scraped my hand because I couldn't put up the board myself.  Daddy can you help me?  I need to put in more screws."  I decided it was probably best to put dinner on hold for a minute to avoid any more major injuries.  Obviously, this was important because if you know the boys, food usually doesn't get put as a second priority.

Later that night Jenn and I were able to finish the play set and there was no delay the next morning in its use. I think there will be years of use ahead.