She Was Very Excited!

 We celebrated Hannah's 13th birthday this past Thursday.  We completely surprised her and gave her a cell phone.  I think we even surprised ourselves.  :0)  It was time though, she is doing more babysitting and out with friends more than ever and lots of people these days don't have house phones.  All of these pictures are blurry but they definitely capture the thrill of the moment.

Seven Quick Takes

1.  It's 9:20 and there are still 3 people asleep in my house...Ollie, Hannah, and Grace.  To say that we are tired around here is an understatement.  We went from a week of vacation (which was relaxing but the travel home was long) to a pressure-filled week of getting ready for a show (catching up on all of act 2 for example) and then performing the show over the weekend.  This coming weekend is a Cabaret fundraiser at theatre and the kids have 2 hour rehearsals every day but Friday and then that performance on Saturday.  In addition to that we have VBS every night at our church.  Next week we rest...

2.  In other news, Hannah turns 13 on Thursday.  I can't believe it!  She is dying to get to be on FB and for now we are saying yes.  There will be lots of rules and boundaries but she will at least get a taste of the FB world and learn how to handle herself (and others) on social media.

3.  I haven't exercised in about a month, just can't even think about getting to the gym.  I will start back once we start school and get into a routine again.  That will probably be August 20 or I may push it back a week.  I can't decide what I want/need more...another week of rest and preparation or do I need to get back into a routine so I'll stop feeling like such a slug.  :0)

4.  I'm excited about our school year but a little bit scared (this may sound familiar if you've watched any of the youtube videos from this last show--one of Grace's songs is about being excited and scared).  We have a lot I want to cover and are trying some new things and re-visiting some old things (Florida Virtual School).  More about school later, not ready to think much about that yet.

5.  I can only make it to 5 today...

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