The Lord is good...

# 23

Nahum 1:7. The Lord is good. A refuge in times of trouble. He cares for those who trust in Him.

This was the verse for summer camp and it is now (forever?) in my brain.

Painting in an hour

#83 - I had forgotten that this was on the list but Drew was able to paint the basement stairwell this afternoon. WHAT A DIFFERENCE!!! It looks so much better. I wonder howlong before the kids leave some new hand prints?

Strawberry Picking!

#71 - We went strawberry picking with Diane and Victoria! Matt tried them but... still doesn't like them! On a more serious note; my white flip flops will never be the same.

Decluttering!

After this disastrous post, I am pleased to say that we have gotten rid of 4+ large boxes of items from the house.

Some went to Goodwill:

1 - assorted household items -rugs, miscellaneous

1 - box of household items - wine rack, candle holders, gift bags, the stepper I haven't used in ages

1 - Community Living - clothing items from all of us

1 - Kids Closet along with 2 individual items (mobile, ocean music box, fall maternity items, fall kids clothing)

I have 2 more ready to go - one of clothing and one of baby stuff to sell. Now I just have to get it there.

It feels really good to get them out and free up some space around here (And the money was nice too). I'm just afraid it is getting to Drew's head that his "discussion" brought about the desired action. We all know that it was just a result of getting back on schedule! Maybe I'll get around to discussing that some day!..

A new-to-us park

#73 - We visited the first of 20 new-to-us parks to visit. (We got the map from the City Hall and the list off the website). It was way over on the other side of town - closer for some of our baby group friends. Another mom there was doing laps around the park after she played with her daughter for a few minutes. What a great idea!