Okay.. I am going to try again.. get back to blogging.  So watch for it..

I have such wonderful things to blog about.. so I have decided I just need to try to do it and not think about it!  SO..... just to catch everyone up..

~ We are now full swing into July...sadly for me.. I really would love to have a longer summer.  The weather has been so wonderful this summer.. I feel totally blessed!

~ Our four oldest kids are at Youth Camp this week.. so I have the six younger ones at home with me.. it is amazing how sometimes it is easier with more kids than less!

~ We just finished our last Homeschool Convention, in Chattanooga, for this year.  We were at 5 this year.. and really LOVED doing them!  After this past convention, our son, Josiah, said.. "Mom, I made 13 new friends!"  Our timelines are slowly but surely making their mark in the homeschooling community.

~ We recently got through all five birthdays that fall within about 6 weeks of each other!  May 24th, June 14th, June 20th, June 25th and July 7th!  It felt like a whirlwind.. but we had great fun with them!

~ Our daughter, Hannah, received her promise ring for her birthday this year.  It was a special event.. I will have to post the pictures up about that.  Her brother, James, also got his back in January.  All the kids are psyched about getting their rings!

What I am looking forward to..

~ My brother and his wife are coming up from St. Thomas, US Virgin Islands.. that is where they live.  We have been enjoying their two older kids, Kaleb and Keziah for several weeks now.  My mom went down and brought them back up.  Now we look forward to Todd and Ayishih coming in August.. we will finally have ALL the clan together.. all 20 grandkids!  Will be definitely doing some pictures!

~ Our deaf church will be celebrating our 11th year Anniversay... cannot believe it has been that long!

~  John and I will be traveling to Florida in August where John has been asked to teach a Discipleship Seminar.. we look forward having a little time together then.

Well, kids are running circles around the kitchen, living room and dining room!  They have cabin fever due to being inside too much.. rain prevented our morning walk..   So they are choming at the bit to leave for church tonight! 

~ Denise