Things I missed for my Birthday

1. my family - they live too far away!


2. Costco cake, but the frozen yogurt was yummy!


3. my far away friends!


4. sleeping in (that's what happens when your birthday falls on a Sunday and you're the pastor's wife!)


5. a magically clean house


6. my private beach and fruity drink (okay, so that's really not a birthday necessity, but someday I will spend my birthday on a beach with a yummy drink!)

First Day of Summer Vacation

It seems there are a few things consistent about the first day of Summer Vacation:

1. The sun is always bright and shining...especially at 5:30am


2. Children seem to forget that they can sleep in.


3. The mommy has all sorts of plans and can't understand why no one else is excited about cleaning the garage


4. The daddy always makes breakfast...or second breakfast since some people have been awake since 5:35am


5. No one is fully dressed before noon.


6. The kids start asking when we are going to set up the pool...every hour...starting at 5:45am