Katy and Lily host birthday celebration for Pat, Diane, Mary Dean, Dee, and Dani.
Andy removes transom window in den
Bo takes down transom window in Pat's office
Pat does Young Lives camp in Williams, Arizona
Fourteen teen moms, twelve babies, and six leaders with our supporting cast
Sure was glad we memorized Psalm 121 when I did the ropes course (He will not let my foot slip!)
Balcony door with hardware before cleaning
Balcony door gets polyurethane stain
Leo gets invited for coffee on the porch
Leo needs coffee to go with his muffin
Circle of love and life-Wilma and Lily Belle. She took care of Buck when Andy was born and was there for us when Jay was born as well.
Andy helps clean windows
Loyd and Bo work on installing the mechanical doorbell
Buck and Lily join us to finish the day with "hand and foot"Coffee on the porch with Mary, Loyd, and Wilma
Summer is baseball season and Lily Belle is a St. Louis Cardinals fan like her dad FOR THE WEEKS ENDING AUGUST 1, 2008
HIGHLIGHTS
1. Everyone made sure I had a happy birthday July 16. I had lunch with some very special friends and got to have cake and ice cream with Lily! Katy made a delicious Ghiradelli chocolate brownie cake and served it with caramel sauce and ice cream and even had Key Lime pie since I couldn't decide which of those were my favorite. She spoils me. So do my husband and sons. Bo had ordered a bath caddy for our cast iron bathtub and he, Andy, and Bethany had conspired to choose all kinds of bath soaking goodies to stock it with. Birthday week continued with a Friday night visit to The Melting Pot. It was my first time to do fondue and it was fun and very, very good.
2. Doors and windows have made up most of the last month's work around the house. Bo and Andy have continued to work on sanding and staining doors. The prettiest one yet is the door leading out to the upstairs balcony. I think this one took three or four times as long as the others with all the little grooves in the decorative border. But the result was worth it. All the transom windows have been taken down, the glass cleaned and replaced as needed, and the wood part scraped and sanded well enough to stain. It really adds to the beauty of the door to have the window frame stained rather than painted, but it is a lot more work to do that. Andy, Loyd, and Bo also worked hard to clean most of the windows around the house. What a difference! That old wavy glass looks better than ever.
3. I went to Young Lives camp at Lost Canyon Camp in Williams, Arizona for a week. More than 300 teen moms were there from all over the country with their little ones. Volunteer child care workers helped keep the children part of the day while the girls got a chance to have fun and learn about God's love. Getting away to such a beautiful setting and having some one on one opportunities made it possible to have conversations that could never happen in our weekly meetings after school. I appreciate all of those who prayed for me and the girls.
4.Our friends Loyd and Wilma came to visit and help and we were blessed by them as always. Our friendship goes back to 1979 when we moved to Houston when Bo first started with the telelphone company. They have spent about the last 10-12 years with Sojourners, a Christian group that travels in their RV's to help at camps, children's homes, schools, and churches. We are glad they keep us on their list.
5. Our good friend Mary spent a day here in San Antonio with us before returning home to South Padre Island after a trip to help get ready for son Mark's wedding in Seattle. She stocked up on mosquito repellent to take back since Hurricane Dolly had stirred up the mosquito population. We are glad their home received little damage.
