It's been too long since I've last blogged. Not that I haven't wanted to, or needed to, but I've just been busy. :/ Summer is officially here and me and the kids have been having lots of fun playing, staying up late, and swimming/playing in the water and going to Busch Gardens. I am totally LOVING all the extra time with my girls and not really having an agenda. There's so much to tell thats been going on....
First, we bought a charcoal grill and I grilled out for the first time by myself last week. Ok, so it wasn't THAT amazing. I grilled hotdogs and bratwurst. BUT, I also didn't burn anything down or catch anything on fire (except the coals of course, which are supposed to be on fire, lol). We went to Busch Gardens with friends for our first time this season. The kids had fun of course and we got lots of sun.
I spent a whole day cleaning the house earlier this week. I scrubbed the entire kitchen, top to bottom, cleaned out the refrigerator and cupboards and even mopped the floor. The same day, the girls and I took out all their toys and went through and organized them into the proper places and pulled toys that they don't want/play with anymore to sell or donate. AANNNDD.....I did like 5 loads of laundry that day. It was a very productive day and the house definitely needed it! Unfortunately the one place we didn't get to cleaning was my room. :( It is AWFUL. And the biggest mess in the entire apartment. Really, I just want it organized and cleaned up/out some before Jon gets back. It stresses me out and I know that him coming home to a mess stresses him out, and thats not how I want to start his being back (which is about a month away).
On another note, VBS is next week! AAHHH!! I nearly forgot how close it was! I've basically finished everything I needed to, except cutting out some stuff. But all the big stuff is done. I love VBS. I love the craziness of it all, the tiring but absolutely rewarding week it is. I get excited to think that I will get the chance to share Jesus with 20 kids that week. Many of which may have never stepped into a church before. So now that its only a few days off, it's exciting, but I'm also a little dreading it (I think most people get this way, because its just SOOOO much!!). VBS is always an amazing time of year. I remember going to a local church when I was little for VBS. It was some of my favorite times. Singing new songs, being silly, making crafts that I thought would last forever, and winning prizes (I won a watermelon once, lol). It is a great time of bonding with friends and leaders and a fun way to learn about God. So yea, I'm excited and ready!
Ok, so you heard me right earlier, Jon is expected to be back in about a MONTH! No, I don't have an exact date or even know whether a month is right still or not. Thats how the Navy rolls. You keep guessing until a few days before they're back. But, right now I'm looking at approx 1 month and that works for me. It's been a long deployment and I'm ready for my baby to be back for a while. :) Theres a lot to do to get ready for his return. I need to get our room cleaned up, put his side of the dresser back together, and get his car back from our friends to make sure its ready for him to drive back and forth to work. Theres also the preparations of getting the girls ready for his return. They're excited, but I'm not sure they know how hard its going to be adjusting to Daddy being back.
On top of all thats been going on, we are in the final stages of preparations to move into the new sanctuary here. The official date is August 7, 2011. Which isn't far off now! Its exciting and scary at the same time. We will have both worship services combined, which will be difficult for a lot of people to get used to. But it really will be awesome to get in there and finally be worshipping together as one body. Remember people, its not about the music, or the clothes you wear, its about God. So get over the fact that theres a choir and orchestra and that some people are wearing suits and ties. And on the other side, don't freak out that theres electric guitar solos, people wearing jeans and t-shirts and guys with mohawks. Its not about that stuff. Ok, I'll get down from my soap box now. ;)
We will be enjoying the rest of our week (pre-vbs) playing in water and having fun with friends. Missing my bestie while she is in Nairobi (Kenya) and praying that she and her brother have an amazing time there. Praying for VBS to go great, for the move into the new worship center to be smooth and easy, and for Jon's safe return. Before I forget, head over to my Scentsy website and order something to help Steve and Katie Day bring their baby/babies home! I am hosting a fundraiser for them until the end of June (only 1 week left!). https://myaperdun.scentsy.us/Buy?partyId=40620591
<3 to all!
Mya
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