Church Picnic

I am pretty sure the church picnic was in September or October. And the weather was gross.

But Emmy had fun....waiting for the little kids pinata smashing to start.

Emmy took a swing or two...and cracked it pretty good!

And of course this was afterward with her spoil. Oh, the bliss!

Differences in my kids...

He loves the goats. L O V E S.



She on the other hand....would prefer to pose, than touch any living thing larger than her body size.

I thought a photo of her looking happy would be better than a photo of her contorted face screaming bloody murder because we accidentally got her to go into the goat barn. Oy.

And you should hear what she sounds like when she goes in the cow barn...Lord, have mercy.

So...

Where have we been?

Yeah, basically we decided that we are going to take it seriously to pay off one of our car loans. We also just refinanced our house (not becuase we are staying, but because it needed to be done) so since we are saving on our monthly payment there, we will take that savings and add it to what we are saving from getting rid of out internet and land line.

Did you read that right?

No internet. Who cares about the phone, but the connection or lifeline to the outside world.

Yes, it is gone.

Yes, it has been an adjustment.

It is VERY good in some ways. And VERY annoying in other ways.

Thankfully, the yellow pages just put a book outside our door the other day. We've needed it!

But when we think about it, we are taking what's left of a four year loan and having it hopefully paid off by november next year. Not too shabby if you ask me!

So, needless to say, when I post, I am sitting in a coffee shop, using free wi-fi. Or the posts will be scheduled.

We'll see. Now that summer is coming down to an end, I will have more inside time to write the posts then just have to cut and paste...maybe that is how most people do it anyway.

Here's to staying connected...while sipping my hot chai! Yum!

Sticky Fingers

Do my windows look like this?


Why, yes, all...the...time.

And yet, my life would be so boring without the extra window washing. :)