lather...rinse...repeat

I wish I had been doing a better job blogging this summer. Hudson especially has done and said things that have made me cry from laughing so hard. But I've been a slacker and so those things are lost in the fog that once was my brain. Anyway...summer so far has mostly been days and days of about the same thing. While that sounds great to some and should be relaxing to me, I just have this feeling like I'm not accomplishing anything. Yes, I'm spending quality time with my kids. Yes, I am enjoying visiting with my friends and getting to know new ones. Yes, I love having Andy around to join in on most of the fun. But in a weird way it is stressing me out. Always on my mind is Andy's job search - the strain it is on him and on us. I'm anxious about my new position as a kindergarten teacher and always thinking about what needs to be made, the curriculum I need to review, the room that needs to be put together...Ok - enough of that. Jake went to day camp this year with our church and had a blast. He made a new friend which is a double benefit - friend at church and he lives in our neighborhood. He can't wait to go next year when they get to sleep there. The note that his counselor wrote to him on the last day made me so proud.

On Friday night we went to my dear sweet friend Betsy's house to cook out, drink margaritas, talk and catch up, and let the kids run wild. They had a blast, baby Madi is gorgeous, and as always my time with Betsy was just what I needed. Andy and Jeff played rock band and we got to talk (ok, I talked and she listened) but as usual, she knew this was exactly what I needed.sweet Madi after being the canvas for Ella and Abby's masterpiece
Abby turning the paint on herself
the boys

We had a great time and I hope we get to do it much more often.

Today we went to meet the newest DeArman...McKinley Grace. She is perfect! Jake and I got our baby fix - he's almost as much of a baby hog as I am. He even cried walking to the car because he did not like the answer that we aren't having any more babies in our house. (I know Jake...I cry sometimes too.)
And for those of you still here after this super long post...please continue to pray for our family and for Andy as he continues to look for a job. It's a difficult path God has us on and we are growing weary.

Until next time...