Is Summer Really Gone?
Well, yesterday was our first day without company in over 2 months. I went back and recounted....17 days this summer without having someone living with us. :) It made the time go faster, I guess, but it also wore me out. Looking ahead, I know that 8 weeks isn't a "long" time, but it sure feels like it. People think they're being helpful when they say, "Not much longer to go" to me, but that doesn't help a bit. It's still a long time and I pray that we never have to do this again. The kids have handled it well. No one has cried this month....yet. :) I think the main thing God was trying to get through my thick skull was to be content in all circumstances (Phil. 4:11-12, 1 Tim. 6:6) and to not be easily flustered when things don't go according to Tori's awesome plan. :) We start school on Tuesday. I am keeping 3 kids all weekend while their parents go to Prague. I'm keeping 4 kids in September for a weekend. Fortunately we lik