Wednesday, June 26, 2013

gratitude
maybe getting to babysit Kara ~ Sloane
girlfriend date with Melissa and Kara ~ Relyn
God is in control no matter what people do. ~ Jeffrey

Tuesday, June 25, 2013

gratitude
play date with Tara ~ Sloane
Sloane's play date with Tara ~ Relyn
 I found a new gun store. ~ Jeffrey

Monday, June 24, 2013

gratitude
swim team ~ Sloane
getting to take Sloane to morning swim practice ~ Relyn
my Father's Day gifts arrived ~ Jeffrey

Sunday, June 23, 2013

gratitude
church ~ Sloane
time to do home organizing projects ~ Relyn
a quiet evening at home ~ Jeffrey

Saturday, June 22, 2013

gratitude
summer ~ Sloane
a long, lazy Sabbath with lots of time to read ~ Relyn
I really enjoyed reading the biography of Eisenhower. ~ Jeffrey

Friday, June 21, 2013

gratitude
last day of school! ~ Sloane
last day of summer school! ~ Relyn
It's Friday! ~ Jeffrey

Thursday, June 20, 2013

gratitude
my swim meet ~ Sloane
between the fifth grade egg drop contest and her swim meet, Sloane had a great day ~ Relyn
talking with Sloane in the car today, we had a lot of fun ~ Jeffrey

Wednesday, June 19, 2013

gratitude
my science fair went well ~ Sloane
Sloane had a great day and the summer school book orders arrived. ~ Relyn
I got my grading done. ~ Jeffrey

Tuesday, June 18, 2013

gratitude
good books ~ Sloane
good advice from new friends ~ Relyn
a chance to get to sleep early ~ Jeffrey

Monday, June 17, 2013

gratitude
volleyball camp ~ Sloane
Sloane loved volleyball camp ~ Relyn
time to read Eisenhower ~ Jeffrey

Sunday, June 16, 2013

gratitude
only a week left of school ~ Sloane
 the wonderful dads in my life, Jeffrey, Daddy, and Dale ~ Relyn
we got to have Ibu and Bapak over for the day ~ Jeffrey

Saturday, June 15, 2013

Sloane and her music teacher

gratitude
new books ~ Sloane
a long, lazy day and finishing the garage tonight ~ Relyn
Sloane enjoyed Skullduggery Pleasant and Indian food, and my book about Eisenhower, and a great salad for lunch and Chopped, and the new chair I found for Relyn, and... and... and... ~ Jeffrey

Friday, June 14, 2013

Mother's Day cards

gratitude
Silver Dollar City ~ Sloane
It is always such a pleasure to work along side Jeffrey.  And, we have a clean garage to show for it. ~ Relyn
 a chance to shoot a new gun ~ Jeffrey

Thursday, June 13, 2013

nearly a million pieces of paper

gratitude
no field day for another year ~ Sloane
inspiring discussions at book club ~ Relyn
the chance to see Uncle Lloyd ~ Jeffrey

Wednesday, June 12, 2013

face to face

gratitude
my dogs ~ Sloane
a great new hairstylist ~ Relyn
productive professional conversations with collegues ~ Jeffrey

Tuesday, June 11, 2013

Mom & me

gratitude
school is finally close to over ~ Sloane
dinner and laughter with Anita and Melissa ~ Relyn
time with Sloane ~ Jeffrey

Monday, June 10, 2013

Relyn, in foil

gratitude
my swimmeet today ~ Sloane
a good haircut ~ Relyn
Sloane's swimmeet and how her grandparents always help.  Plus, we had lots of fun together at Bass Pro today. ~ Jeffrey

Sunday, June 9, 2013

more good advice

gratitude
my swim meet tomorrow ~ Sloane
Jeffrey and not having to parent alone ~ Relyn
Pastor Jerry's sermon ~ Jeffrey

Saturday, June 8, 2013

good advice

gratitude
playing at the park with Aaron and Jeffrey ~ Ally
going to the park with Jeffrey ~ Aaron
my dogs ~ Lauren
my puppies ~ Sloane
I am thankful that Aaron, Ally, and Lauren can be with us this weekend. ~ Relyn
~ Jeffrey

Friday, June 7, 2013

Melinda, now and then

gratitude
Chopped ~ Sloane
new friends ~ Relyn
our quiet evening at home ~ Jeffrey

Thursday, June 6, 2013

John, now and then

gratitude
swim team ~ Sloane
dinner and swim team with my mom amd dad ~ Relyn
a haircut ~ Jeffrey

Wednesday, June 5, 2013

Dave and Kim at the small group 80s party

gratitude
Ibu doesn't have cancer. ~ Sloane
Mom is cancer free!! ~ Relyn
Relyn's mom doesn't have cancer. ~ Jeffrey

Tuesday, June 4, 2013

downtown St. Louis

gratitude
swim team ~ Sloane
the delicious appetizers Jeffrey invented ~ Relyn
watching Sloane swim ~ Jeffrey

Monday, June 3, 2013

the old capitol building viewed from the top of the Arch

gratitude
swim team ~ Sloane
It's swim season again. ~ Relyn
Sloane's swimming ~ Jeffrey

Sunday, June 2, 2013

Mom, at the top of the Arch

gratitude
Ibu ~ Sloane
 Mom, on her 66th birthday ~ Relyn
Sloane's help with the mowing and Ibu's birthday ~ Jeffrey

Saturday, June 1, 2013

she was wearing bunny ears

gratitude
lots of time for reading ~ Sloane
a new month - that last one sure was hard ~ Relyn
Chopped and time to read ~ Jeffrey