Oh to still be on vacation...

We've waited to post about vacation because if we post about it... that means it really is over. And that makes us very sad.

We had a wonderful time at the OBX with Amy's family. We hit the beach, did a little shopping, took our nieces to see "Sleeping Beauty" and ate a TON of great food. It was heavenly to get away from work for an entire week! The cats survived quite well without us (they had great babysitters).

Nothing much new to report. We had a 2nd radon test done on the house after we found out that our neighbor had installed a mitigation system in the Spring. It turns out because of his sytem our levels went down and we no longer need a system of our own!

We're aiming to install a storm door soon. It'll be nice to be able to leave our front door open to let in the Autumn sun! The cats will love it.

Last Sunday each Sunday school class officially moved up to the next grade. Most teachers keep the same group of kids all the way through to 5th grade. We moved up with our now first grade girls but because the incoming K girls class was so large we took 2 of them too. Last week we had 6 girls and it was a whole lot of fun.

Alright, that's all there is to tell. Stay tuned...

What we've been up to...

We need to stop waiting for something big and interesting to happen before we write another blog entry. Life has settled into a nice predictability and we're not complaining.

What happened last week? Peter managed the cat shelter by himself Monday because Amy wasn't feeling well.

Tuesday Amy had devotions at work and was scheduled to bring in snack for break too. After all the baking for the housewarming - she phoned in snack with some help from Weis *hangs head in shame*. Peter went out with the boys for the evening to play manly games at Messiah.

Wednesday we were going to take Panera to Messiah for a picnic but it rained so we picniced on the living room floor, then went shopping for new swim trunks for Peter. Nobody has swimwear any more! Stores are preparing for back to school already. We found a sweet suit (that was not an XXL) for only $9 at Aero. Amy was thrilled.

Thursday we bought a flower box, soil and miracle grow to plant some flowers we received at the housewarming. They look awesome on the front porch. We bought some beach supplies at Target too (and a new clutch purse for Amy - it was necessary).

Saturday we hung out with our small group (after sleeping till noon!). The boys hit the driving range and the ladies picked up "21" and "No Reservations". We ate pizza and watched "21". Peter and I watched NR later. Both ok movies - not particularly excellent but worth seeing.

Sunday we taught Sunday school, went to church, then headed to Chris and Michelle's to help paint the nursery. It took a little longer than expected but it turned out really nice. I believe the color is called "Nectarine Fizz".

This week Amy had a workshop at Roxbury camp Monday and Tuesday. She felt fine each day but was sick each night so yesterday we went to the Dr. It seems to be a bug and not food poisoning and last night was pleasantly uneventful so we're assuming she's on the mend. We don't need to bring a bug on vacation! Peter got a haircut and Amy got a pedicure last night. We're almost ready for vacation. More packing tonight and we're ready to go!