Blog...what blog:)

Ok, so I get all excited that I FINALLY started a blog and I make like three post and then promptly forget about it all summer! For starters, I am not even sure what happened to my summer? Crazy, how busy we were. This summer more than others just seemed to fly by and all those things I hoped to get done, well.....lets just say didn't:)

A quick recap of the summer would go something like this. We spent several days hanging out at a friends pool which they rarely use and have allowed us to come and go as we please and even bring friends with us! The kids spent a lovely week at VBS and we also enjoyed several "day trips" with two other homeschooling families. We went all over NC visiting museums and science centers. We had a blast all driving around in my friends blue 15 passenger bus:) Then we were blessed to spend a week at Jekyll Island. After not being able to go last year and maybe not again for a few more years, that week was very precious to us. The kids also enjoyed a very brief visit with the grandparents and Jesse and I enjoyed a little quiet:) We went to IKEA!:)

Well, I guess that brings you up to speed. We are full speed ahead here at the Wesselink house. We started school this past Monday and so did Jesse. We are all feeling a bit overwhelmed with out new schedule but trusting God for his guidance and strength. Along the whole school lines, the kids and I are once again involved with LIFE classes through our local homeschool group. The kids are all taking classes and I am once again teaching. This time four classes...what was I thinking! I am teaching a Phonics class, ABC Fun and 2 cake decorating classes. So far, everything is going very well.

I hope to upload some pictures to this blog at some point to make it more interesting...so, stay tuned for that.

I am off to do my dreaded lesson plans for the week...

Shayna

Saturday, what a day!

We started the day around 5:30 am with a yard sale...yeah! I love to host yard sales but Jesse is NOT a fan:) This year however, he was a real trooper. I have been slowly pricing and getting things ready all week and last night Jesse set up all the tables and such in the garage and I filled them. This morning all we had to do was walk them to the driveway. I was worried at first because we had only had like 2 people show up but then they came pretty steady all morning and at times it was quite busy. We sold sodas that I had gotten for a real bargain a few weeks ago but had about 20 left over. We started with 64. Last year it was SO hot at our sale we ran out of drinks but today it was much cooler so they were harder to sell. Over all, we made over $300 and the kids each made some so we were all happy.

The plan was for everyone to take a nap after the sale and after our routine swim at the YMCA on Saturdays and then head to the drive-in for a double feature tonight....Land of the lost and Star Trek. However, Land of the lost did not get good family reviews so we decided to just gets subs and go see Return to Witch Mountain at the $2.50. We all enjoyed it. The attendant at the theatre knows us now and filled all our popcorn bowls we take for kids instead of making us wait and get our refill. It was very cool that he recognized us! I told him he was going to make my blog tonight and he said to make sure I used his name. So, Evan Williams, thanks !!

Well, we finished the evening by looking at the moon through our telescope....very cool!

Night..night

Shayna

Weekend

Not a whole lot going on around here. Saturday I had to leave bright and early to help with presentations at our local 4-H office. They had part of the interstate closed and the detour took me 30 mins. out of the way!

Jesse's parents drove up and spent the afternoon with us. They took us to Golden Coral for lunch and the kids were in heaven:) Then it was off to the park to enjoy the beautiful weather!

Today has been a busy day with church and getting ready for a Bible study we host every Sunday night. It was a nice time of worshipping our Savior and being together.

Well, that is about it. Off to bed....I am tired!:)

Shayna

PS....I am going to figure out the posting pictures thing soon:)

It's My Birthday

Well, this is it folks....my LAST birthday in my 30's! I can't believe it...I hear that 50 is the new 40 so does that mean 40 is the new 30???? I guess I have a year to figure that one out:) So far, it has been a nice day. Hubby is painting our stairwell as his gift to me. I have been wanting this done forever. The family took me out for lunch and I have a cake baking in the oven as I type:) Tonight is Bible study at our home and I always look forward to that. Well, I am off to take a short nap. I had not planned on that but the rain and cool weather is calling to me:)

Shayna

Finally!

I have finally done it! I have wanted to start a blog for like two years now. Yeah for me:) I was so intimidated by the process that I have been putting it off. It was really easy. Now to figure out how to invite people to read it. I really don't want an open blog since this will be a way for me to keep up with people and I will be adding photos from time to time. More to come...

Shayna