August Highlights

I had a rough start to my month, but my family and freinds really helped me out. This resulted in me stepping back from socil media for the time being and trying to revive some old habits, like scrapbooking, and photogerphy just for fun. August was also a lot of prep for my sisters wedding, so there was a lot of ajustment there. 

My sister Grace and I spent an evening making candles! We had some old soy wax left over from a long ago candle making venture, so we used that and some old sents to make a vanilla, and lavender vanilla candles in old canning jars. I've already burned one, and have two more waiting! 

Had an unintional midnight movie party with my sister. 

Finished Mysterious Bennidict Soucity with Kate. Wow, what an ending. O.o I really hope they do more seasons of it becase I was very impressed by how they did this show. 

Rebekkah and I drove down twords Huston to be a part of a workday at one of the sister churches to the one we attend. It was hot, and long, but also fun. We helped prepare two hundred hot dogs, learned how to use a powerwasher, and wrangled a lot of board kids. ;) 

Rebekkah's and my job started back up at a Classical Conversations nursery. We have far fewer kids this year, and we are no longer teaching preschool, but it is very fun! I am enjoying being back with those kids. <3 Now I'm working three days a week, along with odd jobs which is just about perfect for me. My favorite part of the month was having two babys fall asleep on me at once. <3 My least favroite was having a kid shoot himself in the eye with toothpaste. Can you imagine how painful that must be? I feel like it's got to hurt worse then shampoo. 

This is our elephant snuggly, Silky at the zoo.

The Zoo had a scavenger hunt. We had so much fun at the last two we were really excited for this one, but it was horribly set up. Thankfully we still had a blast going around together! And we got an elephant snuggly, so that was fun! 

My brother was coming home from a mission trip, so we went to pick him up from the airport and give him back his car (Which I had been driving. It's my dream car *happy sigh*.), but his flight was delayed and we had to just hang out for a couple hours. We discovered the airport has put in a Whataburger, at which I'm sure all Texan's rejoiced, myself included. 

My brother-in-law to be has already got an apartment, so we spent sevral days this month moving funature in, and a lot of Sarah's stuff so that it will be ready for her after the wedding. I now have a hatrid for second story apartments when it involes lugging funature up to them. XD It is weird seeing her stuff move from the room where it's always been into this new place, but I've enjoyed helping them set up house. 

My siblings and I have gotten a new Pandemic game Legacy season one. It is incredible! Also very stressful. XD Each game you play affects the next and it is wild, but amazingly fun.

This is Sarah and Scott at their shower.

We had Sarah's bridal shower, which was a big sucsess. We set up, and seved chips and salsa. We had to combind with Scott's shower because the family that was going to host his got Covid. But it was really fun! They spent a lot of time opening gifts, and just socializing. Then we took all the gifts over to Scott's apartment, and went out for dinner together. Rose had come in from her bible school for the day, so it was great to be all together. 

I did not get to much reading, but I really enjoyed my re-read of the Ladys of the Manor series, especial The Lost Heiress. The forth of July novella collection was not my favorite. 

Y'all already know my glowing opinion of almost everything here, and I don't have time today for a review of them all. Star Trek DS9 is still shakey. Spiderman, Paw Patrol, Luca and Raya and the Last Dragon were all watched with babysitting kids and I didn't really enjoy any of them. 

Lately I'm Tender Summer of 1999

Awkward and Awesome Eliza Noel

Dear Past Writer-Self by Deborah O-Carroll

Monday Musings // Heidi May Ellen's Musings 

What I Learned at VBS Little Blossems for Jesus

A Very Special Photoshoot Once Upon the Ordinary 

Messy Desk (Indoor Photogerphy) A Farm Girls Life

How was your August?