I’m Blessed

My mom told me I need to go blog, so like a good little girl, I’m here to write.  I’m so blessed to have my parents here this week, and the chaos and help that comes along with them.  Chaos because the kids are so thrilled they are here, and help because they take so many burdens off our shoulders when they are here.  My kitchen is always clean, and as we speak, my step-dad and Knut are working on tearing wallpaper in our upstairs bathroom.  It’s a project I’ve been slowly picking away at (literally) for the last year or so.  I’m so excited that we rented a steamer and are planning on just getting it done today!!  Excited doesn’t even begin to cover it.

I’ve been blessed with late night talking into the night with my mom, games of “Sequence” after the kids go to bed, back rubs during the day, and some really good food.  It’s really a blessing to have extra hands available all the time to take a child and receives the child with great joy.

This week we’ll celebrate the 4th of July at Knut’s grandparent’s lake cabin, in the biggest party of the year.  I’m still deciding what kind of pie to make.  The pie table there is the main attraction at the party.

This week Knut and I will celebrate 10 years of marriage.  That is a huge blessing, but I don’t think we’re planning any major celebrating.  We’ll wait for Hawaii next month.  I can’t believe I just said “Hawaii next month.”  It’s coming so soon!!!

I’ll try to keep up on some blogging this week.  We got an iPad not that long ago to replace our dying laptop, and I have not had great success in blogging from that, so I’ve been plunking away at our desktop in the basement when I can get away.  I just discovered a new app that might help me with my iPad blogging issues, so when I have some time to figure out how this new app works, I’ll be back on the wagon.  I feel so technologically behind, and nothing has made me feel older lately than trying to figure out this new piece of technology.  We’re blessed to have it though.  It will be a blessing when I figure it out.  So far I’ve figured out how to check email and watch movies, so we have the basic things covered. 

I hope you all have a blessed week!  I’d love to hear how you are have been blessed by our great God!