Summer events

Hey there,

Before my parents returned to Sacramento, we wanted to head over to Gramps to get a big group photo and visit a bit. The kids went out with him to feed the goats as well.

It wasn’t long after that that we had pleading from Arabella to have Arya spend the night. She wanted to spend the night because she thought we would keep the kitten that she found. Well, the wife went out and dropped the cat off at its owner’s house (after noticing that there were a few other kittens in the area with a momma cat looking after them). Once Arya saw we didn’t have the cat any longer, she didn’t want to stay; however, her parents said it was too late, so she spent the night anyway. Funny if you ask me.

THEN THE NEWS.

What news?

Trail Blazers!

DAME is back with the Blazers! I am so glad to have him back where he belongs. I admit I was hurt when he initially requested a trade, but I feel he’s had some personal growth since then. The Bucks waived him due to his injury for the next season, which opened the doors for him to reunite with the Blazers. He was offered contracts by the Lakers (gag) and other contenders, but chose Portland because his kids and other family members live in Portland—good news in my book.

The following weekend, we went to Rosemary’s graduation party (she graduated from High School and will be going to college in September, in Massachusetts, near Boston). We stopped by and spent some time with everyone. Even Gramps and Nonnie showed up. We hung out for a few hours until Louis told me that Elijah was being a poor listener and that multiple adults requested him to stop interfering with their game– he went on to say that if I didn’t want to talk to him, he would, as he had no issue with doing so. Uh, abrasive much? Color me surprised. Lijah is typically not the person to have a problem with anyone or at an event.

We took that as our sign to exit the event. Later on, we spoke with Elijah about what happened. He told us that he was copying what some adult was doing because everyone else found it funny. He also said he never heard anyone ask him to stop. Whatever happened, it could’ve been handled better.

Rounding out the month, the kids got some basketball time. They played their first ‘street ball’ game. 3v2 against some other kids that were playing at New Hope. They have a lot to learn, but you know what? This was a good thing for them to experience and learn from.

Finally got around to painting the front steps (previously had sanded down the front post) because the paint was bubbling due to some water from the winter months. It has not been good since we bought the house, so having sanded everything down and painted with waterproof sealant, it’ll be much healthier.

Last photo? Luca. He was a sick boy for the last part of the month. He ran a fever for a few days straight over the weekend. Due to that, we had to skip church and nurse him back to health.

In a few months, we will be traveling to visit Ohio. We decided to see it, as there is a lot of history in the state, plus we can check everything out.

Next month? Arabella will be going to camp and helping out at VBS, and the other kids will attend VBS.

It’s going to get pretty busy.

just Pray