Well, here it is almost 11 and I am just getting ready to take a bath. I don't take baths in the morning because I prefer to take baths alone without Mr. Alex so I have to wait until he is asleep. I had been scrapbooking after putting down the boys for bed. I went to the local scrapbooking store today to use a gift certificate that I got for my birthday(Thank you Kari!!) and felt inspired.

Alex has been going to bed so much easier. For a long time it was a fight to get him to go to bed and stay there. I honestly thought he would wake up one morning with bruises on his bottom from all the spankings he was getting for getting out of bed. Well for almost 2 weeks now he has been staying in bed after we read a book and pray. It is great. We had one night where he didn't get up a couple of times after Daddy leaving, but since has been staying in bed again.

With John and some of the youth at camp I decided to do something with the kids that didn't go to camp. We went to McDonald's and ended up with more kids than we usually have. The 3 girls from youth that stayed home came and then 2 girls that moved away came and brought a mutual friend of all of theirs with them. So the girls chatted for a while then we headed back to my house to continue chatting. Everyone had a good time.

Went to Davina's today and man her family are real country folks!! They have 10 acres, about 7 horses(on is even with foal) and they were putting in a late summer garden today. Her husband always dressed cowboy-ish with the wrangler jeans, long sleeve plaid shirt, cowboy boots, and of course the hat to top it all off. The boys all wear wranglers all the time with boots. It is just a difference experience being at their house. Kinda reminds me of my friend from Bridgeport I had as a kid. They were farmers too.

Well the lure of a hot bath and a good book is calling me.
Mandi