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Relaxing. . . finally!

Yesterday was a productive day. I began working on the scrapbook pages for Th’s teacher. I haven’t scrapbooked in almost a year, and it was nice to be able to get back into it, even if only for a short time. I told TJ he could use the space for his computers since I don’t have as much time to devote to scrapbooking as I’d like. It seems like he is constantly helping someone out with a computer problem, so it makes more sense to use the space for that rather than my summertime hobby. After I finish these pages, I will pack everything up for storage. That will be difficult to find as it seems we are quickly outgrowing our house! I’d like to store everything where I can access it when needed. I have to make a total of 9 pages by next Friday, and I have the layout completed for 1. 4 of the pages will be the same, so it’s really just a matter of copying everything once I get the 2 of them finished. I will try to take some pictures when I get them completed.

It has been so hot here lately, in the 90s. We went to the pool on Tuesday and spent about an hour and a half just playing and swimming. The kids loved it! The water was chilly, but refreshing. Ta and T.G. have horrible allergies, and yesterday was a bad day for them. We just kind of hung around the house. Yesterday was the first time I found myself really enjoying having a little girl. Before then, there really was no difference- she was just like the other 2. Yesterday, however, it was so hot and humid I pulled my hair up. I pulled her hair up, too! She looked so adorable with her little pig-tails. Even the boys noticed her hair, which surprised me. I took some pictures of her!

Not much going on today, either. We are running some errands (I’ll have to prepare Th before we go as to the etiquette I expect of him!) and then a friend is coming over to go through my maternity clothes. She has been trying for a very long time to get pregnant again, and after 2 miscarriages, the Lord has blessed her with a healthy pregnancy. She is due in August and found out she is having another girl. She has 2 children, a daughter who is 7 and a son who will be 5 in November. Her son and Th are friends, so Th will be happy to have him over.

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