What We're Doing'. . . . .

We've been trying to beat the heat this week. . . .and last week. . . .and the week before that. It's been hot--100 degrees pretty much all month. I know, for you Arizonans, that sounds nice and cool, but the boys are getting tired of it. So, we've resorted to turning on the big sprinkler and having it spray the trampoline while Adam and Matthew are jumping. They love it! Plus, the grass gets watered. It's hard to believe that summer break is starting to wide down. School starts in three weeks. When I told Adam that, he said, "What? School's not supposed to be during the summer." Adam is totally into Ben 10 stuff right now. He loves it--the cartoons, the toys, clothes, backpack, etc. Everything is Ben 10. Matt is loving the chipmunks, as in Alvin, Theodore and Simon. They crack him up with their highpitched voices. I've started teaching piano lessons again. I only have one student right now. I'm hoping to get about five or six. I haven't taught in 16 years, however, it's like riding a bike. I've been playing so long and have taught before that it feels real natural to teach someone else. Robert has been so busy with work and church. He hasn't been able to get hardly any time off this summer or has had to cancel vacation time because "stupid criminals" keep getting into trouble. Don't they know we want to go on a trip? Anyhow, he managed to get tomorrow off so we're heading to Wichita--perhaps overnight if we can find a good deal on a hotel.