Ok, so maybe not COMPLETELY normal results.. But obviously not a big deal based on the fact that I can wait 5-10 YEARS! Wow. Glad I did it now.

Wow, I am really falling down on this blogging thing this summer. I just keep forgetting it's here.
This last week, let's see... I had an annual exam, mammogram and a colonoscopy ( all with normal results, don't worry mom ).. I've learned a ton about marketing.. created a brochure for our org... and  helped a friend paint. That covers the highlights. See, nothing to blog about. The girls are each taking summer classes at ACC. Hannah just got a perfect score on her first college paper. Proud mama :) She really is an exceptional writer. Jordan is working hard trying to catch up to her new major. After switching, she needs some different classes to get into the teaching program at Texas State. Not a relaxing summer for either of them, but hey, such is life. And they did get to go to Paris.
Hannah played acoustic guitar for the first time at church. She actually sang and played at the same time. She's done it plenty on piano, but never on guitar. I didn't get to see, but she said it went well.

This is Miles playing a duet with Hannah. He loves doing this.

 

 We recently went to Krause Springs for the day and I was very impressed with this place. The grounds were absolutely beautiful.
Plus, it's only an hour away!

On the way home I grabbed a shot of our disappearing lake. For those not from here, that island isn't supposed to be there..

Home again

Trip was great, we learned a ton. But I could never live in Louisiana. SO STINKING HUMID! You walk outside and start sweating immediately. And the bugs! Yuck. I was so glad to be back in dry Texas.

Hopefully our store will be up and running next week. 

I can't believe it's already July.. 

On the road

Headed to Baton Rouge with some other members of our team to visit Trafficking Hope. They are a few years ahead of us in this process and we'll be able to ask a ton of questions and hopefully learn alot more.
Our shirts are being printed this week while we're gone and will be available for purchase next week! This is a great fundraiser for us as well as an awareness tool.

Gotta quit typing, it gives me motion sickness while riding in the car..

Sorry I've been so absent. We've been working hard getting our non-profit up and running. I've tried to find ways to avoid bringing our names into it for safety reasons, but it just doesn't work. There's publicity, photos, marketing, promoting. All of it is word of mouth, sharing with your friends, etc.. Impossible to do while remaining anonymous. It's hard enough when your friends who know you won't reply, impossible when it's coming from a stranger.

This is us praying before sending out our announcement this morning. We're very excited and expecting big things.

Yay for no surgery!

Car 4

We are a four car family once again! We are all quite happy about this. Jordan got an old Audi A4. It is SO nice. The body is in near perfect condition, and so is the leather interior. We got quite a bargain on it too.

 Josh replaced his engine and his car is running great. So hopefully the car drama is over for a while.

I still have tons of Paris pictures to go through, so you aren't done looking at those yet. :)

pt 6

view from the top of the Arch De Triumph

opera house

us on top of the Eiffel Tower

on top of a department store

pt 5 Versailles

pt 4

pt 3

Notre Dame

Sacre Ceur

pt 2

lock bridge

back to the Louvre - these are all out of order

Napolean's apartment in the Louvre