Smarty Pants

I know some of you will read this after it happens, but today at 1pm PST, I will be taking my placement test at PCC. John and I have been discussing this happening for two years now and I'm finally making it happen. John graduated, we're enjoying our summer, and come this fall, I will hopefully be enrolled in the Library/Media Assistant program at PCC. There are a few things that need to happen after I take my placement test, before I can sign up for classes. Orientation, meeting with a general adviser, then applying to the program and meeting with the program adviser. Then I can sign up for classes. I'm hoping to get that all taken care of in the next two weeks.

Anyway, I'm asking for prayers and good thoughts sent my way this afternoon. I woke up this morning with a stress rash (sorry if that's too much info!) and I'm really nervous about this. Not just the test, but the whole idea of starting school. I'm feeling overwhelmed.....but ready!

Bible Stories

Due to continuing illnesses and insane schedules, we hadn't made it to church in quite a while. But now that things have calmed down a little, it was time to get back into the habit. So we all got up and went this morning. And by what Aiden told us after church, I think we really need to work on some things.

Aiden: Today in children's church, I learned the story of when Jesus was flying an airplane, then the storm took down the airplane, and Jesus was sucked into a tornado.

John: Must be one of those new edition bibles.

Oh my.

Wow

The past week and a half have been an absolute whirlwind. My sister-in-law's bachelorette party, the last minute wedding prep right after, the wedding rehearsal, the wedding (a 20 hour day for me), and a "let's all recover" trip to the coast with extended family. We returned today and I've been sitting on the couch in shock for about an hour. The past 15 months were all leading up to the past week and a half and I can't believe it's over. I have so many stories and pictures to share, but I need to ease back into normalcy first. So yeah.....wow.

Bunk Beds

Last summer, a trip to Home Depot was made. Afterwards, a large pile of lumber sat in our garage. That unimportant looking pile of lumber sat there for about a year, slowly getting smaller every few months. Over by John's work bench, pieces slowly began to take shape. And then, last night, it all came together.

Here's the bunk beds! Excuse the weird spots of light - some sawdust ended up on the lens. We'll paint them later on in the summer.

The nice, removable slats to keep the mattresses up.

The hard-working daddy and his two happy little boys.

And finally, they get to sleep in their bunk beds!

Even though it took a year, having to work on it with the very little free time he had between school and work and basic family life, we are super proud of John for taking a pile of wood and turning it into a gorgeous piece of furniture for our children. Bunk beds are not easy to make, and John said that if he knew how hard it was going to be, he would have just gone to IKEA (which was my suggestion in the first place). But now the boys get to show the beds off to everyone and tell them proudly that their daddy made it for them.