The tadpole/frog that I featured not long ago on the blog met its demise…I think. In a matter of hours, its tail was gone. The next morning, I got the kids all ready to take down to the canal to free to the great yonder…but, we couldn’t find it. I guess it jumped out of the bowl. Who knows where it ended it up…or where I may find it eventually. So, when I noticed today that another tadpole was just about tail-less, we wasted no time. Off to St. Peter’s Village we went to the boulders to free it. The kids enjoyed jumping from boulder to boulder and looking for other creatures.

School is over. Friday was both Evan’s and Ashlyn’s last days. Bittersweet really. Can’t believe that Ashlyn will be in kindergarten next year. Can’t believe Evan will be in 2nd grade. 2nd grade! Crazy. And, now, it’s summertime. I’m happy to give up the morning routine of rush, rush, rush out the door to make it to school on time. That is never fun. But, at the same time, the routine kept things pretty comfortable around here. So, now, lazy mornings and lack of routine…which makes me a bit anxious really. Of course, the fact that I’m on a mega dose of steroids for my vocal cords which are still not healing doesn’t help me one bit.

We celebrated the end of school with a very busy weekend–a church family night at the Wagners (see here for some pics). We took a trip down to the Franklin Institute on Saturday. They have the Star Trek exhibit there right now which is pretty funny really. There were some adults there who looked like they were enjoying it way more than I thought was within normal. Our kids enjoyed it. And, it was fun to be together. We headed back to the Wagners Saturday night for some food, games, and laughs. We had our church annual meeting on Sunday where Mark was voted in as an elder for the first time. Then, Sunday night went to an outdoor worship service across the street from us at the park and enjoyed dessert at they Hytha’s afterwards. Busy, busy, busy!

The first day of summer for us today was actually pretty good. Ashlyn started swimming lessons for the first time. While she was learning to doggy paddle, I swam with the boys. When we were finished, I turned around to find Drew totally buck. I threw a towel at him and said, “Drew! Wrap this around you!” He proceeded to wrap it around his shoulders and walk away towards the locker room–front and back just hanging out for all to see. Good gracious. Pools are a breeding ground for embarrassing moments. (note, no pics)

And, I finished off the night tonight with a Beth Moore study at my house–A Woman’s Heart: God’s Dwelling Place. The intro session has me all pumped up for some serious study of God’s word. No spiritual vacation for me this summer. No way.