3 More Days!!

I'm sorry it has been so long since the last post. Julia recovered from hand-foot-mouth, which we fully expected. The bumps were a lot worse this time and she has a few scars from some that became blisters. By Tuesday morning, she asked me if she was going back to "my care". We were happy to let her go-with a doctor's note.

Justin survived the semester, keeping his grades to A's and B's. Not bad for a 21-credit hour course load, with a family and a part time job! He has been enjoying the time off but is ready to begin his summer research. He has also enrolled in a summer class. This will be the first of 6 or so classes that will also give him a masters in optics.

I am taking the summer off from classes in the hopes that maybe I'll be able to get my masters done. On Tuesday, I have a job interview with a new bakery/coffee house that will be opening in mid-June. It seems like it will be a fun job if I get it. I've also had more success with my cakes. Several people are insisting that I need to go into business for myself. We'll see.

As the title of this post indicates, we only have three more days of school!!!!!!! And two of those are half-days. I am really looking forward to being out of that school. We have been having a lot of fights. (There is even talk of a food fight and a gang fight planned for next week.) And it seems the kids are getting more rude and disrespectful by the day. I hope things change there soon. People are already talking about how different the atmosphere is at the new school where I will be next year. I am looking forward to it!

On a brighter note, I am very excited about our yard. We had some beautiful roses bloom in the back of our house, thanks to previous owners. We've had a lot of different plants coming up, most of which we are not sure what they are. Justin got my garden dug up and ready for planting a few weeks ago. My green bean plants are growing well. I'm starting to see carrot plants. And we have a tomato plant and six different kinds of peppers that seem to be going well. I hope to be planting cucumbers, corn, and pumpkins this weekend. Oh, and there are a bunch of little sunflower plants near the swing set. If they actually grow, Julia will have 12-foot tall flowers to look at from her bedroom window.

Well, it has been the end of a long work week and, thanks to allergies for Julia and I, I haven't been getting a lot of quality sleep. Hope you all have a great holiday weekend. I will try to post some pictures later this weekend. Good night!

Isn't that a cow disease?

It kind of feels like our child is never going to be healthy again. Justin says he feels like he should be wearing a rubber suit or something around Julia. She just got over a nasty cold. Today, she was feeling awfully warm-that happens with a temperature of 100.1. And suddenly, her feet are literally covered with tiny red bumps. It's starting to show up on her hands, too. Our guess is hand, foot, mouth disease-per day care we have to take her to a doctor this weekend. It is highly contagious among children. We saw it last fall, but this round seems much worse than last time. I'm not sure about Justin, but all of this illness for Julia and I is really making me feel "beat down". I guess my whole reason in posting right now is just to ask for prayer. I know God is the great physician, but sometimes it is hard to see it. I hope you all are doing a lot better! (And feel free to let us know about any prayer requests you might have.)