I am kind of relieved that we are not going camping this weekend. The thought of being out in all the rain and water just did not sound fun. But now we are not going. Hopefully we can still all get together sometime on Monday for a cook out of something, or a cook in as the rain will probably continue! Doesn't it rain EVERY Memorial Day?



The kids are playing with pretend makeup. We have those little foam rollers and the kids got into them and took them apart. Now they are taking the foam parts and pretending that it is makeup. And apparently they are playing go fish at the same time. Katherine is saying "Say do I have any nine" And Kaleb says "Do you have any nines?" Katherine says "No, go fish." Keep in mind they are still using the rollers! And now they are asking for 7's and 8's. It's really cute. Katherine just said "You're good at this!" They play so well together at times. They keep prompting each other what to ask and then the other will ask it. I'm probably the only one that really appreciates that!

Ok, I am getting really tired of Kaleb spitting milk everywhere. I thought that we had overcome that annoying habit, and now, not only has it continued, Kaleb has conveniently showed Abbey how to do it. Being 1 1/2, and always looking for attention, she too took up this hobby. Very frustrating.



Kaleb is in his room right now. First the milk spitting. Then he came into the giraffe and got up in the rocking chair. Abbey proceeded to climb up with him and Kaleb in return roughly shoved her out of the chair and onto the floor. It is around 6pm and I don't know when Kris will be home, but Kaleb is there for the duration. He cannot come out until daddy gets home.



I have to say one thing for the heat. I am so glad that it made the wood in the house swell because now the kids can't open the doors on their own, which means that Kaleb being in trouble in his room will last because he can't get out. I'm glad about that.



Well, I am officially done working now. It's kind of nice, the thought of not having to go to work. I don't miss it yet, but I think that I will. But I have such a great husband! He's always been so good about letting me get out and do my own thing if I need a break, and I am so glad that God gave him to me. Not just because of the support with the kids. I'm just feeling very loving towards him right now and I figure why keep it to myself. As long as I am rambling on I may as well ramble about him.



I am kind of looking forward to camping this weekend. It will be our first camping trip this summer (my 4th ever). I was really a lot more excited until I learned it is pretty much going to rain the entire time. Hopefully we won't have any rain coming in the tent this time. Still it should be fun??? I just hope that it is dry enough for the kids to play outside because I don't like the thought of being stuck in a tent for 4 days! At least we are close to home if we decide to call it quits.



Funny story. Katherine is playing with Abbey and she just said, "Ooh Abbey you're so cute." And then without missing a beat, like she is still all loving says "Ooh Abbey you're so poopy." I found it amusing. I don't write down their cute stuff enough. It seems like every time I turn around someone is being adorable but now I can't even remember half of it. I have to get better at that.

It sure has been a while since I've been back on here. I'm not sure why. I don't think I've been busier than usual. Maybe I have. I decided to quit my job, again. After much thought and talking and listening to the Holy Spirit, I have decided to just be home once again with the kids. I think it will be hard, but well worth it. And now my weekends will be free and I'll actually see Kris more than one night a week. And when I say see I mean actually spend good quality time with him, not just saying, hi, bye, see you next week.



Katherine is learning different letters. With help she has written Andy, Mommy, Kat (her nickname, not the animal--I do know how to spell cat), Katherine and Addie. How cute! It's so fun. She loves to learn and loves to show me that she can do it. She has learned A, B, and C, capital and lowercase and learned how to write 1, as well as spell one. So, now if I show her the word one, she can look at the letters and tell me how to spell it. Is anyone else impressed?



Kaleb is funny. At nap time today he was trying to lick me instead of kissing. That's not the funny part. So, I was getting upset with him and telling him that was gross and that if he didn't kiss me right I was just going to go out of his room. So, he hugged me and kissed me. And then he kept saying, a real kiss, a real hug. So I'd have to keep getting down there and hugging and kissing him. And then all of a sudden, with no warning, he said "Get out of here." I thought it was funny. A little mean, but still funny.



I am enjoying learning to play bridge. What a fun game. It's a mix of like every card game, much more involved and much more fun. I still love pinochle--don't get me wrong!!

But there's just something about bridge.

It was a year ago today that Bev died. I'm not even sure how to put my feelings down. To me it seemed to go fast, but I can't imagine what the last year was like for the Chamberlains. It's weird and unreal to think about still. When someone dies you kind of cling to that last memory you had of them while they were still alive. For me that moment is Jeff's senior chapel. I relive that moment in my mind and am filled with unbelief and confusion, wondering if it was real. Sometimes when I think about it and I picture the whole situation in my mind it seems like it was so unreal and like it couldn't have happened. But I know that it did. I don't know. I can't really describe what is in my heart right now. My prayers go out to those that knew Bev so much better than I did because I know that their grief is still very fresh and very real, and their loss is still so great.