They are officially all gone. For a week. Wow. It hasn't been 24 hours since we dropped the last three at camp yesterday so I'm still o.k.
Friday night we drove to Knoxville and got a hotel room so when the VJ's (my sister & her family) drove through sometime after midnight from their vacation in South Carolina to their home in Ohio we would be there to unload Frederick onto them.
I let him fall asleep on my side of the bed until he was picked up. . .everyone was exhausted by the time we checked in about 11 p.m. so it was easy getting them all down to sleep. I just sat in the lobby and read my book. VJs flew through just before 2 a.m.
And then there were three.
We spent a nice day together. First lunch at Calhoun's on the River:
We went to an "atom" show and Margaret was called up on stage for a demonstration:
And then Thomas was pulled out of the audience to show charged energy flow:
Fun. We will definitely have to take the grandparents to this museum sometime. . .I learned so much about the "Hidden City" and the kids just had fun with all the hands-on science stuff. A great day all the way around!
And then Sunday rolled around. We went to church. . .out to eat. . .ran to the drugstore for some bug spray and sunscreen for camp. . .threw a few "last minute" things into camp bags. . .
And then we were off! (Hate seeing Frederick's empty seat there. . .holding library books to take back. . .)
I asked all the kids to write a note or draw a picture. . .and then I added all the counselors' names on the board so I will remember to pray for them by name this week too.
Tom and I had made up a project list. . .ideas of ways to fill our time. . .but now he's out of town today and it looks like it will be a busy week for him at work so I guess it will be an empty sort of week :( I have BIG plans to really deep-clean the house though!
And no, as of right now, 12:30 Monday afternoon, I haven't heard anything about the job. Of course I don't expect to get the job I interviewed for. . .but. . .I would love the opportunity all the same!!!! Hope always lives on in me. . .:)
ETA: The principal called a little after 2. . ."we offered the position to someone else but there is an opening for {fill-in-the-blank}. . .would you like to be considered for that?" Sure. . .why not? School starts in two weeks here anyway so it won't be a long wait to see if we'll be homeschooling again or going this route. . .I did tell the principal that the interview last week made me realize where I want my career to go in the future. . .I think that's the first time I've really admitted that to myself too. God's in complete control of all of it. Even considering a lifestyle change this weekend made me a little nervous. . .I really am in love with the life we lead right now!
~ Jenni
Friday night we drove to Knoxville and got a hotel room so when the VJ's (my sister & her family) drove through sometime after midnight from their vacation in South Carolina to their home in Ohio we would be there to unload Frederick onto them.
We spent a nice day together. First lunch at Calhoun's on the River:
They are taking a bridge down and we even heard a blast during lunch. . .the kids thought that was exciting.
When Marie didn't want the rest of her meal, the server suggested they take the french fries over to the ducks and fish -- they *loved* this!!!
They couldn't get over how BIG the fish were!
As a side note, I did *not* get up from the table to take these pics -- the older two took my camera and did a pretty good job with it :)
After lunch we visited the American Museum of Science & Energy.
We all had a really good time. I was absolutely fascinated with this history:
And I love, how in these types of museums, they have information everywhere -- even in the bathroom!!!
And TONS of hands-on stuff for the kids to do:
Margaret had to balance 14 nails on the head of one. Pretty good, huh?
And then Thomas was pulled out of the audience to show charged energy flow:
It took Thomas about an hour to build this
And then Sunday rolled around. We went to church. . .out to eat. . .ran to the drugstore for some bug spray and sunscreen for camp. . .threw a few "last minute" things into camp bags. . .
This is the girls' first year here as campers, but Thomas's fifth year!
Setting up. Marie didn't even climb down to say good-bye.
Oh, yea, she was ready to go. Their bunks are across the room from one another -- there were only two beds left when we got there! They have three counselors with them this week.
Thomas and his cousin, Patrick. It was *hot* out. . .wondering how long Patrick lasted in those jeans seeing as nothing is air-conditioned and their camp counselors said they were in the hottest cabin!!!
I came home to this on the board:
And no, as of right now, 12:30 Monday afternoon, I haven't heard anything about the job. Of course I don't expect to get the job I interviewed for. . .but. . .I would love the opportunity all the same!!!! Hope always lives on in me. . .:)
ETA: The principal called a little after 2. . ."we offered the position to someone else but there is an opening for {fill-in-the-blank}. . .would you like to be considered for that?" Sure. . .why not? School starts in two weeks here anyway so it won't be a long wait to see if we'll be homeschooling again or going this route. . .I did tell the principal that the interview last week made me realize where I want my career to go in the future. . .I think that's the first time I've really admitted that to myself too. God's in complete control of all of it. Even considering a lifestyle change this weekend made me a little nervous. . .I really am in love with the life we lead right now!
~ Jenni
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