Heavy Heart

I've been trying to come up with something to write about but I just have a very heavy heart today.  I miss my home (in IL) and a friend just found out her dad has cancer and it is aggressive and just not good.  They will know more next week but for today it doesn't look good.  She just lost her mom a year ago and I'm just incredibly sad for her.  I think things like this make me homesick.  I can't go give my family hugs and be thankful we aren't going through this because they are too far away.  It has been a year and a half since we were back in Illinois and it makes me sad.  The kids talk about going all the time and try to remember different things about going but they are little and especially Grace has a hard time remembering.

On a happy note, we went to a bounce house place today and the kids got to burn off some energy.  Then we got to have a couple of our best friends over to play.  I love that we have a couple families that also have a boy and a girl and all the kids get along.  Today Joey and Isabelle came over and I love that they feel at home here and are excited to come over and play with my kiddos.  My kids thought they were still on vacation so when I told them Joey and Isabelle were coming over they were jumping and yelling.  Love that they have these friends.

David started his job at the new office and is getting adjusted.  It took him 18 minutes to get to work! Crazy!!!  It used to take him an hour or more to get there and sometimes longer to get back.  Thankful he isn't driving in the pass anymore and going that long distance.  Soccer practice started a few weeks ago and pictures are this weekend and the first game is next weekend.  I can't believe how fast this summer went by.  We have had so much fun, I'm sad to see my kiddos go back to school.  They start on August 12th.

It's funny how I had all these ideas in my head of how our summer would go.  I would plan days out, go somewhere fun once a week, have a schedule so we didn't sit around too much, blah blah blah.  Didn't happen.  We just did whatever we wanted.  The kids probably played too many video games and I probably played too much candy crush!!  We read books, went to the library, swam, played with friends, and just enjoyed being out of school and together (most days).  I started working out and running.  I never thought I would start running.  I still don't love it but I'm getting better and I love when I'm done!!!  Especially when I can go a mile and not quit.  The furthest I've gone so far is 2.5 and I may have been able to keep going if I really tried.  I'm not super fast but getting better.

Wish I had a picture to leave you with.  Nothing new but this is my favorite picture from this month......