Monday, September 20, 2010

Apples and volleyball

Life has calmed down a bit once Homecoming was over.
We have returned to regular evenings of homework and volleyball games.

Today was my regular cleaning, grocery and laundry day.
Made much more fun with a sick kid.
Abby is running a fever, has a headache and is really congested.
I really hope she makes it back to school tomorrow.
We shall see.
She slept most of the day and did some of her homework already.

Gabby is having a mental break down over physics.
I REALLY wish we would have forced her out of that class.

Our apple trees have gone crazy this year.
I completely picked one clean a few weeks ago.
The apples were pretty small.
Our second tree is overwhelming!
I picked for over an hour and just kept taking them to our neighbors.
There are SO MANY!
You should see me up on our ladder trying to get the ones on the tippy top.  Gabby came out to help pick too.  I think we got about half of the tree clean.  Bill is going to have to really trim it back this fall.  It is invading the other tree.  The limbs are so heavy they are touching the ground.  I know I heard them sigh with relief when I started picking!  Mom, Julie and Janeie, let me know if you want some!  There is plenty for making homemade applesauce.  They are pretty good sized!!

Tomorrow is bible study and work.
Volleyball games will follow.
We are amazed by the whole volleyball thing.
The sophomore girls had not won a game until last Thursday.
Saturday Dunlap held a Sophomore tourney.
Abby's team WON the whole thing!
Talk about shocking!!

Bill played the role of mom and dad on Saturday so I could go to see Beth Moore in Chicago with my mom, sister and niece.  It was wonderful and we had a GREAT time!  I love my family :}

Hugs!