- This was a different morning because instead of sending the girls off to Mother's Day Out, I went with them to work. It wasn't bad especially since 4 of the 8 kids in the class were out today. I had thought that the day might drag, but it really did fly by. I can only imagine how the day would have flown if there had been 8 kids in the class I was in.
- I never saw Campbell today because she was on the other side of the building, but I did get to see Keaton a few times. Those girls really love working at Mother's Day Out.
- When we finished, we went to Southwest Little Rock and did some practice driving for Keaton since her test is tomorrow. Now, I'm a bit stressed for her because she had such a hard time passing her written test. However, I feel the more confident with Keaton than I have with any of the other kids driving-like I can just look at my phone as she drives-so I think that she will do great, but you really never know.
- Once at home, Campbell and I did math before she left for her outing tonight to a volleyball game. Whitman was at home all day long doing school, and for some reason it took him pretty much all day with some things left for tomorrow. I did get him to do a few things tonight though, but we have tomorrow to finish a few more things-plus I need to check Keaton's school from earlier this week and more math with Campbell.
- Currently, Robby and I are watching a documentary-it is making me want to burn my phone.
September 17, 2026
September 16, 2026
- This morning Keaton was the one who left the house first. She babysit most of the day and made a decent amount. While she was gone, Campbell again started on her school a little bit early. She had just started her college art test when she clicked "submit" instead of "next question."
- This made the test stop and she received her score for only doing 2 of the 25 questions. She was about to panic, but I told her to email the teacher. She did email the teacher two different ways. I thought for sure that we would hear back quickly; however, she still hasn't heard anything.
- We had seen a post lately about someone trying to call a certain department at their child's college, and they ended up having to take off work and drive to the school to get a reply. I hope this isn't the case for Campbell!
- Also today, Robby had a question about our school bill. He called and the phone was answered by the same person that was able to help him. Made my thankful for our big kids' school.
- This afternoon Whitman and I made cookies-the recipe went along with something that we were reading. I didn't think that they were too great, but Whitman must like them because every time that I see him he has one in his hand.
- This afternoon Campbell went to work while Whitman finished up his school. Then I picked up Keaton and before too long it was time to head to church. Church was lively tonight-sometimes everything seems noisy and people are everywhere. Tonight was definitely one of those nights.
- The Wilsons came over tonight to visit, and when they left I started this blog. Now, I think I'm headed to the shower!
September 15, 2026
- Another school morning which went fairly smoothly. Campbell was at church all morning working, so it was a bit quieter during our early morning school time. Keaton was able to finish this morning, but she had another day of school to do tonight because she will be gone tomorrow.
- Campbell came home a bit after lunch. She then started on her school work. Keaton and I ran a few errands really quickly-first we went to the post office, exchanged her dress from yesterday, and then picked up a free birthday gift from Sephora.
- We came home, and I then helped Campbell with her math homework. It took a few minutes, but we got it done. And then we get to do it tomorrow and the next day and the next day too! However, it is one class she won't need in college so that is a good thing.
- I again went on a walk this afternoon-just for a mile today. Then I left with Robby to run to Tacos for Life. When we finished eating, I ran to church for MahJong. I tell you, I just had so much fun-I kind of wish that MahJong was every night. Would that be bad?
- When I came home, Whitman did a science experiment. He lit some foam on fire, and it made a loud boom. It was a pretty neat experiment. I then joined Robby on the couch, and we watched a tv show until bedtime.
September 14, 2026
- This Monday morning went incredibly smoothly. Campbell started on her school a few minutes earlier than usual, and I think that helped her morning go smoothly. She went back to work today after the summer off, so she needed an easy transition.
- After school was over, I did work in the camper for a little bit. It is now ready for the next trip. When I finished that, I made sure that Whitman finished his school. And then I went for an afternoon walk. It has been a while since I have been able to walk. It was cloudy yet I was still super sweaty when I was done.
- The girls and I ran some errands when Campbell came home from work. Keaton is taking her driving test on Friday so she did all of the driving. First stop was Altered State, then Platos (where I found something), next was Hobby Lobby followed by Walmart. We were gone for a bit, so the boys were hungry when we made it home.
- I made sandwiches (on fancy bread) when we did get home for everyone's supper. Even though it was sandwiches, I didn't get any complaints at all. Plus I think that we have ice cream so that will make everyone forget about the non fancy supper.
- Tonight my plans are to have some of that ice cream, read a little bit, and possibly do some crocheting-this is the first time in a very long time that we have been home and on the couch early!
September 13, 2026
- It was kind of difficult getting out of bed this morning because yesterday we had slept in so late. Campbell and Keaton were already stirring above us getting ready for church. Keaton told me that we had to dress well today because we had been gone so long-it was almost like a first impression.
- Thankfully, I think that we did make a good first impression at church today-people seemed to like us. Keaton and Campbell were there much earlier than Robby, Whitman, and I so they had already saved our seats this morning which was nice.
- Then we had Sunday school before heading to Nonna and Pops' house for Sunday lunch. Nonna had tacos and all of the fixings which is one of my favorite meals. Campbell liked it too-but that is what she ended up having for supper tonight too!
- Robby and I ran some errands this afternoon, and when we made it home, we both quickly fell asleep on the couch for about 30 minutes. Then it was time for us to start our evening route.
- We picked up one of Keaton's friends, and then took Keaton and her friend to life group. We then did some sparking which we haven't done in a long while.
- Finally, it was time to start pick up. We picked up Whitman and his friend and then Keaton and her friend. Then we dropped both of them off and made it home. The kids love their lifegroups, but it does make our Sunday nights a little crazy plus we had to skip our Sunday night dinner with the Wilsons because of our taxi service happening.
- When we did make it home, I started trying to mark a few things off of my list for next week. This will kind of be the first real week without everyone here (last week didn't count because we were just getting home from the trip and leaving again.)
September 12, 2026-Partying at Degray and Happy 21st Birthday Reagan
Robby and I woke up at a decent time this morning, but we sure didn't leave the bed for the longest. He did get out of the bed to take Marley out, but she is turning into a good dog and went back to sleep, so I eventually also went back to sleep too. It was wonderful for sure.
We then started moving pretty quickly. Robby went to work on the outside things while I started to put away and pack up some inside things. Within an hour of us getting out of bed, we were pulling out of the campground.
I had to run to Arkadelphia to pick up a camera from Reagan so I was able to see her and wish her a happy birthday in person. Then we caught up with Robby in Malvern for the gas station. When it was time to get back on the interstate, we saw that it was stopped so Robby and I both headed out different ways following our gps's.
I some how got pretty far behind him, but I eventually did get on the same road. Then I went one more different way to get to my next gas station stop. By this time, I certainly needed to go to the bathroom so I was glad I had a gas station to stop at.
Once we made it home, everyone started helping unload the camper. Of course, with just a 2 night trip, unpacking didn't take too long at all. Things went pretty quickly plus there was only just one load of laundry to do so that made things super easy.
A bit before 5 I left to go eat at Tacos for Life for a friend's birthday, and then we went to play mahjong for a bit. I actually won one game which was fun because I'm usually not a winner.
Robby took Campbell to pick up the car at church, and then they grabbed supper. She then met some friends to go the fair. I left my party and picked up Robby. Then we headed to the Wilson's house to watch the football game. We watched most of it before deciding that even though the company was good, the game was not worth our time so we headed home.
September 11, 2026-Partying at Degray and Happy 21st Birthday (party) Reagan!
On our Utah trip, Robby and I would wake up before our alarms most days. This would happen even when our alarms were set to go off early. Now, that hasn't been happening at home this week, but I was little worried that would happen this morning in the camper. I was so happy when I looked at the clock this morning, and it was already 8:30. That was wonderful.
Robby took the dogs to potty, and then I got dressed. We decided to go and walk the dogs, and we had not gotten too far when it was started raining. We knew that the rain was coming, but we thought we had a little bit of time.
We hurried back to the camper and settled in during the rain. And it rained and rained and rained. We kept looking at the weather hoping that it would clear and hoping that the 6:00 shower that they forecasted was wrong.
Thankfully, after a 2 hour rain shower, it finally cleared, and the sun came up leading to a beautiful day. We all loaded up and headed to get ice and of course Sonic drinks. We filled 4 ice chests with sprites, waters, diet cokes, and cokes. Then we came back to the camper for a little bit.
Around 4:40, we loaded up the 7 pans of watermelon, the 6 pans of cookies, and the 10 bags of chips along with the 4 ice chests and headed to pick up 25 pizzas. We had the food and just needed Reagan to supply the people!
The party was at a professor's house, and it was the perfect location. They had a lake completely stocked with all kinds of kayaks and canoes plus a little pavilion. Reagan and her friends were there when we drove up, and they were all working hard getting things ready.
Our big boys showed up soon along with Shannon, and they all went to work helping get things out of the van and set up everything that we had. Then people started showing up. The party officially started at 5:30, but the group picture happened at 6.
I counted 59 in the group picture, plus Shannon who took the picture. When I counted everyone else that was not in the picture that showed up later, I think that there were 67 people at Reagan's 21st birthday party.
After our group picture, Reagan prayed, and then the kids started to eat. They ate and ate, but we still had plenty of pizza left. We also had plenty of cookies and watermelon left. My boys and Brett all had cookies and pizza for later. Reagan and some of her friends took watermelon and pizza. Plus I gave two pans of watermelon away to the teachers who were there.
Not only was it the perfect location, but it was also the perfect evening. Keaton, Campbell, and Whitman all kayaked. Anderson did a lot of paddleboarding-that was his first time to paddleboard. Graham didn't get in the water. I think that Reagan had the best time tonight-I know that we did.
When it started to get dark, we started to pick up. Cleaning up didn't take too long plus we had lots of empty pizza boxes to bring to our trash can. Once at the camper, we unloaded some things and then took the dogs on a walk. Now, it was just 10, and we had the whole night ahead of us!
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