It's June 11th already?!?!

Well, it's been a while... today I have no big excuse why not to update everyone. I just dropped the kids off at our friends church for vbs, so I have about 3 hours until I have to be back to get them! It's too far to go home. So as I am sitting here at McD's sipping on my sweet tea. I'm way over in the corner on my laptop. You'd think nobody would notice me... but Noooo, I've had 4 people already stop and talk to me. Nice older people showing concern for me because this is what they are seeing

I can't blame them for stopping to inquire as I am pecking away over in the corner with this massive thumb! What did I do? Well, let me just say that all those jokes about being old before Ben and I went out to the soccer field for a nice friendly competition with Michaela's U12 team is overrated!!!! I literally was only playing for less than 8 minutes when her teammate was coming toward me with the ball. So naturally I challenged her. I was doing well blocking her shots but then... her big kick connected with my thumb/hand. She went down immediately crying. I thought "oh no, last year I accidentally took out a different player, not again". They wisked her off the field immediately. Her big toe was in a lot of pain. AND so was my thumb, but I didn't want to say anything. Finally someone said, "well what did she kick?". So more ice was passed around. Unfortunately her foot is broken. As for my thumb, I'm not sure. Dr. thinks it's a big possibility that it is too. We haven't met our large deductable yet & really don't want to spend the money on xrays etc. So she's got me in this for now and wants to cast it later today. So that's the story!!!!
     We are anxiously waiting for Friday to get here! Ben will be giving his work his resignation notice. This is something that couldn't come at a better time! The Lord sure knows when to work!! He will begin in August as the Fine Arts Director at Genesee Christian School. I believe there are a few classes he will be teaching as well. He is very excited as this has been what he has dreamed of doing for so long now. We are still searching for a home, but plan on moving sometime during Ben's month off before school starts. Such an exciting time for our family right now!
     Amongst all of that I have been planning an open house for Ben's graduation. If you are reading this then you are officially invited!!! It's Saturday, June 16th from 3-5 pm @ Bates Scout Park in Laingsburg. The address to the park is: 900 West Street, Laingsburg, MI  48848. As many of you know Ben has been on and off taking classes for the past 12 years. One road block or another along the way. Well he finally set his mind to finish it up 2 years ago. He was done in December!!!!! So that is why we are
C E L E B R A T I N G :) & please join us if you can!
   Lots have happened in May-June already. Brooklyn graduated Kindergarten on May 18, Michaela turned 10 on May 3rd, Grant turns 9 in a couple weeks. Kids are growing like weeds!