Thankful Thursday

1. The kids had fun with Paul's parents at Climb-a-lot Clubhouse last Thursday.

2. My dad had a safe trip to Turkey this week. He's planning to spend 2 weeks with my sister and her family.

3. We had a great time at Star Wars Day at the Children's Museum on Saturday.

4. Nadia and I enjoyed swimming for two hours at the pool we belonged to the last two years on Saturday afternoon during Oliver's nap. Ian chose to stay home and play with Legos while Paul was working on the computer.

5. We all had a wonderful time at the Lycoming Fair on Monday afternoon. Ian, Oliver, and I also enjoyed the Newsong concert that night.

6. Nadia was able to have her final two tennis lessons (#9-10) on Monday and Tuesday this week. There were two other students in the class, and they had a different teacher.

7. Last Friday we shopped at our neighbor's yard sale. Two things I bought were $4 each, but everything else cost $1.50 or less (many items were $1 each). I bought a lot of clothes for Nadia. I spent over $60, which shows I bought a lot of things! Nadia and Ian paid me back for a few things using their own money.

8. I thought we were done with VBS for the year, but Nadia said she wanted to do more, if possible, because she missed quite a few days

of the other three weeks due to the musical, Spanish class, etc. Another church near us was having their VBS this week. Ian wasn't wanting to do another VBS, but Nadia and Oliver did. They are only going two of the five nights - Tuesday and Friday (tomorrow). Nadia knew one of the girls in her class as they have played soccer together for two years. Paul and I went on a walk on Tuesday night and also watched a movie together (Woman in Gold). It was such a treat to be able to watch a movie without needing to stay up past my bedtime to do so. As a side note, we both really liked the movie, if you're looking for a recommendation. We are looking forward to one last VBS "date" tomorrow night. It's definitely been a treat for us this summer! :)

9. Nadia and Ian enjoyed seeing Dolphin Tale 2 at the movie theater with Paul yesterday morning. It was their second trip to a movie theater this year, and it was their first time seeing the movie. They saw Dolphin Tale (the first one) several weeks ago via one of the library's dvds. Oliver and I went to the playground while they were at the movie and took advantage of the milder weather. Yay!

10.  As of yesterday, I have lost 8 pounds so far. My goal had been to hit the 10 pound mark in two days (this Saturday) but considering the two week plateau I recently experienced, I am very grateful to have lost 8 pounds. This means I have 12 to go!

11. Ian is making great progress with his reading skills. Right now we're working on long vowel words such as "pretend, " "tape," "refund," etc.

12. Paul deserves "father of the year" award in my opinion for coming and getting Ian from Nadia's tennis lesson on Monday morning to take him home and clean him up as well as clean up the van. This was NO small and a very unpleasant undertaking as Ian had thrown up all over the place. I love my hubby!

13. Paul got positive feedback on Tuesday from the other profs he is working with on the research project this summer. Yay!