Run Faster

We wonder especially lately what we can cut out. We have taken on a lot of projects and improvements. We worked our hearts out again this week. Our eventual goal is to recreate as a family and have a beautiful home to return to after our adventures. In our efforts to complete our goals, we aren’t taking as much joy in the journey as we could.

The boys completed their third week for swimming lessons. They are doing marvelous. K2 can float for quite a while by himself. Underfoot is learning how to swim-float-swim. The swimming lessons are more of water survival. Eventually they will learn how to do strokes and hopefully feel confident in the water. There is a video clip on this website to show what they are learning. l

L4 worked on the Scout to fix more of the oil leaks. A man from church volunteered to come help him fix it on Saturday. L4 said that without R’s help, he wouldn’t have accomplished what he did. He was very grateful.

Our ward held its annual Eggstravaganza (a pinewood derby car with an egg as a passenger). My part was to plan and carry out the meal for the evening. We served taco salad. L4 helped me get the meat cooked. We also pulled a lot our lettuce from the garden. I think we fed about 200 people.

On Thursday evening, we ate supper and played games at the A. home. The A. family gave us their chickens and coop (which we are very grateful for) because they were moving to Alabama. This was the last hurrah at their home. It was great fun to get together and to talk and play games.