So here it is JUNE already. That means that beloved summer is upon us. And I am thankful for every day. Although... we had an inordinate amount of rain, and so there are masses of mosquitos at all times of day. And being the sweet lil' thing that I am (just kidding), they flock to me like flies to honey. Someday they'll change the saying and it will go, "They flocked like mosquitos to Suzy." That is how bad it is. I have bites in places I didn't think those little buggers could get. Which makes me wonder if there are other things creeping and crawling and taking bites of my skin. Ew.
Dog is flea treated.
No Poison Ivy.
No chiggers that I've seen.
Must be that darn state bird of ours...the giant Mosquito.
*sigh*
So I'm trying not to complain about that...it is just another thing I am not used to, and I guess it goes to show you that if you want, you could find pretty much anything to complain about. I'll be sitting over here, praising Jesus for the sunshine, and thanking the creator of calamine lotion.
(for those of you who are Essential Oils fans, I am working on getting Terrashield so I can be protected without the nasty chemicals and yucky smell.)
And it is definitely different than CA June. Overcast in the morning, burns off to really warm days. It might not be following that trend this year.
But it is either thunderstorms or blue skies here!
Updates, updates....Hmm well I have been to central IL 3 times since the beginning of May...and we're going back one more time this month. CRAZY! so many events in Ben's extended family. But it has been a lot of fun to spend time with his cousins, aunts, uncles and grandparents...They are so welcoming and loving to me. In fact, I took a trip withOUT Ben (tagged along with his mom and sisters), and it was really great! I am blessed with in-law immediate and extended family who are quite sweet.
Yesterday I finished my stint at the elementary school. I had to leave a few days early since my summer job started today. Lord Willing, I am going back to the elementary school in the fall, and will have an official title and job. (This year, I was a substitute TA who was asked to stay on the rest of the year and do various assignments.) Next year, I will be on the Special Ed team and hopefully get to work with some of the same kids I did this school year.
My summer job is nannying for an 8 and 10 year old. Our first day today went famously. It is such a different pace from what I've been doing at school, it felt like a breath of fresh air. Not to mention I literally get to breathe fresh air, since I'm not cooped up in a corner classroom all day...
Today we took a walk in the morning, went swinging in the mid-morning, and went swimming at the Y all afternoon. It was delightful. I'm really blessed with this job, and these kids. I overheard the girl (I'll call her Big Sister) talking to her friend on the phone to her friend and she was telling her that I was a really great nanny and super nice. So...that's good I guess. I still need to ask permission from their parents to post pictures. I think it would be fun, since we will have a fantastic summer together!
Hmm other than that...you can say a prayer for us, since we are house hunting. (To rent, not to buy). I think I may have mentioned this in another post... But we finally gave our notice to our current place, and we're going out on a limb, trusting God to bring another house to us before we have to move out. We have looked at a few already and were disappointed. I have to admit it is a really discouraging process for me. Based on housing situations in my past (refer to last blog post), I tend to lose hope pretty quickly. Or try not to get my hopes up at all. I think I ca easily get my heart set on something, and then get really deflated when it doesn't work out. After a time or two of that, I get kind of jaded and discouraged. It is not easy.
Ben is really sweet about doing the grunt work. We pretty much agree about what kind of place we're looking for. So he looks, sends me links, emails landlords and sets up walk-through times, and then talk through it with me after the showing. He is so patient, as I waffle between really wanting input, and totally not wanting to be involved in the process either.
No matter what, we are being more diligent in intentionally placing the whole process in God's hands...being patient, trusting...not super easy things.
We are going to three different places between now and monday. Maybe one will pan out. maybe none will. Either way, God's gonna take care of us...this I know...and choose to believe.
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