Neglected!

I feel I have neglected my blog! I have been posting but just not the usual and I am behind and it drives me crazy! I know that if I ever get behind I will get very overwhelmed and then just stop and I don't want that. So, I work really hard to keep it updated. I know there are certain people who need to see some pics of a few girls so this post is going to be some random things and a little bit of a catch up!

Hopefully I will get the VBS cd this weekend but for now I thought I would share the few pics I was able to retrieve. The girls walking to church on the first night of VBS. How much can I say about this picture??? I wish she had been looking at me. The kids took cans each night for the food bank and they loved doing this. They made sure every night that we had 2 cans each before we left for church! Each night a boy and girl were chosen from each class based on their participation in music and they got to come up front to lead the music in the closing worship service. This was Sallie's night! Proud girl!!!Little Millie with her buddy Mrs. Denise. Whatever Millie wants, Millie gets!
Lizzie dancing in music

Just a random pic that Elleigh took of her and Sallie but I love it! After A got back from Africa we celebrated my b-day and Father's Day at where else but Texas de Brazil! You can't beat meat that good and eating free for your b-day!
This was the morning of Sallie's tests. We did not have to be there until 11 which made it difficult because she could not eat. So, A took her out to Starbucks for water becaue she could have water until 9 and you know everything taste better at Starbucks! They then ran errands which kept her distracted and the other girls could eat without eating in front of her. We don't do that-never have never will!
I promise she is not in pain. She is just trying to wake up! Her daddy is trying to rush that along so that we can go home. He is good at that. I fall in love all over everytime I see him take care of her. Her test results were as expected. There has been no change to her hearing which is better than it being worse. In case I have never said this here before and you might think it is strange that I take pics of her at times like this, I do this because this is a major part of her life. There was a time when I could not do this. I did not want memories of these times but I wish now that I could go back and change my thinking. Does it make me happy to look back at these times-no, but like I said it is part of her life and our journey!
At home and resting with the puppy she was given (she does not like dogs!) and an American Girl magazine just happened to come that day and so she was set!

For the 4th (will get to the rest of that later) I made 2 pies that I had never made before and they were SO good! A loves key lime and Ell doesn't so I did key lime and chocolate peanut butter. Both were Pioneer Woman recipes. The links are below. Neither were difficult.

http://thepioneerwoman.com/cooking/files/2009/06/key-lime-pie.pdf

http://thepioneerwoman.com/cooking/files/2009/06/chocolate-peanut-butter-pie.pdf

That's all for now. Ell is packing for her mission trip with the church to Kerville, TX. They leave Sat. and come back next Sat. then the girls and I are headed to AL! A will join us on our last weekend there. We are celebrating Lizzie and Millie's b-days while in AL! Are they really turning 3 and 2??? Lizzie asks every day if it is time for her day party!

Last but not least the second slideshow from Africa. I still have several to go!