June 19, 2008

• Thursday Thirteen #26

  Thirteen Things I Want To Do THIS SUMMER 1.  Get a little bit of color on my skin.  I’m as white as white comes!  Can’t believe I used to start tanning in a tanning bed every April first!  Through God’s grace, I didn’t ruin my skin. 2.  Read some of the Christian books I ordered a month ago.  I have so many books to read.  The one I’m reading now is taking me a long time to get through.  So much to digest!  I have all different kinds of books to read.  In fact, my friend Lori K brought me a bunch of “Reader’s Digest” books that have four stories in each one.  All of my newly acquired books have only made my messy bedroom bookcase look messier! 3.  Homeschool the girls at least 4 out of 7 days.  We’ve been only schooling 3 days (we school year round) lately because of all the interruptions in our schedule.  Rissy is the only one doing something daily because she can read the instructions. 4.  Do something with the front porch “flower??” bed.  I say that vaguely, because, what I really want out there are plants (bushes) of different colors that need little attention.  I guess I love flowers but hate tending to them.  I’m just not good in Oklahoma’s peak heat of the summer.  The older I get the worse I become.  Going swimming in July, August & September is unattractive, because it’s so hot outside! 5.  Set up the children’s small pool.  Jesse is procrastinating on buying a pool (they’re never cheap enough for him).  So, I guess the little “Snapset” pool that holds about 18″ of water and is 8′ round  is what they’ll get again.  At least they’ll have a pool this year.  Last year it rained forever, almost everyday, and then I got sick . . . 6.  Eat more fresh fruit – peaches, plums, melons, grapes . . . I can hardly wait for them to be “good” and start arriving in the produce departments. 7.  Fix my traditional July Thanksgiving dinner.  Has anyone else tried that?  Make the full meal in July – the least likely time you’d think of eating a Thanksgiving dinner – complete with pumpkin pie, etc.  It’s tastes SO good out of season.  I also make a summer meal in February.  Call me weird, but our family loves those two out of season meals! 8.  Let the children play in the backyard (the flea & chigger guy finally came and sprayed last week) so I can have some quiet house time.  Maybe that’s when I’ll read!  The rains just need to stop long enough for the yard to dry out.  I don’t want another “muddy leg” experience!!! 9.  Get a male tabby (black and tan) kitten.  I’m asking God and waiting patiently (VERY patiently) for the right little guy to become available.  I miss my Jesse-boy a lot and Stormy (a female) wants love on HER terms.  Males are much more affectionate. 10.  Learn to like watermelon.  I’ve just never cared for it that much and it’s SO cheap in Oklahoma.  One city even has a “Rush Springs Watermelon Festival” each year.  Jesse’s brother (Tacoma, WA) commented last summer, during his visit, that Oklahoma watermelons sell for $3.49 each and in Tacoma they sell for $3.49 a pound!!! 11.  Save money for our lean winter months.  I was too sick to manage Jesse’s business last summer and it became a little tight this winter.  We had NOTHING saved.  God provided.  The unfortunate people who lost trees to our huge ice storm called Jesse to cut branches and trim trees.  Most jobs paid $600 – $800 each.  I never knew tree-trimming was such a lucrative business!  He also bought, fixed up, and sold several vehicles and made a hefty profit on each. 12.  Have lunch with a girlfriend or two.  That’s so hard because of finding time we are both available and then someone to babysit all the children. 13.  Be grateful this summer we have dual-zoned heat & air conditioning systems.  I love having a thermostat in the front of the house and one in the bedrooms in the back of the house.  I can turn them up or down in just one area as needed.  What a huge blessing that is to me since (at my age) I feel hot all the time!!! LOL

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