It’s been awhile since I shared any household updates, so I had just a few pics to share and thought it could be a great time to replace on my household and Mark’s. Fortunately, the final yr has been comparatively quiet. One yr in the past on July 4th, we misplaced Mark’s mother, Joan, and that made for a really unhappy summer time final yr. Earlier that yr, we had misplaced my dad, so 2025 was a yr of loss. We misplaced Mark’s sister, Kim, 2 years in the past in August, in order that’s all the time heavy on our minds as effectively. We’ve skilled loss as a household a number of instances over the past 6 years and now all of our dad and mom are gone. We miss all of them a lot, however life goes on and kids don’t maintain. These little ones in my household and Mark’s simply carry on rising, as they need to.
We had a pleasant 4th of July weekend at dwelling, celebrating on Saturday with 2 of Mark’s ladies and seven out of 10 of the grandchildren within the pool. It was a enjoyable and busy day. Mark grilled hotdogs and hamburgers and we loved a leisurely afternoon within the yard and when it was darkish all of us received chairs out and parked them in our entrance yard in anticipation of the fireworks that began round 9:30. Our city of Acworth, does an exquisite fireworks show yearly at Cauble Park by the lake. We have now been there a number of instances, both strolling or driving our bikes as a result of it will get very crowded and it’s a must to park exterior and stroll in to discover a spot to take a seat. It’s a pleasant celebration, however we get pleasure from it now from our driveway.
On Friday, night time, we went over to our pals’ home, Mitch and Rita, pals from church. They reside in Brookstone, an enormous neighborhood they usually additionally do fireworks, so we noticed fireworks 2 nights in a row. We have now so loved our new church we’ve been attending 3 years now, Kennesaw First Baptist, and have made some expensive pals there. That’s Philip and Cathy on the far finish, additionally native to Brookstone and our church.
The fireworks had been nice each nights! I so loved seeing the large 250th celebration of our nation’s birthday everywhere in the nation and cherished the pageantry and patriotism that was displayed throughout social media. I might have cherished to have skilled a number of the greater ones, however being dwelling in our small city was good too. I’m simply so glad we had an enormous celebration this yr for the momentous event of our 250th yr of being a rustic. That’s one thing BIG to have a good time, don’t you agree?! I’m not a soccer fan, however I positive did love seeing all of the FIFA soccer followers coming to our nation and experiencing it for the primary time. They had been raving about our nation and I’m right here for that!
We’ve had 2 little ladies at our home for sooner or later every week throughout the summer time, as they’re out of faculty and want locations to go whereas their dad and mom work, so Rose and Ivy have been over to swim within the pool. They, after all, love that! They’re each rising like weeds, Rose is 8 and Ivy is 3. They’d come from camp that morning.
For the 4th, we had 2 daughters over and son-in-laws and children, so about 1/2 the Hendrix crew was there. The 7 youngsters within the pool had a rip-roaring time, as they all the time do in Pop’s pool. That’s what they name it!
We fortunately skipped the afternoon bathe that we typically get throughout the summer time and it was scorching and humid, excellent for a pool day.
Rely them, 7 within the pool, which makes for lots of pleasure and splashing. We have now actually loved having this pool the final 4 years. That is truly our fifth summer time with the pool open, which is so onerous to imagine! We had a 12 yr outdated, two 8 yr olds, a 6, 5, and two 3 yr olds within the pool.
After we completed within the yard, all of us moved to the entrance, organising chairs and one of many dad’s shot off some fireworks that they had within the cul de sac, a lot to the joy of these youngsters.
Then the large fireworks present began from Acworth and we loved that large present as effectively. It’s all the time enjoyable and this yr appeared further celebratory!
In the meantime, my Louisiana crew spent the week of the 4th in Tennessee, having fun with the outside and seeing the sights in and ar0und Nashville. They first stayed in a state park lodge. I don’t know the identify of it, however Lauren cherished it. Her ladies are getting so large! Parker is 12, Iris is 10, and Alex can be 6 subsequent month. I can’t imagine how large they’re all getting. I positive do miss them and must plan a visit down there once more quickly. I used to be there not lengthy after my sister broke her femur in February, so I received to see all of them then.
Replace on my sister: I shared earlier this yr that my sister, Renee, broke her femur, again in February, I feel it was, so it’s been a protracted street for her of getting healed up. She’s been on a walker for months now and is simply beginning to put extra weight on her leg. She needed to go in final week to get some fluid materials round her knee drained that had amassed so she had one other small surgical procedure to wash that up. Now she can be therapeutic once more and we hope this time that it’s extra speedy and he or she can be again up and going once more earlier than too lengthy. She’s in her lovely dwelling by the lake recuperating, so it’s not so dangerous for her.
I like this pic of Lauren and household on the Gaylord Opryland resort. I stayed right here a number of instances after I went to weblog conferences again over 10 years so and cherished it. It’s the good resort! Sure, Parker is identical peak as her mother!
Lauren stated Alex cherished sitting out on the balconies overlooking the gardens and all of the individuals under. I keep in mind that too!
They did some actions in downtown Nashville and stated that they had a good time. Lauren likes to journey together with her ladies they usually have seen and carried out lots of their younger lives, which is nice for them.
As far and Mark and I, we’re having fun with our yard pool and most days you’ll discover us right here, floating within the pool. I’m recognized to take my ebook on the float too and luxuriate in studying. We’ve had some scorching and humid days, so it’s good to have a pool to chill off in, we’re grateful we’ve it, though it’s extra work for Mark. He takes care of all our yard work in addition to the pool, however we nonetheless have a pool firm are available in each 2 weeks to wash and examine the degrees for us.
As far and me and my hip surgical procedures, I’m now 1 yr previous the primary one and eight months previous the 2nd, so I’m effectively on my strategy to full therapeutic. They are saying it takes a yr to fully heal. I went to bodily remedy for about 4 months for my decrease again which was giving me suits after my second surgical procedure, however it’s feeling so a lot better now. I’m persevering with to leap on my rebounder at the least 5 to six days every week and find it irresistible! I really feel like my legs are getting stronger and my steadiness is healthier too. I do 10 to twenty min. courses on my rebounder. I nonetheless go to the health club 2 or 3 instances every week and elevate weights for higher and physique work, so I’ll proceed to try this for now, however the ladies I comply with on rebounding courses, I Soar As an alternative, solely do rebounding and they’re each very toned 40 yr outdated twins. In order that’s encouraging to see they’re constructing muscle tissues too! I need to keep sturdy and have stamina, in order that’s what I’m engaged on. Leg energy is so necessary as we age too, in order that’s what I’ll work on as effectively.
Miss Daisy is 5 years outdated now and so rotten! She’s positively a sofa potato and I don’t make her go exterior besides later afternoon when it’s shady within the again, apart from her walks exterior to do her enterprise. She continues to deliver us every day pleasure and is an effective pet with an perspective.
She loves to observe the deer and different wildlife, in order that’s why she wears this ball harness to maintain her contained in the fence. You’ll be able to see why! She will slide proper by that fence if she didn’t have them on.
That’s about it for us! We’re heading to the seaside in a few weeks, again to St. George Island with a few of Mark’s household and we’re enthusiastic about that. Every week a the seaside is all the time enjoyable to stay up for, enjoyable, studying, consuming plenty of seafood and simply being collectively. In September, we head to England, Scotland, and Eire, so we’re very enthusiastic about that journey as effectively. It’s been over a yr in planning and I can’t imagine it’s lastly virtually right here! We’ve by no means been to any of these international locations and may’t wait to see them for ourselves. I hope you all get pleasure from an attractive summer time no matter you might be doing. That is the time to chill out and benefit from the season! I’m loving the slowed down tempo of life now and a relaxed perspective on running a blog and social media. We love this stage of life!
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