A very busy week!

I love Saturday nights! I always look forward to Sunday, particularly Sunday morning worship. And a relaxing afternoon as a family. This week has been so extremely busy that I am really looking forward to our Sabbath day of rest tomorrow!

Monday began with the WHEE homeschool group - a great morning of classes and prayer and share time for me. I love the time with the other moms each week! And then Monday night was a huge blessing - a Mom's Night Out for the moms of the Hempfield homeschool group! It was wonderful! A very encouraging evening and lots of chocolate!

Tuesday was busy with schooling, lesson planning for my Kindergarten class and numerous other tasks.

Weds. was Joel's costume fitting at the theatre. He has several costumes and a wig and various head coverings. I'm always amazed how totally transformed he becomes when he is in costume and wig. Barely recognizable. He is very excited about the upcoming show season which starts in just 3 weeks!

Weds. night was a fun fellowship with the ladies Bible study. We ate delicious foods and played games and fellowshipped. Very nice!

I already wrote about awful Thursday - after being up most of the night Weds. night. Somehow by God's grace, I made it through that day of teaching!

Friday was busy getting Ivy's and Jaden's Egyptian costumes ready for Trick-or-treating. We also had a very full school day closing out our week of study of Ancient India. Joel had a science exam and scored an A plus!! That made the day extra happy!

Friday night, Mark took the kids trick-or-treating and I stayed home and got to sip warm apple cider, read a book and give out candy to the occaisional trick-or-treaters. Living on a culdesac off of a dead end street means that we don't get very much traffic or trick-or-treaters here. We have lots of candy left over... I always buy too much.

Today, Ivy served as a volunteer at the Water Street Rescue Mission in Lancaster. She and her GEMS teacher and some of the other girls sorted clothing at the thrift store at the center. It was a mini-missions trip for the girls and I was happy that Ivy was able to serve. She really enjoyed it and hopes to do it again.

Tonight was a Fall Fun Block Party for our neighborhood! Most of the block turned out and we had a good time. There were games for the kids, a moon bounce, crafts, bobbing for apples, a pumpkin pinata, and lots of food - everyone brought a covered dish. The weather has been absolutely perfect - it was in the low 70s today! Great day for being outside. And the leaves are about at peak too.

The only bad thing of this day was that one of our children (who will remain un-named) broke our bedroom window with a ball. It was inevitable - we knew it would happen sooner or later. We have warned about it many times, but alas - it most likely will never happen again! Our child felt very bad about it and will be buying us a new window.

So it was a very busy week! But I am very thankful for the extra hour of sleep tonight! Don't forget to turn your clocks back one hour!