Birthday Weekend

Keith survived his first week of his second job . . . barely! We're so thankful he has the next two weeks off from Delta so he can get used to the physical strain of this job. He says it's a job that's paying him to lose weight! He's already lost FIFTEEN pounds. This weekend, I made sure he got lots of rest and nourishment. We shopped for more water bottles, Gatorade and Ensure to make sure he's getting enough fluids. He also got some more ankle wraps to protect his ankles.

We also got the girls safe and sound from camp on Friday. Each had a great time. As a result, though, I'm now officially behind on the laundry again. I survived the extra laundry from Keri Lynn and Kristofer's return from camp, from our trip to California, from our latest vomiting fun, and from Keith's extra dirty clothes from warehouse work. But when Kathleen and Kylie came back with damp comforters and sheets, towels and clothes, I gave up! This whole weekend, I just let the house go to pot and the laundry pile up. I was TIRED!

On a much more positive note, we celebrated Keith and Kylie's birthday on Saturday! Keith turned 43 and Kylie turned eight! Kylie will have a birthday party probably on Friday, so we concentrated on Keith's birthday primarily. We all went to Wal-Mart in search of The Perfect Gift. I ended up buying a whole bunch of guy flicks and munchies to go with them. I think he liked it. We presented it to him then had cake and we all wore goofy sunglasses and teeth. It's the Johnson way!

We had two cakes, one with "43" on it and one with "8" on it. Kathleen said that now we have numbers for when Daddy turns "83" AND "84"! I'm sure he appreciated that very much.

On Sunday night at church, the kids who went to Camp Sonshine performed the songs they had learned, and Kathleen acted in a skit with eight other fourth and fifth graders. Kylie would have been part of the singing, but she'd had trouble with a cough during the weekend and decided she was too tired. Kathleen did a very nice job with her lines. Next year promises to be a good acting year for her in that the fifth graders are given the bigger roles before they move on to middle school and are then part of the youth group.

And so we come to today. I finally got my own act together and got the house cleaned up again (mostly!) Boy, it was a mess! I'm still behind in the laundry because I also needed to go get groceries today. We were so short on food that when I got up this morning, Kristofer and Keri Lynn were re-enacting Dawn of the Living Dead. Keith did a little work on or flower beds out front and then came in for a nap before his big first day of the week back at work.

We're starting to gear up for the new school year. Keva's teacher called and would like to meet with Keva at least once before school starts on August 7 -- only TWO weeks away. She'd like to either come to our house or meet with Keva at school -- whatever we feel comfortable with! How about that! So far, Keva's class is made up of six sixth graders, one teacher and two aides. So far it looks likes she'll have another good year with a good teacher.