It's the 25th of June, 2010. School was out for John Carroll on the 11th of June. And, boy, was I glad! As any homemaker knows, when you work away from home five days a week, whether full or part time, all the other work around your house gets put on the back burner. It waits until you have the time to do it. Well, I'm doing "catch up" now. Not only have I tried to get the house cleaned to a presentable level, I also do the garden work and see to the upkeep of the flowers and shrubs around the house. It's a very satisfying endeavor. So far I have trimmed the huge hedge beside my mother's front door and started cleaning out the stones and weeds in the small flower bed beside my deck. Well, the hedge trimming took two days in the 96 degree heat. I also got a light case of pollen poisoning again and couldn't talk normally for half a day.

Mother has helped me in the garden as much as her arthritic back will allow. We spent a couple days weeding in the garden and pampering the new seedlings with water since it hasn't rained much.

I love to sew also, so I have fixed four shirts for my hubby, cutting the long sleeves off above the elbows and making them short sleeves for the summer. Then, just yesterday I added material to one of my mother's blouses, making it a 3/4 sleeve. She doesn't like showing her ageing arms any more so she opts for longers sleeves. I try to accomodate her when I can.

Today I have spent a good part of the morning and early afternoon on my computer. I counted about 445 e-mails, probably half of them being "junk" mail which I have tried to delete. I know I'll have three more days of deleting before I'm done. The good thing is, I've just posted my devotional on the Portions of Grace blog site. This one is titled "School Bus Devotional". I hope it will be read by many who are seeking a spiritual uplift.

The four-legged members of this family are pacing the floor, anxious to be fed for the evening, so I will cut my blog short for the day. I leave you with blessings from God and His Son, Jesus.