decisions, decisions....

It has been a long week and we are all a little tired. I (Janelle) have been enjoying my summer very much staying home and taking care of Bennett, along with keeping the house together. We both would love for me to be able to quit my job and stay home with Bennett all the time. There are of course a lot of concerns about money and all that, but after a lot of thought and prayer, we decided to take the plunge. I put in my resignation at work, which was really hard for me, on Thursday afternoon. I have made a lot of friends at work and really liked what I did there, but really think we have made the right decision (even though I didn't sleep a wink Thursday night after the fact). I am learning a bookkeeping program and will be taking over doing Dale's books for Swager Trucking and am also learning to organize our personal life on there as well.
That's our news for now!

Our Summer Travels

Okay, so I am finally updating our blog. It has been a busier summer than we anticipated, but it has all been great fun.

We went camping for a weekend at Scharnberg Park, close to Spencer, Iowa, with Mark and Amanda. The weather was really nice and we managed to go swimming for a little while before the wind storm came upon us. That was okay though, we were all ready to retire to our campers and take a little nap anyway. Bennett did really well camping, he didn't sleep through the nights, but he didn't do much complaining!
Derek and Kari's wedding was in Albert Lea, MN on July 1st (leave it to Jimmy to get married on Canada Day!!!) It was a great wedding and we had so much fun. Bev, Michelle and I were all groomsmen for Derek. It was a blast seeing everyone again.

While we were in Winnipeg (just Bennett and Janelle went, Dale went back home to work), Mom, Evelyn, Julie and Janelle and kids went to Pine Ridge Hollow for lunch and then for a walk through Bird's Hill Park. There was quite a proud Grandma on our hands:)

Okay, so I think that brings us up-to-date. We are having a quiet week of softball games, dr.appointments, helping a friend roof their house, etc.