PALMER FAMILY: Summer Time

Friday, September 4, 2009

Summer Time

We had a good summer, it went by fast. I quit my job at the college in June, I love being home. Delaney played tennis this summer and took 3rd out of 24 kids in the tournament. Delaney did such a good job and improved so much this year.

It was quite an adjustment for me staying home this summer. I have worked for so long and not had kids all day at home, maybe next summer I will be able to get some kind of schedule done so I don't go crazy.

The bowrings adopted the cutest little girl from china, her name is Brinley. Brinley is 6 years old, so she is around my girls age. They had fun with her this summer.

After a summer full of kids all day at home, school finally started, it was the best part of summer. Here they are giving their best smiles they could give that day. The older they get the smaller the smile. Delaney was the most excited and the youngest, so she is still somewhat excited about school. On the other hand I had to almost force Payton to give me a smile (funny).

Halli started school. I thought I wouldn't be so sad, but when I dropped her off she turned the corner and I didn't see her again, and she didn't even care (how sad is that). Halli was so excited for her first day of school. Now that school has been going for a few weeks she is not so excited and actually says it is boring (typical kid).

1 comment:

scoot and sara said...: Your kids are so cute! I can't believe how fast they are growing up!; September 5, 2009 at 10:16 PM

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Here is a poem that was sent to me from a friend at work. It really makes you stop and think about what is important in life.

FAMILY
I ran into a stranger as he passed by, "Oh excuse me please" was my reply.He said, "Please excuse me too; I wasn't watching for you."We were very polite, this stranger and I. We went on our way and we said goodbye.But at home a different story is told, How we treat our loved ones, young and old. Later that day, cooking the evening meal, My son stood beside me very still. When I turned, I nearly knocked him down. "Move out of the way," I said with a frown. He walked away, his little heart broken. I didn't realize how harshly I'd spoken.While I lay awake in bed, God's still small voice came to me and said, " While dealing with a stranger, common courtesy you use, but the family you love, you seem to abuse. Go and look on the kitchen floor, You'll find some flowers there by the door. Those are the flowers he brought for you. He picked them himself: pink, yellow and blue. He stood very quietly not to spoil the surprise, you never saw the tears that filled his little eyes."By this time, I felt very small, And now my tears began to fall. I quietly went and knelt by his bed; "Wake up, little one, wake up," I said. "Are these the flowers you picked for me?" He smiled, "I found 'em, out by the tree. I picked 'em because they're pretty like you. I knew you'd like 'em, especially the blue." I said, "Son, I'm very sorry for the way I acted today; I shouldn't have yelled at you that way." He said, "Oh, Mom, that's okay. I love you anyway." I said, "Son, I love you too, and I do like the flowers, especially the blue."FAMILY Are you aware that if we died tomorrow, the company that we are working for could easily replace us in a matter of days. But the family we left behind will feel the loss for the rest of their lives. And come to think of it, we pour ourselves more into work than into our own family, an unwise investment indeed, don't you think?