Weekend Wind-Down {July 25}

This week has been filled with family. In the past week, we only had one day where we did not have overnight company coming or leaving. July tends to be a busy month for us because we go to family camp, but it also seems our long-distance family passes through a bit, too. (Our visitors all had a different destination in mind but made a side-trip to see us.)

My sister, her son, and our mutual good friend came to visit. We went on a walk at the local park. It was nice to venture out to a new trail. Our friend took this picture of Big Sister.

Swim lessons also began for our oldest two children in addition to my dad also visiting. Ah. Family! I am grateful to say Brother is out of the beginner's class, finally. It's his third year! Big Sister is learning actual strokes and trying not to plug her nose in the water. Swim lessons exhaust all of us...it's well past 80 when we arrive at the outdoor pool at 9:15 in the morning.

This week on the blog:
Peanut Butter Chewy Granola Bars
Do What You Can, Not What You Dream
Nightstand Reading
A Mouse Called Wolf Re ader's Response Journal

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This week's featured posts are...

Baseball Round-Up Kids' Room Gallery Wall

Felt Christmas Ornament Cherry Bundt Cake
Felt Bauble Tutorial: Step by step directions to create a handmade felt sphere for the holidays, make it with thread or with hot glue.

Felt Bauble Tutorial: Step by step directions to create a handmade felt sphere for the holidays, make it with thread or with hot glue.

Initial Burlap Canvas
Initial Burlap Canvases- Love, Pasta and a Tool Belt

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4 comments

RenJuly 25, 2014 at 8:44 PM
Thank you so much for featuring my Felt Christmas Bauble. And thank you for all the parties you've hosted. I'll miss coming here to party.
Stacy @ Huddlenet.comJuly 25, 2014 at 9:41 PM
Thank you for hosting, I will definitely keep linking up! I completely understand about life being crazy right now!! Hope things settle down for you and your family. :)
~Stacy
An Almost Unschooling MomJuly 25, 2014 at 10:17 PM
We're starting into camp and company season here too - but thankfully got swimming lessons out of the way earlier in the summer while it was still cool out.
UnknownJuly 26, 2014 at 10:54 AM
Thanks for the feature ladies!!

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