As I downloaded pictures from my phone I was struck by what good people we have in our lives. We have been away a lot this summer but definitely had some pretty fun times the days we've been home. We have good friends. School really cramps the social calendar, once you become big kids and are at school all day learning and such. Some of our friends go to other schools or live farther away. With my momma friends we are busy in our homes, with our littles, running to the lessons, teams or callings, some are working but summer is a great time to catch up!! Woohoo to no rushing, no schedules.
Nathaniel had a backyard party to celebrate the end of the school year. His backyard was like a gym, so many fun things!!!!! His Grandma is a teacher so seriously had the BEST backyard activities set up, she had connections :) She keeps telling me that when I am ready to go back to work we should team teach, Tricia is so awesome I would love that when the time comes.
Grandpa Ed needed to park his '64 GMC Suburban in our driveway for a few days so we went joyriding with our friends the Nelson boys, hit up a nearby park and just enjoyed the sunshine. Classic summer! Cruisin and park playing.
Our sweet friend Isla has the FUN-EST toys to make a rock band with. The ladies got into costume and everything!! I had to take a video and send it to Mr. P because it was so darn cute. Seriously, the cutest. Isla's momma Tina is a lady who always has good mom advice and values the same things I do so it is nice to be in her company and get to visit, watch our ladies play together. It is crazy to think that our friendship started almost 5 years ago at a Rhymes & Story time program in the community. Such a great family!
We wrote up a Summer Bucket List when school first got out and visiting the Humane Society was on our list. Giving animals some love, absolutely! When I lived in Fort McMurray, before kids I would often go walk dogs at the SPCA and loved being able to cuddle and pet little critters. Our girls are also animal lovers so we invited our friend Hazel, picked up my friend Julie and went to cuddle some kittens. It turns out they didn't have very many dogs but there were oodles of kitties. It was pretty hard to come home without one.....sigh.
I am a social gal, absolutely an extrovert and I am buoyed up by my friends. A few of us planned a late dinner date (post bedtime so we could help our husbands with the total of 12 kids we 4 have ;) It was such a blast and nice to laugh, perhaps cry and have a yummy meal someone else made! I have friends who I learn different things from and these gals in particular remind me that the role I have chosen is of value, I never feel less then. They listen when Graham is on shutdown for months out of the year, they feed my soul and they literally feed me having my girls and I over for dinner. They are gems.
Because our friends are so good to me when Graham works shutdown I have a summer goal to host some BBQ's this summer, to have my girl friends and their families over. Many a night my sister or my girlfriends have just added three plates to their dinner table and told us to stay, good people to have in your life.
I like to give my Young Women from church a little back-to-school gift and I always include a little laminated card with a quote about education and a quote about friendship and it says;
FRIENDS
"Choose your friends carefully.
They will greatly influence how you think and act,
and even help you determine the person you will become.
Choose friends who share your values...
a true friend will encourage you to be your best self.
Go out of your way to be a friend
to those who are shy or do not feel included."
~ For the Strength of Youth
Such good advice for everyone not just the youth. Grateful for good friends!
~ Mrs. P
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