Topic: People/Family stories
This is the best summer picture ever to make people who live in Phoenix smile. I borrowed it from Cathee's Just a Sojourner on this Planet blog. She is a fellow desert dweller and a fellow blogging friend. My dog would hand over all her chewy rawhides she has hidden under my rose bushes, her pig's ears (which I won't touch) that Maggie gives her on weekends and her wonderful tennis ball to have one pile of snow like this fortunate polar bear! She gets so hot in the yard in this summer desert heat that we've taken to 'dipping' her twice a day in the pool. She won't go in by herself (or even into a small child's wading pool...she is afraid of everything!), so we dip her. I could see her lying on this ice, melting to the shape of her dog body. lol I tried to bring her inside today, but she was all nervous and just wanted to go back outside.....silly dog.
Summertime is hard on the kids too. Yesterday Charles went off to Children's Camp, along with Maggie, up in the mountains. Even though the Arizona desert is extremely hot this time of year, the mountains, with 80 degree days is just a 2 hour drive, so we have wonderful camp and retreat facilities all over northern Arizona. Pray for them this week. Our church took about 30 people up there this week!
So I'm at home with my 2 teenagers this week, hanging out.
Bethany works every day this week, serving chicken to the hordes at the mall, while Emma has a friend visiting for several days. Today Bethany only works for 4 hours, so I let Emma and her friend hang out at the mall until she gets off work. I hope they are having fun....cuz I am enjoying the nice, quiet afternoon!
