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July 26, 2020

Bathroom upgrade!

Last year we decided we would not take a vacation in 2020.  (Thank you, LORD, for leading us that way!)  We knew we needed to invest in the house a little and update some areas.  We’ve already put in new lights and I’ve painted or stained a number of rooms and fixtures. 

The old, ugly shower was way out of our league however, and we hired Cunningham Remodeling to fix that.  He was able to come and assess during lockdown, but he couldn’t do any work until the governor allowed it. 

This is the old room.

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I pretty much shopped every chance I had during lockdown.   It’s funny how busy Lowes was throughout April and May.  It was always crowded and it was nice to see people out and about.

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My friend Diane fielded a nice handful of questions along the way.

And then finally Tom and Judah were able to come and do the bathroom.

They started on June 29th and finished on July 7th, pausing for a three day weekend.

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They set up this plastic buffer to hold some of the dust out of the bedroom.  We had to zip ourselves into and out of the bedroom.  It was like we were glamping.

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Tab spray painted our light fixture.

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After they finished with the shower and the floor, it was John’s turn. 

We’d had to wait MONTHS for our sink top/vanity to arrive.  I ordered it in May and it kept getting backordered, for, you know, virus reasons.  The plant in Indiana that makes them was closed.

When they finally arrived John was able to finish our side of the bathroom.

We wanted to do a ship lap look like we’d done in the laundry room a few years ago.

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And then we made some shelves and I had to go to Greece Lowes for the last large round mirror (in my price range) in the region.

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And I LOVE IT!

July 22, 2020

Camp Cherith Day three

We made it through breakfast without rain.

And then in CAME with a vengeance. 

I momentarily considered calling it a day and heading home, but we decided to just wait it out, and I’m so glad we did.

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Amidst just a drizzle, we did our nature activity.  Our leader for this was the director of the camp.

She was such a delight to talk with.  We had a number of friends in common.

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We examined some pond water, and Katriel found a tadpole!  Someone found a snail!

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Our last activity was hiking.  First we found some quotes and scriptures about being in nature.

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We had our last meal – a lovely lunch.

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And then we went to the Tuck Shop and purchased some souvenirs and ice cream for our trip home.

IT WAS SO AWESOME!

July 21, 2020

Camp Cherith day two

We woke by 7 to a glorious morning and headed off to breakfast by 8AM.  We came back to our cabin to do our devotions, and then we went to our first activity, which was swimming.  I didn’t take my camera.  I sincerely enjoyed, to the core of my being, my conversations with the two women who are swim instructors/life guards.  One was from FL and one from IL.  I was so soothing to talk with them and find they felt the same way I do about this “pandemic” and the lockdowns.  They also were so encouraging to my reluctant swimmer and they played with Katriel and their cool toys.  Our family had the WHOLE POOL to ourselves. 

We headed back to the cabin to prepare for our next activity.

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ARCHERY!

Our wonderful archery instructor does this FOR FREE every summer as a ministry.  God bless these leaders.  I am just in awe.

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My girls are naturals!

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Tab shoots left.

I even took a turn.

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WE WERE HUNGRY!

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Then we went outside for our post-lunch devotional activity.

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This one focus on how we need people in our lives to support and encourage us.

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We had cabin quiet time.  Here she is reading her Bible storybook to me.

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Finally we had a craft period.

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Again, we had a lovely adult leader who met my girls where they each were at for crafting.  Different than at home, where mom is all about calculating the mess, our leader was all about helping them see their vision come to be.

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We hurried back to the cabin for swim suits and we were at the Tuck Shop the moment it opened for our daily ice cream.

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Tab used free time to read while we hit the pool again.

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Dinner was delicious.

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We played on the lawn a bit.

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Then a game before campfire games.

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Our family was the only group to finish the map relay race on time.  Tab is an expert mapper.  (It runs in the family.)

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Devotions and treats.

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And SLEEP!

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