I feel so happy this weekend. We have had a little bit of a hard time with money since we've been back from Colorado. We are playing "catch-up" from the trip. So we haven't been able to spend much on groceries. Just the very BASIC items. I have had to be very creative the last 3 weeks, to make dinner. Our refrigerator was almost completely EMPTY. I was waiting until payday and would go grocery shopping today and get just enough to get us through this next week. Well yesterday morning, I got a call from a sister who owns a restaurant here in town, and her family is moving to Colorado and she asked if I would come help her pack up the restaurant. I didn't have much going on, and I wanted to be helpful to her, so I said yes. I worked ALL day yesterday and at the end of the day, she gave me SOOO much food. She didn't want to take perishable items. I was SO happy, my refrigerator, freezer and cabinets are full again. I can't even explain how much food she gave us, but we will be good on food for a little while!!! It was so nice of them, and I'm SO grateful!!!
When I returned home from Colorado, I noticed that a part of my driveway was wet and had mildew growing on it. I asked Ryan about it and he said that it had been that way for quite a while. I didn't think much of it. One month has went by and our driveway has never dried up. There is a fire hydrant about 5 feet from our driveway, and we figured that there was a water leak somewhere by that hydrant. Finally yesterday Ryan told me to call the city and inform them that there is a definite leak by that fire hydrant. So that was my plan was to call the city today and have them come out and look at it. Well, this morning, I got up, and was getting the kids ready for school, and started hearing some loud machinery. I just figured it was somewhere in our neighborhood and didn't think a lot about it. Then, when I went outside to drive the kids to school, I saw several men in our driveway. I had NO idea they were going to be working at our house, it was a total shock. They were sawing our driveway when I left to take the kids to school. Then about an hour later, I glanced outside and noticed that they were digging a great big hole in our driveway. I was very glad to see that the problem was getting fixed. I thought it was kind of funny that the DAY that I was going to call them about this problem, they were already there fixing it. LOL. I honestly don't know how long this process will take, but I will be glad when it is fixed. Ryan will be so shocked when he comes home and his parking spot is not there anymore ;) So that is what is going on here at my house, along with my own daily chores. How is everyone's day going out there?
We went camping at Silver Jack reservoir. I hadn't been camping since I was about 3 months old, which I definitely don't remember. So I was VERRRRY happy to finally get to see what it was like. And I LOVED it!!! I can't wait to go again.
This is one of my very closest friends, 
We ran into some ugly weather on the way home from Colorado. This is about 1 hour from Denver. Yes, it is snowing in August, how crazy is that?!?!
And last but not least, here are my children on their first day of school. Aren't they CUTE!!!
Left to right: My sister, Sue; Me; My Mom, Nora; and my sister, Peggy 
My sister, Sue and her family
