Can't Get Enough of Friends

We had such a lovely week. A friend came on Monday to help Phil preg-check some cows. He stayed maybe seven hours.

Two friends came on Tuesday to help Phil tag cows. They stayed for four hours.

Wednesday Phil had his Bible study in town that he loves.

Thursday we had Bible study at a friend's house.

Friday I went to dinner up in town with two friends. We had a lovely four and a half hour visit. Soul-satisfying.

Saturday we had a friend cancel on us, due to the flu, but we had a party to go to in the evening, so we still had four hours or so of friend time.

And Sunday we went to a restaurant after church to watch the World Cup match between the Netherlands and Mexico. We wanted the Netherlands to win, but that was a pretty brutal way to do so. (I got to watch the goalie Ochoa in action, though, so it was still a win for me.) And then we all sat and talked until 3:15pm. The boys are so good. They watched the game, sat quietly, went to the car, and generally got along well.

So, from a people standpoint, we are doing fabulously.

From a work standpoint, life goes on. The boys are doing some schoolwork again. Phil used his new mower (only broke one of the blades thus far; based on how rough the mowing sounded, I'm surprised any part of it still works). Caleb has turned out to be a true water baby: he will sit in the tub and splash and laugh. I think maybe Jadon and Isaiah did that, but the next two had a strong aversion to water, so it is fun to have a tub for him to splash in.

People comment on Caleb's happy demeanor wherever we go: "I've never seen such a happy baby!" With two parents and four older brothers to smile at him all the time, no wonder.