We Did It

We made it to my friends house and back with no major incident whatsoever. It actually was a really nice drive and we had a great time visiting with old friends.

The kids played dodge ball, swam, watched movies, and play Wii just to name a few things. We all played the new UNO game together which was lots of fun. (Note to self for Christmas.)

We ate fabulous food. My friend is an awesome cook and baker. We had homemade pizza and bread and cinnamon rolls and spaghetti and hamburgers.

She is my friend who I learned about milling wheat and baking bread from. So, we spend a little bit of time working on my skills and learning some new ones. So that was really cool!

We hung out and talked. Tried to answer all of life's questions. Talked about homeschooling and family life with four kids. She has four as well. Hers are all boys! I think she enjoyed having some girls around for a change.

There home is beautiful and is in a really pretty part of the country. Who knew North Alabama had so many rolling hills. The kids were amazed. We also found out it snows there! Over looking their pool is one of those big rolling hills and I can just imagine the view in the fall and winter is spectacular.

I don't have any pictures. Which is really disappointing. With three adults and eight kids ranging in age from 10 to 10 months, it just never seemed like the right time. Oh well. We have the pictures in our memories. And some day we will go back.

Yes, we enjoyed venturing out to see our friends. But, the whole thing was kind of liberating. We are at the stage where we can DO things, kind of hassle free and THAT was kind of cool.

It opens up all kinds of possibilities for the future. . .