We've been enjoying the waning days of summer. We've had a little cooler weather, but still mostly warm, and we've been getting in all the water play we can, which is especially nice when Cooper gets filthy "working" in the garden.
Speaking of my garden, it is still doing well. We've got quite a few things still coming in, including my experiment for the year, loofah. Yes, just like the sponge you may have used for your bath. This is what they look like, growing on a vine. If all goes well, I'll soon pick them, peel them, and wash them, and we'll have lots of loofah sponges . . . probably more than we'll be able to use for the rest of our lives. Oh well.
We had a visit this month from my Aunt Gene, my mom's oldest sister, and her husband, who live in Richmond, Virginia. They are both in their mid- to late-eighties but are doing remarkably well. This is my mom on the left and Aunt Gene on the right, at McNamara's, the Irish restaurant where we ate with them, one of our favorites.
We started back to Community Bible Study a few weeks ago. Cooper, who had been really looking forward to going, decided when we got there that he was going to be shy and laid down in the doorway of his classroom, refusing to go in.
In the end though, with a little coaxing from Mommy, he went in, and had a wonderful time. I am loving watch him grow and develop a heart for Jesus.
He also loves music and goes about the house singing and playing his keyboard or whatever other instrument he can find. Don and I are glad of this too and look forward to seeing what musical talent he will hopefully end up developing.
For Labor Day, we had a church picnic at Long Hunter State Park. We went on a 2-mile walk around the lake with a few friends from church and saw lots of cool wildlife, including several deer.
My friend Debby decided to do an art class for preschoolers at her house. We have just been one time so far, and Cooper really enjoyed it. We will probably do that twice a month.
