Daniel and Sarah are back in school as of Monday. Summer was short and it has been hard to get the kids back into their school routine. We are working on it and I have a feeling they will have more homework next week as we officially start the grind.
Jacob is still off and won't go back until the end of August. I am not sure how things are going to work with the kids on two different school schedules, but we have done ok so far. Jacob has been great about helping me get some of the bigger jobs done around the house and I appreciate his willingness to work when he could sleep in.
Today he accompanied me to the temple. I am still working in the cafeteria on Wednesdays and he is old enough now to come with me. It was so nice to have him there with me. He was kept very busy in the baptistery and they were glad to have him. He came and ate lunch with me and then asked if he could go back. It was a wonderful experience and I am glad he wants to return.
We are so blessed to have good neighbors here. Our garden has not been a huge success this year and thankfully our neighbors have not had the same problem. They are willing to share too. We have enjoyed eating fresh green beans and squash this week, even a bell pepper. I can't wait for the fruit trees to be ready for picking. We have another month for the plum tree and October for the apple trees. We'll have to trade with our neighbors again this year so we can have more of a variety of foods to eat. We had so many apples last year we still have applesauce and apple butter. I guess it is time to eat it up!