Fun Weekends

Our family has had some interesting weekends lately. Labor Day weekend, we had a yard sale with my Aunt Brenda and my younger brother. It was such a fun time. I enjoyed being able to have a very relaxed time sitting outside with my husband, children, brother and aunt. The Lord blessed us with some great weather for the sale as well. It was a great change from the normal scorching hot weather that we have been experiencing. We did not make too much money, but we did have great family time. It was worth it to me.

That Sunday we went to the home place of my husband's maternal great-grandmother. Every year, the Hadley family gets together the Sunday before Labor Day for a little family reunion. We had a good time of fellowship and conversation. During the afternoon, the ladies were sitting outside under a tree involved in conversation. The topic of age came up and I was asked my age. I proceeded to say that I was thirty, and my great aunts in-law (is that a real term?) all said that they could not even remember when they were thirty. Well, my mother-in-law's Aunt Margie said she only wished that she knew what she knows now when she was thirty. When asked what she would do differently, she said that she would have a career for a while, marry a rich man, have about five children, and then be a stay-at-home mom. She said she believed that it was very important for mothers to stay at home with their children and that many of the problems that we have in society are because children don't have their mothers taking care of them. The conversation did not go too much further, something was said about Dr. Phil, I don't remember what, I was still pondering on Aunt Margie's statement. While I don't agree with everything she said, I think it is very significant that she would acknowledge the importance of motherhood and the importance of a mother caring for her own children, in her later years.

Monday, Labor Day, the children were so excited because Shane was home for the day. We really did not have any plans for the day. We thought about going shopping, but had no confirmed plans. Well, that morning, we were invited by my dad to go fishing with him at Herb Parsons Lake. When my oldest daughter found out about the invitation, she was so excited. It was hard for us to keep her and my second daughter calm. In addition to my dad, my brother, sister and my aunt were all present. We had a good time with my family. My two oldest girls were able to ride in my dad's boat as well as a rented pontoon boat. They had so much fun. It is such fun to watch my children have fun. I was able to get a really cute picture of Shane and my oldest three children.

Well, this past weekend, we went to the International Goat Days Festival in Millington, TN. We had a great time. I have been very interested in goats for the past few years. I currently do not have the opportunity to have goats since we live in the city, but the Goat Days Festival gives me the chance to be around goats, learn a little about them each year, and also provides a wonderful day of activity for my family. My favorite thing to watch is the milking contest. My husband's favorite activity is the anvil shoot. My children's is the pony ride. This was the first time for my middle daughter and son to ride on a pony. They had a great time. They were looking forward to the pony rides all week. Shane and I invited our friends, the Arnolds to attend the festival with us. They spent the afternoon with us as well, which added to the great time that we had.

We are looking forward to this upcoming weekend. We are taking a trip to Nashville as a family. Hopefully, I will be able to blog about that this time next week.