He has been working very very hard and excelling at his new job. He is enjoying having something to do. He is much more relaxed and chill now that he is busy and working hard. It is such a joy to see him loving me by working so hard to provide for us.
I do miss my sisters terribly. They came for a few days for the wedding but 4 days was certainly not enough time spent with them. They bring me such joy and strength. Chad has been so good about spending 100 % of his time off work entertaining me since I am alone all day while everyone is at work that I have been way to distracted and enjoying my husband to be too sad about missing them. I talk to them as much as I can so that helps too.
I have been setting up my classroom every few days so it will be ready for my cuties come Aug 14th! I cannot wait for the school year to start, but I am also really nervous. My room is Dr. Suess and it all red, blue, and yellow. It is so much fun! Pictures will be up soon....maybe.
My parents put down our dog Marksberry's Captain Maxwell...aka Max. Last weekend so we suprised my parents to help them not think about our dead dog. We got a cookie cake and made homemade ice cream. It was a bummer that Max is gone. He was a good dog for sure, just very very old. He loved to swim but was totally scared of fireworks. He loved to go roller blading with Haley, but liked to take off into the street from the back yard and has been hit a car.
Ok, ending this blog. We are really enjoying Franklin. Dale and Teri are AMAZING! Their house is so much fun with a big pool! They are soooo sweet to let us live in their guest house all of July and into August. It is a cute little town and it is an easy drive o Bryan for school. I miss all of my friends but this down time is teaching me a ton.
How about a few pictures...mostly from the Johnson Family Reunion on July 4th.
1.Playing "The Newlywed Game" at the hotel with Steven, Ashley, Elizabeth, DJ, Jared, and Kathryn....all married 6 years or under
2. The kids in the pool at reunion. There we 68 people. Tons of kiddos swam ALL day all three days. This is Dale and Teri's house where we are staying. This is the AWESOME backyard.
3. This is Dale and Teri. Dale is Chad's 1st cousin. This is the gracious couple that is housing us for the time being. They are absolutely wonderful!! Love Em!
4. The Johnson Siblings. This is why the family is so big. 9 kids from Ed and Stella Johnson. They are in no particular order.
L to R: Uncle Bobby, Aunt Mary, Aunt Linda, Larry (Dad-in-Law) , Aunt Jo (standing in for Uncle Jim), Uncle Donnie, Uncle Billy, Uncle Jerry (current living oldest), Nathan (standing in for Uncle Tommy)
5. The Larry Johnsons. Me, Chad, Larry, Marilyn. Missing Kim who was as camp still. My new family. Check out my new short hair! I cut 6 inches off after the honeymoon!!
There will be plenty more to come. Stay tuned...
Ok, love to all!!
Karen Johnson :)
