Joys of Summer

My in-laws were in last weekend. It's always great to see and visit with them, not to mention that I can usually dragoon Don into helping me with various projects around the house, yard, and garage. Over the weekend, and partly with his gracious help, I managed to:

• Change the oil in the truck
• Tune up the mower for the summer season
• Clean out and tune up the grill
• Wrestle the children
  
• Preach another chapter of the book of Acts
• Swap out the grill tank for a refill
• Sweep out and clean the garage and get rid of some old junk
  
• Teach the final class on our denomination's statement of faith revision
  
• Convince Karen to mow and trim the grass
• Destroy a junky wooden box I had been meaning to take apart for two months
  
• Re-staple the insulation back up in our garage
  
• Burn the accumulated yard waste (sticks, leaves, bird nests, etc.)
  
• Take Karen out to dinner and shopping for her 36th birthday (big thanks on this to the in-laws so we could be alone!)
  
• Fix John's training wheels for the 875th time.
  
• Lead a new members class at my house
• Roast hot dogs and marshmallows with the family
• Enjoy the warmer weather