Hello everyone.

We had a good shopping trip yesterday and actually found some bargains, but my legs are still tired from so much walking. We got to the outlet mall around 10:00 and left at 4:00 to head over to the Ikea store where we walked around for another three hours. My niece got new summer clothes for the two girls and she and I found some things for ourselves as well. By the time we got half way around the mall we had more than we wanted to carry and ended up renting a cart to haul it in. When we were finally back in the car she said something about being glad we had the cart, and I told her that if we had not rented that cart we'd have saved money because we wouldn't have bought so much.

After church I went for a cookout with my aunts and uncles and now I'm keeping my great niece and nephew who are 7 and 9. They aren't too much trouble except for when they argue over whose turn it is to play Wii games. I keep telling them there are plenty of games where two can play at once, but they don't seem to be interested in those......guess the argument is as much fun as the actual game for them. Alex has gotten interested in a computer game and Katie has control of the Wii right now, and if they stay quiet for long enough I think an afternoon nap will be in order.

Have a wonderful holiday tomorrow and don't forget our veterans!