Summer Vacation

This summer we wanted to take a "Big" trip with the children and each time we would plan something, it seemed like the Lord was telling us "No".  We were not (and still are not) completely sure why that was the case, but we decided to do "Day Trips" and have a "Staycation".  So each week my Husband and I would plan a different direction in Texas to head to.  Now, we did do a two/three night stay in the Dallas/Ft. Worth area and had a wonderful time.

For our "Staycation"  I made up Hotel guidelines for the "Glass Suites" and tried to make them close to the ones you see in Hotels.  I talked about helping the staff (Mom and Dad) and using the towel more than once.  I wrote on there how the Kitchen staff would need help setting the table, cooking, cleanup, etc.   I expalined how the Housekeeping staff would need assistance with laundry and keeping things picked up.   I then made a sign for each of their bed room doors, ours, the kitchen and laundry areas and put them up.  I went and bought a few (4) new hand towels, washclothes and put a small floor towel on the tub with soap, opened new hand soap to make it all seem new and fun.  Oh, each of the children had a new beach towel, so I used those for their new towels to dry with.  Allen and Makaela just thought this was the best ever and each night we made a "Big" deal about going to the "Glass Suites".  
Our daytrips were a lot of fun, some more educational than others, but we tried to have a mixed bag of things and keep them entertained.  It was a lot hotter this Summer and hard to do things outside, but we keept right on doing them.  The children had a good time in Dallas/Ft. Worth, we had several things ("free" included) planned out, some worked out, others did not, so we just learned to go with the flow.  
Thru this time, we were able to enjoy the children and just have fun, be a family and see what God had in store for us.  

We had a few more idea's in the works, but time ran out and my Husband had to returne to work, who know, we could do some on the weekends in the fall still.