Fantastic Friday.

Busy, busy day for the Tietjen clan today as

we are working so, so hard to get

our new home done! The difficulty is that

the home that we are renting while

building is 22 miles one way from our

new home. It is a total drag to drive up

there a bazillion times a day, which is

totally crucial at this point in the process.

Between our trips to Home Depot and

up the check on the workers:

*Mike had 4 skin cancers removed

*Luke had 9 warts on his left hand

removed

(By the way, they use beetle wing

juice in order to attack the

virus in your system that

causes warts.)

*Zach ran templates back and forth

for our exposed beam patio

*Sam played a round of golf

*Luke and I purchased school

supplies

*Tim ran Sam to and from McQueen

High School for the football game

*We got a pizza for $10

*I got a FREE Capriotti's

sandwich

*Put the finishing touches on

my dissertation proposal

*Mike got registered at the

hospital for Tuesday's surgery

*Luke and I picked up Mike's

prep meds for his surgery

*We laughed a lot and had a

great day knowing that we are

going to get into our new

home soon and that God's timing

is always perfect!

Whew!

I celebrated in bed with THREE of

my new favorite pomegranate

popsicles!