What Next?: Vacation??...I don't think so...

Back in early July I decided to take a trip to Madison, WI for probably the last time. Steve and Janet found out about a week before I went there that they were going to move to Austin, Texas. And because they had so much to do...get the house ready to sell, pack, clean, etc. I decided to go out there to help. So, I took a couple of days off work to go do another type of work...PAINT! :)

We spent all of Saturday painting the living room....which took us ALL day. A part of the living room's ceiling is high...it goes up to the second floor....So steve was up on the ladder trying to get all the high parts. I went up that ladder only once and it was so shaky...it wasn't something that particularly enjoyed!

I had never really painted that much before..in fact, I don't think I've ever really painted much before helping Steve and Janet. It was a lot more exhausting than I thought it would be. All the tapping and making sure you don't miss any spots....it takes a lot out of someone. I don't know how people do this for a living!!

So, all of Saturday we did the entire living room and the hallway upstairs. By the time we were finishing the hallway, Mom, Dad, Kathy and the kids all drove up the driveway from the roadtrip from Montreal. They also came to help out and try to keep the kids entertained while Steve and Janet worked all week.

Austin was soooo good most of the day. He just sat in his "exersaucer" and watched us paint! He's so cute. He did pretty good on Monday when we also painted all the bedrooms and bathroom upstairs.

On Sunday, I decided to drive to Gurnee, IL for church to see a lot of old friends from the mission. Someone came up to me at church and when I introduced my mom to him said, "Oh Sister Theriault...that must mean you are done with your mission?" I smiled and told him that I've been done for over 3 years now..and since it was my first area it's actually almost been 5 years since I was a missionary there! :) I'm glad they still think it was like yesterday that I was there.

My mom and I also got to visit with some old friends from Montreal that had since moved to Gurnee...

On Monday..back in Madison...after another long day of painting, we all got go go see my niece Emily play T-Ball. I was way excited because I started playing softball for the first time this summer...