Trouble with a capital "T"

The weekend started off "harmless" enough. The big boys were Privates in a local Bible Boot Camp both Friday night and Saturday morning.  They loved learning about the Army of God military style, decked out in cammo gear. 

We have been checking the weather report several weekends in a row in order to avoid rain and seal our asphalt driveway.  Last weekend called for rain and it did not rain. This weekend, I think we must have been desperate to cross it off the list, and did not even THINK about checking the forecast.  Just after Andrew purchased & emptied another bucket of sealer and just before finishing the long awaited task, it began to look stormy. Storm it did!  We all stood in the garage and watched the black sealer run off the driveway and over the sidewalk, turning it black (thankfully hubby got it clean).  Money (thankfully only $21!) and time ran down the drain. We all started laughing and decided there was nothing we could do EXCEPT check the forecast next time. My husband, who can always exhibit a good attitude said, "Well, I will look at that as practice....and now I get to do it again, only better!" 

No big deal.     There was a break in the rain.  Then, just as hubby began to light the grill for dinner, it rained again!  He had to re-light the grill several times and grill our dinner in a downpour.  We laughed again. 

For our 30minutesontheboysturf time, we played a family game of TROUBLE which ended with Babyboy smashing his little fist on the dice "popper" which sent the game pieces flying.  Mommy, Daddy, Oldest, Middleson, and Babyboy were all declared winners!

Our family devotions were from Matthew 7 about the wise man an foolish man . We changed the song to "The foolish man sealed his driveway in the rain.......".  There are lessons to be found in everyday life circumstances! 

30minutesontheboysturf was NO trouble at all today!  Oldest and Middleson have turned the basement into a Construction Zone and are currently cleaning the job site!  I attempted to help and was told, "Only Employees are allowed.."  I guess I am not an employee. I did convince them to take a break so we could spend time together.  They wanted to look at photos from the past -- a total treat and trouble free!