update....

Micheal is away working for the weekend so we have had kind of a lazy couple of days as school is mostly finished and the weather has been so nice I've let the boys enjoy the extra time out side. I've been looking for a 'natural' sunscreen but haven't been able to find anything. Do any of you know of something? The boys are both fair just like their mom and so I know that they would burn easily, I've been able to prevent it so far but John is getting older and wanting to be out more and more and he is definitely the fairest (blond hair/grey eyes). I don't let them out between 11am and 4pm if at all possible and they always wear hats and often long sleeves and pants but that can be extremely hot when the weather is already warm.
This afternoon is our Sunday School Picnic and they will be out in the sun, so I think I will just have to lather them in Sunscreen. They are really looking forward to the picnic, we have a beautiful day for it. Last Sunday was the last day for Sunday School for the summer and it is always nice to have the break, although we never seem to get to the service on time even with the later start. I make excuses for myself, we live so far away, I'm often by myself, etc but it really is just a matter of time management that I need to improve in, so I will endevour to do better.
Both of the boys have colds, Wallace's is pretty well done but John's is raging on. The boy still hasn't learned to blow his nose, which is so frustrating, it just runs and runs. I keep trying to tell him to close his mouth and let the the air come out his nose, but to no avail it always makes it way out between the tightly pursed lips.
There a couple of forest fires in the area, the closest on being 40 km form here. There have been a couple of homes burned and many people have been evacuated from their homes. Pray for them if you think of it, our home is surrounded by bush and I think it would be very scary if there were a fire close to our home. It can be so destructive and so unpredictable, must be very scary for those that live close to them