I've been MIA yet again

I know I haven't posted anything for a long time. No excuses really, except that it's summer and I'm lazy.

It has been so hot here lately that the heat has got me drained of energy. Tonight was the full moon and I had meant to do a ritual with the family and the kids were looking foward to a ritual, but it is too hot to breathe outside. Seriously at midnight it was still 80 degrees outside. Maybe tomorrow night???

Dewayne and David and Daniel went down to the river a week or so ago and got a bunch of new rocks to redo the family fire pit. The old was was over 2 years old and in bad need of replacing. It was hard for me to replace it tho because my sister Concetta helped to build it for our midsummer ritual 2 years ago. I miss having her here and hearing her drum and sing around our fire.

We let the boys build the pit and this one is much larger than the last one. I told them we would need trees not logs to fill it lol. Of course it has been so hot we haven't even dedicated it yet *sigh*

I am looking foward to the new school year. Since we homeschool, I am always preparing for new learning adventures. I found a GREAT bargin at a yard sale. For $3 I got a big boxful of teacher's books that came from a public school. It has something for all grades as well as both special needs kids (Allison) and gifted kids (David and Daniel)

I also lucked into some encyclopedias and science encyclpedias for free at a library. The first set in on Daniel and Hunter's level and the Science books will be for David.

Also at this library, I got as many National Geographic magazines as I wanted for free, the ones I got date back to the 70's. I even found the one for the month and year I was born!!! And these things are in excellent shape!! (ok I know I'm a geek for getting all excited over old magazines but I don't care)

Oh on a Magickal note, Dewayne and I did a money spell about a week ago. Since the ex isn't paying child support, money is very tight. Two days later he got a call from his lawyer and a lawsuit he got a judgement for is about to pay up and the other day a check came in the mail that was owed to him for an insurance premium he overpaid. Much thanks to the Lord and Lady for blessing us.

In the upcoming weeks, we have a camping trip planned with some Pagan friends. It is always fun to get together with like minded people. Also our Pagan study group will be holding Lammas Ritual (albeit a week late) in a couple of weeks. After ritual we always have a potluck and socialize. I am greatly looking foward to that. (more on Lammas and it's meaning later)

I am also going to try to do a Lammas ritual with the family after the camping trip. I think we will still be campe dout on the actual day of Lammas, but since we will be with other Pagans, perhaps we will do a lil something then?

So that's a quick rundown of life in this Pagan family.

Blessed Be!