Remembering

Remembering tonight how when Mia was little in H's old car bed when I was tucking her in and reading her a story, before I would leave she wanted me to 'pat' her head...where has the time gone? She is getting to be such a big girl, 5 this summer! Pat my head! She was coughing so much tonight after going to bed she threw up a little poor thing and I went in and started smoothing her hair and I remembered that, wow the things we forget. I wish I could remember every single special little thing with all my kiddos...

Five

Anna is five months old today!  Storm today! Got school work done but it wasn't pretty today!

Surprises

Sunny day. Mom came over this morning after not talking to her since H's game in Kensington almost a month ago. Hunter had his Anatomy exam yesterday, Physics today and will have Pre Calc tomorrow. Thomas' Lego set came  in the mail today so we let Mia open the dollhouse which had been downstairs for about two years.  They both had fun playing with it this afternoon. School going well. Still have some home organizing to do....priorities remember, God first in all things. Remember the seasons of life, the kids will not always be small.

Today

Called Hunter tonight. He had a game this afternoon in Middlebury. Tied 5-5. They were up 5-1. He got hit from behind at the beginning of the second and hurt his lower back. Other player kicked out. He managed to get two assists! He has an anatomy test on the eye tomorrow. Exams start next week for him. He was tired and going to bed.

Joe and Thomas went out for a few groceries before our ham supper. Got a bit more straightening up today. Plan for more tomorrow. School is going not too bad! Gotta keep it together!

The Baptism of our Lord

H's team finished up their weekend in Stanstead Quebec this morning 9 a.m. with a loss of 4-1. Was not able to watch as we were back at Catechism and Mass this morning. Hard getting back into the swing of things and of course trouble with the car door too. Sun was out today. Thomas and Mia watched Star Wars while the rest of us napped. Sophia came over late afternoon and they played outside with her for half an hour or so. Dad came in and bought us KFC for supper. Big cleaning plans for tomorrow  and back at school. God help me, I'm overwhelmed with much and sad that H may not be back here next year as I had greatly hoped. Scouts were on the lookout for him this weekend. Almost done of the yummy cheesecake Joe made the other day. Thanking God we are pretty much back to good health.

Cabin Fever

Feeling better today but we're  still all out of sorts. I did manage to finally break out the gingerbread house which I had hoped H could have helped the kids with, sigh. A lot of sighing lately. I fell flat on my face right out of the gate this year. This sickness just knocked us totally out of whack. Feeling tired and overwhelmed and a little stressed and a bit disgusted with things and people! Sad the Christmas season is almost over. Again I feel like I missed something.....Praying for God's grace to pull me up by the bootstraps, again, for the thousandth time today, this week, this month....Hang in there me. God will help me get through each day and keep my priorities straight! Don't sweat the small stuff!

End of an illness!