Outside my window: Ooh, yesterday it was SPRING! Sunny and mild; my heart did leap. Today...still spring, but in the foggy/muddy/wet vein of things. Actually, it's still quite cold. I took my little ones out on a walk one afternoon just to get out of the house. We found a nice little ditch of mud to explore.
So, yes, mud and wet is the theme. Boots can come off on the porch, but what to do with your dog? Reina comes in all bouncy and energetic (not unlike Tigger in Winnie-the-Pooh) and all I can do is direct her to her kennel until she can dry off--lest she hit her favorite roost: the couch!
But then again, not everyone lets a living rug lounge on the living room couches. I'm still undecided as to whether this makes me a good or a bad dog owner. I err on the side of being too permissive.
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Sort of the days that you look at your big furry labradoodle and think, "WHY???!!!!!"
(putting "get dog groomed" on my to-do list)
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And I should point out that sometime last fall (I think) we got new couches to replace the dreaded sectional--notice the dark charcoal grey color. That's called living and learning.
A few plans for the week: were cancelled when Aragorn twisted his ankle at practice last night. That's gonna bruise up and look a whole lot worse before it looks better. His double tournament games are looking like possible cancels. Gimli has a double-header tonight, though, so the family won't go into basketball withdrawal any time soon.
I'm updating this now that it is a week later. This weekend we had 10 (ten) games, two tournaments, and concession duty. Ouch.
Around the house (from a week ago): Since we thought we were sick of the Patriots, we went ahead and decided to root Falcons. Then we witnessed the most amazing comeback ever and sort of switched teams mid game. I still felt bad for the Falcons, but it was a fun game to watch.
And now for the crazy reveal. As in, revealing our family's craziness. We decorate for the Super Bowl. Well, I let the kids do it. Are we alone in this? Yes?
Now to pick the rest of the tape off of the ceiling.
Looking forward to: Valentine's Day!! I hope everyone stays healthy, because we are planning a party in our local library basement and I really really want to see all of my friends again! As all of our families grow, it is just too hard to get together. I hit up the Oriental Trading Company for fun crafts and surprises. My kids are excited. Now I just have to go buy about a dozen boxes of Valentines! (**Shout out to my beautiful little niece "Heni" who will celebrate her very first birthday that day! Can we just say that that is the perfect day for a little girl to turn One year old?! Love you my Henina! xoxo)
Prayers please: For my baby sister, who is all grown up, but still pulls on my heartstrings like the day she was born. She is pregnant with twins and scaring my pants off with her daily contractions. She's getting close...she's 34 weeks! It could be a few more weeks, but she's got me on pins and needles. Twin pregnancy is a wild and crazy world that for all of my children I cannot imagine navigating myself. My sister said that if I had twins, I would love my children so much that I'd just do it. I guess. My sister is making it look easy.
Thankful:
--For my sister (the preggo) dragging me and my kiddos to the local gym for homeschool gymnastics once a week this past month or so. Gets us out of the house and some exercise. Plus, I refuse to let my sister traipse around town without me--someone has to keep an eye on her!
--For any time I can find myself in the Adoration Chapel. 5 minutes, an hour--I'll take any time I can get!
--For Galadriel reading four (4) Nancy Drew books in the past week or two. She's on a reading tear and this girl couldn't really read. I'm not sure if it's the vision therapy or the fact that she turned 10. Either way, I'm so so thankful!
I better go ahead and publish this--or it will be another month un-blogged! Have a great week!
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