Dear Children, I am trying my hardest to be what you need, I want us to have a happy life. I'm sorry I didn't believe you when you said there was a creepy sound in your room I thought you just didn't want to go to bed. I'm glad I read you stories or I wouldn't have heard the wind storm/a kazoo sound coming through the window. Yeah it creeped me out too. Good thing I know how to be silly and make you laugh. Dear Ward Campout, the weather at camp Lomia in Pine Az. was a nice change. The tradition of a long uncomfortable sleepless night, boys obsessed with the fire, music, dancing, games, my children covered head to toe in dirt, and fresh blackberry picking has continued. And seeing a Deer with her brand new baby eating berries and finding a tree of mini plums were happy additions. Dear Mom & Dad, still missing you. My goal is to get my couch out of your living room before you get home. Dear Niece Baby E, I am having a hard time not thinking that God planned things just right so I could hold you and make my heart feel happy for a moment. You are so pretty. And now I've been sick so I can't see you. Boo. Dear Sick, any throat sickness knocks me down, it's my Achilles heel. With school starting and all the children in and out guess who gets sick? Me. Luckily only me. Thank goodness for sisters who helped me out. Dear Sisters, thanks for helping me while I am sick. Not only helping but hanging my curtains, moving boxes, moving a huge chair up the stairs, removing doors. Can you tell Joanna came over, lucky for me she had half a day off because of jury duty. Dear Hottness, no...not me. Ha. I feel like I am going to collapse every day when I have to walk my kindergartener up to the school and wait for them to line up and have the pledge. And then again when I have to get out and go herd them all to the car. Really I think my flip flops were melting. I miss the grass and the cool breeze. Dear Avary, you lost your first tooth! You were so excited you kept giggling. Plus your teacher called to tell me how much she loves you already. You are the cutest Babycakes ever. Dear Life, I feel so rushed and overwhelmed here. There is a million places to be with four children and one of me. It has always been that way, but it feels extra busy and tiring lately. Maybe it has something to do with having to make four trips to the school everyday, maybe. Dear Self, I wish I could just stay in bed until I felt better and someone would take care of everything for me.Hahaha. Being sick makes everything more depressing and the days a million hours long. And I wish I could cry without getting a headache. I am grateful for Dr.'s and medicine and that I should be better by next week.
