Dear Children, some of you are already bored because your cousins are all sick (kade). Some of you have spent every waking moment with your friends (hailey). And the rest play all day making big messes. When we had to stop by the pharmacy you were so naughty arguing and whining the poor pharmacist looked sorry for me so I didn't take you all anywhere the rest of the week. Our first week of summer. It will get better. Dear Dad, thanks for offering to take Kade to the Ranch with you. He had so much fun and memories with you he will have forever. And he got to be a little BOY, dirt and running free exploring makes him happy. Dear Last Week, you took it out of me. Every day was so busy and full. Dear Swim Lessons, after getting to the office at 7am and finding out that you in fact will not be free for us but half price and not having a dime on me is not exactly how I wanted to start my day, or summer for that matter. No swimming every day for the kids stinks. Dear Nap, I knew the risks. But at the time....I woke up to all the bins dumped out and I was buried in stuffed animals. Dear Ostrich, after giving away a bag of toys to the treasure box for the kindergarten class that the kids never play with Avary told Kade his little stuffed ostrich was in it. Why? The boy cried and cried and makes me regret it every single day since. My kids are overly attached to every single thing they own, it drives me nuts. Dear Words, I hate that a couple of sentences or even one for that matter coming from someone you care about can crush your heart and self esteem in a matter of seconds. You move past it, but for awhile it hurts. Dear Packing, I feel overwhelmed and I haven't even packed anything yet. Dear Avary, you were the cutest thing when you got your casts off, wobbling all over smiling and laughing. It was the best day for you, it made you so happy. Dear Awful, getting a flat tire with the gas light on and the spare was blown out. And it was hot out. And then realizing I am going to have to replace all four tires. But then having my Dad run to five places after work looking for somewhere open to just get it drive able was just about the nicest thing ever. Dear S&J, Thank You. I think you know what for. If not check your texts. Dear Awesome, getting an email letting me know we have a free pizza from Papa Johns. Not making dinner is always awesome. Dear Self, feeling so stressed out about so many things and hoping my efforts will be enough, but at the same time I am so blessed that the Lord loves me and even through the hard things that I have to go through He sends so many blessing into my life with little reminders that He has a plan for me and He is leading me down the path.
