Dear Children, the weeks are flying by. I wish it would slow down.
Dear Briana, I was thinking of you a lot this week on your birthday. Love you. I think it is strange that when I am thinking of you my Avary always has been thinking of you too and will bring you up.
Dear C&S Flake, thank you for having us over for dinner and playing games with us. The kids had so much fun. They seemed so happy and felt very comfortable the whole time we were there. You are kind souls, I know because Avary said she has new friends, you know that girl and boy. She always calls kind people girls and boys.
Dear J Flake, thank you for stopping by and giving us two frozen meals and a chocolate pie. I am still always surprised when people think of us. Having Flake blood is paying off.
Dear Kade, you brought home your progress report. 101% in math, 100% in science, and four B+. Including a B+ in spelling!!! You then told me you don't try in school anymore and there is a girl that is evil in your class...that's ok I'm still super proud of you!
Dear Avary, It makes me proud of you to see how concerned you are about your friend at school and how you try and take care of him, he is in every prayer you say.
Dear Hailey, at the town fun you brought every friend you saw from school over to meet me and then avoided me like the plague. Um this confuses me a little. I am going to pretend that you are not embarrassed by me.
Dear Pediatrician, you were so kind and acted completely normal ignoring the fact that my kids were literally nuts bouncing off the walls while trying to talk to you.
Dear Bikes, Kade's tire is flat, the same tire. And Avary's chain fell off on the way home from school. I have no shame in admitting I let an 8yr old fix it for me.
Dear Mom & Dad, we are excited that you are coming to see us tomorrow!
Dear Hazel, we have been playing board games together. An hour of Sequence for kids with you is entertaining, you have quite the competitive streak in you and even resort to accusing me of stacking the deck. But watching you overflow with giggles when you get a card you like is worth it.
Dear Thatcher, you had a carnival of sorts on 9/11 with remembrance of those affected. It was funny to see how this little town works. Everything was .25 and the games were free. The kids ran wild with their friends and had so much fun. The fire Dept. took a car apart and then had a big fire pit that they let the kids use an extinguisher on. Funny. I like that they have these activities.
Dear Awkward, having my window open a crack and having the hugest moth thingy(they attack me) fly in my car and then beat against my window trying to get out while I am trying to scramble to roll the window down kind of freaking out. The problem with this is I had just let Kade out of the car for scouts so they were all outside watching me swerve all over the place. I make a fool of myself on a regular basis.
Dear Bugs, I am pretty sure we have a problem with those small really bad roaches that are in my nightmares. I never thought I would live in a house where I can't even count how many dead roaches I have found. And pick the dead ones up with toilet paper and flush them. The kids say mom there is a roach in the most casual way and don't even stop what they are doing. What is the world coming to?
Dear Self, having patience with myself is very hard. I am learning to love myself despite my many, many flaws.
