Looks pretty good for being in the car for ever, pulling up in the driveway and running down the street to make it in time.
Dear Children, this week was insane. Too busy. We did get to spend some quality time together in the car forever. Dear Parade, It was fun to see all of my kids in the parade. Hailey in Cheer, Kade on the fire truck for football, Avary and Hazel with Gymnastics. Luckily I got Brittany to sit with me so I wasn't all alone. Dear Fair, you were fun. I didn't have to ride any rides, well, I count the planetarium show as a ride because it made me dizzy. Once a year is good enough for me. The kids? They ride those sick rides. I don't know how they do it. Dear T, I get so many comments and surprise from people who can't believe that we were at the fair together with all of the kids. I really appreciate your willingness to get along and be normal. The kids are so happy this way. And so am I. Thanks! I'm unsure if I should be worried about Hazel's obsession with you. Ha. Dear Headache, you made me miss church! Will was so lucky. He got to take four kids to church by himself. Dear Avary, riding fair rides with a concussion is BAD. Trying to act fine to get away with it is BAD. You are paying for it now. My poor Babycakes. Dear Kade, my mystery boy. You are fighting an infection in your knee. Missing football, missing school. And we are trying to keep you OUT of the hospital. I'm praying you get better little man. And fast. Dear Hailey, your orchestra concert sounded great. I enjoyed it. I love watching/listening to you learn and progress from your lessons. Dear Hazel, you are so moody this week. Super happy or super grumpy. I am so glad that you love Will and want him to take care of you. It's nice to share the burden of your grumpy pants days. You are cute enough to get away with it. Even though you are in speech and I work with you on it, I never correct you when you say "berry" It's just to stinkin cute. "I love you berry berry much". Dear Allergies, Waaaaaa! That is all. Dear Dentist, you are so great to get us in quick when we are coming from out of town. 7 hours in the car takes a toll. Especially this time, it doesn't help to start the day with a ginormous headache. One kid with a headache also, one with a toothache, headache and tummy ache, one with knee and back pain and one that was loud. I swear my kids have broken more teeth than anyone else from grinding. It gets expensive. Drive there. Drive back. We don't get to do anything fun. Dear Will, THANK YOU! You help all of us so much. You are so supportive when things get tough. You don't shrink away, you step in and take care of someone. And are so patient with me. It always seems to land on the weeks that you work such long hours. I. Love. You. Dear Self, don't try and walk faster than you can run? Is that it? I feel like I'm not moving at all. I'm doing what I can and just like last week I am trying to be content with that being enough. Hmm I wonder what I should be learning from this? Just kidding. I get it! I really do! I think. Lets move on to something new.
