SNOW

Last Thursday the kids had 2 hour school delay- I LOVED it. I love getting any extra time I can with them. Abby was supposed to go to the zoo that day for a field trip but it was cancelled. We just got home from Seattle and I have to get stuff ready for work tomorrow so I'll post later.

Week in Pictures

Abby FINALLY had her ballet exam today. I had to pull her out of school at 11. She doesn't get the results for about 6 weeks...

This is her dance teacher Ms. Laura. The examiners fly in from the UK and the teacher isn't allowed in the room with them. She was there to prep them and do a dry run though. Only 5 girls in her class opted for the exam Abby was partnered with Kayla and the other 3 are in their own group and take theirs tomorrow.

Going in! It's closed door and closed window- so you can't watch

Prep

Teddy Bear toast from Daddy

She surprised Daddy with a note in the fridge

Our boy. ALL BOY.

and then there is this.

and this.

First tball practice is tomorrow. Is it bad I am hoping it will rain??? His practice goes until 8 and I have MUCH TO ACCOMPLISH.

Wearin O' the Green

Jess and Reilly had their baby on Thursday!! Little Miss Blakeley is just PRECIOUS!!! I'm not posting pictures to protect her (their) privacy but she is a CUTIE!!! Now if we could only convince them to move back here....
Abby's ballet exam is this week FINALLY. STILL waiting on tball schedule- I can't register her for spring ballet, or them in group swim lessons until I have this. It's driving me bonkers.
Aidan got his head stuck in a shopping cart today. I don't even have words. I still feel totally inept on raising a boy. They need to come with instructions.

We're going to visit the new family soon and I planned for 10 meals to bring them... I spent most of the day in the kitchen I have 7 done. Whew!

Aftermath

Reading like usual.

Spring Forward

Played hooky from church Sunday. My cold took me out. My whole face hurt, my jaw hurt and my neck was sooooo sore. It was good to get some sleep! Kids started swim lessons again at a new place. They are in a class together - we are doing semi private lessons.They LOVED it. I'm so glad they are back in the pool... I think we took a year off.
Took Abby out of school early again yesterday for another private session. Next week is the big exam!

Bits and Pieces

I missed work last Friday from Abby being ill-Stayed with her for 3 hours at urgent care Friday night. Monday was my serve lunch day at school so I left for that. Tuesday Abby had a private ballet lesson to prepare her for upcoming exams so I left for that. Wednesday Abby and I were interviewed/filmed for her Bible Project so I left for that. Wednesday night I took her back to the dr- dr hears something in her right lung but since she had developed a sinus infection and would be treated for that the dr didn't want to expose her to radiation from the xray to check for pneumonia when she would already be on meds... And what I thought was a just mild cold turned into feeling like I had been plowed over by a truck so I didn't feel like I could miss more work so I sucked it up and did the "keep on keeping on."
Tomorrow we have ballet at 9:30 and 2:30 and she is pulled out of school again next Tuesday and then again for the FINAL exam the following Wednesday.

Meeting the crew


Ballet

Wearing Daddy's clothes

He is sound asleep. I can't remember the last time I laughed so hard

and then it all came

to a screeching halt. You know how you just go go go keep on trucking and then wham you stop. Unexpectedly. Abby got sick Thursday. The timing couldn't have been worse. It's month end- I need to be at work during month end. I plan my days off, our vacations around month end. But... unplanned day off I was home with our girl. Rick left work to drive to my work to pick up things I needed so I can work this weekend. I ended up taking her to urgent care last night. Got home too late and running on very little sleep to even think about work. She is in the midst of preparing for ballet exams and missed ballet today, missed getting her weekend homework packet, missed doing her piano practice... but we'll pick up where we left off and get back on the road and go go go. I'm getting a jump start on house cleaning, made a HUGE pot of Irish Beef Stew, hopefully gonna crank out some work later. We have to pull her out of school on Tuesday for a private ballet lesson, next Saturday is 2 more- one in the morning and one in the afternoon and then 3/21 is her actual exam- again have to take her out of school. Aidan finished soccer. We are waiting to hear about semi private swim lesson at a place closer to home and they can be in their own class together. Still waiting for his Tball schedule.
I am 4 months behind on their photo albums. I told my Aunt the other day that I just feel like I can't give 100% to anything- everything seems so rushed for me. Rush in the morning to get through my workout, rush to get them to school and work, rush at work just to get everything done, rush to pick them up because after school care is hourly, rush to get dinner made and dishes done and bath done and stories read, rush at the grocery store, just rush in general to get to the next task.
Abby spoke in front her school this week to present her Bibles for Egypt project. I was so proud- I ended up crying.
The first day she sold over 100 bracelets and I've been mailing some out to friends and family who are supporting her. I'm simply amazed at what God is doing through her and that she takes it on with such maturity. This Wednesday someone is coming out to film/interview Abby and I at her school for a video they are making about fundraising.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eZG41JOUhoQ&feature=youtu.be