1. I was reminded in a Priesthood Blessing recently that I am only borrowing these children. That they are the Lord's and how they turn out is my responsibility, but that they are not MINE. It was an interesting reminder. I guess I've always known that, but it sure changed how I look at them. They are so sweet, so precious, and the time we have with them really is short. And we only have so much time to plant those seeds. I hope I am doing okay with my borrowed children. I hope I am able to prove to the Lord that it was a good thing to send them to me. And I hope, most of all, that they turn out to be good, upstanding people who look to the Lord in all they do.
2. The girls made breakfast this week. French Toast. All by themselves! What a huge help that was.
3. On Tuesday, 6-22-10, Nate played basketball with the kids when he got home. They are so lucky to have such an awesome, fun Dad. I love that Nate will go out and do things like that with them. It's hard for me to get up the motivation knowing I will have to quit a few seconds later to take care of a crying baby. I do miss out on a little, but luckily Nate's there to make it fun for them.
4. This morning when I was trying to "snooze" after my alarm had gone off a few times, I finally got up because in between each alarm, about every 2 minutes, I kept hearing, "Mommy, I ink weewy bad!". Noah's so adorable. He took a shower with me and we totally hung out all morning before the rest of the kids got up :) It was fun.
5. Yesterday, 6-24-10, Kelly was still feeling sick and her ear had started hurting, so on the way to swimming lessons I called and made her an appointment. Swimming lessons are at 10:00 and last 25 minutes. The appt. was scheduled for 11:20. In my head I'm thinking, 'okay, I've got 55 minutes to get them all home, showered, and then dressed again to go to the dr...... can I do it?' Well, I was a little nervous to try. And I didn't actually even bother with the boys simply because they can fake 'clean' better than the girls (it's really just the hair I guess). Anyway, I got all the kids home, unloaded, girls showered, boys dressed, and Erika fed, then loaded back in the car, and to the Dr.'s office, and we still had 5 minutes to spare!! Pretty amazing huh! Yeah, I'm pretty proud of myself.
2. The girls made breakfast this week. French Toast. All by themselves! What a huge help that was.
3. On Tuesday, 6-22-10, Nate played basketball with the kids when he got home. They are so lucky to have such an awesome, fun Dad. I love that Nate will go out and do things like that with them. It's hard for me to get up the motivation knowing I will have to quit a few seconds later to take care of a crying baby. I do miss out on a little, but luckily Nate's there to make it fun for them.
4. This morning when I was trying to "snooze" after my alarm had gone off a few times, I finally got up because in between each alarm, about every 2 minutes, I kept hearing, "Mommy, I ink weewy bad!". Noah's so adorable. He took a shower with me and we totally hung out all morning before the rest of the kids got up :) It was fun.
5. Yesterday, 6-24-10, Kelly was still feeling sick and her ear had started hurting, so on the way to swimming lessons I called and made her an appointment. Swimming lessons are at 10:00 and last 25 minutes. The appt. was scheduled for 11:20. In my head I'm thinking, 'okay, I've got 55 minutes to get them all home, showered, and then dressed again to go to the dr...... can I do it?' Well, I was a little nervous to try. And I didn't actually even bother with the boys simply because they can fake 'clean' better than the girls (it's really just the hair I guess). Anyway, I got all the kids home, unloaded, girls showered, boys dressed, and Erika fed, then loaded back in the car, and to the Dr.'s office, and we still had 5 minutes to spare!! Pretty amazing huh! Yeah, I'm pretty proud of myself.
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