Finishing Touches

So…here’s a quick update of all the things we are currently done with or close to done with…

1. VBS

We finished VBS a couple of weeks ago. I’m finally starting to recover completely. But it was a good week, and I’m always grateful for the impact on my kids. Obviously, I love to see how the seeds of God’s Word are planted in their hearts. But I’m also always amazed at the totally different kids who come back to my house at the end of the week. They are more social, more interactive, more verbal (I swear Megan has been using full sentences since VBS), and they have learned to deal with the world a little bit more without my immediate presence – such a huge blessing! 

2. Sickness

Thankfully, we are finally back to full health around here. We picked up Hand Foot and Mouth either from VBS or something right before it. Either way, though, I just about died. For four straight days, one of my children felt great, one of them felt totally horrible, and one was somewhere in between. They just swapped roles every day. So it was a constant drain of trying to entertain the healthy one while simultaneously doctor the sick ones. Ugh! The primary result was that I got worn down and cranky (complete with epic mom fail on Wednesday night), so I am very, very happy that we are currently all healthy and happy and sleeping through the night (mostly). 

3. Farm fun

I was also so very, very happy that my MIL volunteered to take all 3 of my kids overnight on Friday. She picked them up that morning, and they hung at the farm all day and night. And boy do they love the farm!

Without them underfoot, I cleaned my house a lot, and we had a date on Friday night (dinner out and The Avengers – good times!) before heading out to join them on Saturday, coming home together on Sunday. Eric got some stuff done that he wanted to do. And I mostly did nothing of any value. Worked for me!

4. Swim Class

We are halfway through our first-ever foray into “taking a class,” and the twins are LOVING it. They are doing pretty well, though it’s so funny to watch what their little 3-year-old bodies just cannot do at the same time. Like today, they were teaching them the first steps towards a backstroke, but neither twin could move their arms AND kick their feet at the same time. But it was cute to watch them try. They still don’t want to put their faces in the water, though Erin will duck herself completely under sometimes. They love wearing pool noodles to dog-paddle after rubber ducks and jumping off the side to the instructors. The only one not having the time of her life is poor Meg, who asks me about every two minutes for the entire class “my turn?” or says, “I wanna swim in da pool now.” I think I’m going to have to sign her up for a parent/child class soon, poor kid!

5. Buying a Property

When we “bought” our piece of land at Sheriff’s sale in February, we were told it would take 30 days until confirmation of sale, then 30 days for us to pay the rest of our money. No problem, we thought. But that wasn’t exactly how it happened. They needed four and a half months to finalize the confirmation of sale. Definitely a long “30 days”! But anyway, if nothing else crazy happens, we should own 7 acres of land, right next to my in-laws dairy farm, by the end of July. Finally!

6. The Family

And last, but not least, for any of you who have not yet heard, we are also putting the finishing touches on our family. That’s right…we are expecting #4 (yes, only one, praise Jesus) around the turn of the year! We’re pretty excited about it, obviously. I’m about 12 weeks along this week (almost 13, I think). And just because I can, here are the 8 week ultrasound pictures of our little white blob. Hooray!

Anyway, I think that’s about all the at-an-end/almost-at-an-end events of our current crazy life. Check back soon for more updates (and eventually even more Soapbox musings on my part). Happy Tuesday!

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