Courageous Joy

Wednesday

Yikes - I'm on a row. Bear with me in the parenting study if you aren't interested. Skip over it. {g} Studies are like this for me....I marinate in them and then they sort of explode. . . naturally and almost effortlessly.

Last night I didn't get to sleep until 6 this morning. :::snort::: TEEEEETHING again!

I finally dragged myself out of bed at 7:45 a.m. I didn't exercise at all. I felt it was an accomplishment to be standing.

I got several phone calls that ate up my morning - but they were good. I was able to talk to Mike for the first time in 6 days. Yippee. Krista called! Yeahaw! Now - I asked ya'all to be praying for my babies when they did the backdraft assemblies in Seattle. Krista reports that the wind was knocked out of her in both assemblies. I told her she needs to tell Trevor to quit throwing her around quite so enthusiastically. Bre was the ONLY ONE not hurt at all...which makes me wonder what to make of the whole thing. :::snort - tongue firmly planted in cheek:::

We did a bit of school. The older 3 are zooming on without me. The younger two NEED me and the phone and Stacia conspired against our school efforts today. Arielle did get all her table work done. Nolan doesn't get table work done unless I "remind" him to get started. We did begin reading *Polar the Titanic Bear*. Stephanie - THANKS for this recommendation. It's wonderful. I want to find the book for our own. That and our family way is about all we got done of couch school. :::Snort:::

Debbie, a dear local friend who is a working mom, came over on her DAY OFF to surprise me with a meal. Wow. It was timely. She brought so much that I have two more meals of spaghetti sauce in the freezer. {g}

The littles and I ran out for milk.

The older 3 are watching *October*. This is another movie about the Russian Revolution. The funny thing about this one to the boys is that it was made in the 1930's. It's basically a silent movie with music and words popping up on the screen from time to time.

I'm still without my computer and need it. I need to compile our co-op splits tonight and I can't minimize email when I'm online so I can't go back and forth to quickly compile the order. Whine, whine, whine....

That's the day.