Scurryfunge
Finally found a word that defines my frantic attempt to get ready before someone comes over. Several of my friends told me that they can relate.
Tag: motherhood
3rd tallest
I’ve been knocked down a notch. I predicted that Shecklet #1 would pass me up on height by the end of summer. Summer ends in a few days and this happened…
I knew the time had to be close. Recently when he has given me a hug he hugs above my shoulders instead of me being able to hug above his.
Geometry
With Shecklet #2’s right arm in a cast, he has needed a scribe for some of his homework. Tonight I helped him with science and geometry. I’ve enjoyed helping with both. It’s been fun to see how much I remember from taking those classes many moons ago.
9 trips around the sun
Happy birthday to Shecklet #3! She wanted pizza (mac-n-cheese-topped) and cheesecake for her birthday dinner tonight. Afterwards, she opened presents and we captured some silly pictures of just the girls.
Love this girl so much 💕 She is growing up to be a remarkable young lady.
Summer vestibular therapy
I took the Shecklets on a bike ride (a.k.a. vestibular therapy) on this beautiful summer Saturday. (Next time we will take Jake with us. He went to his parents’ cabin to help with cleaning up from last week’s storm.)
Baby shower
My SIL, (Jake’s youngest sister,) is having her first baby. She is due in September with a little boy. The Shecklets are excited to have a new cousin 💙
I found a photo from the baby shower that Jake’s sisters threw me a little over 13 years ago…amazing how much happens in a little over a decade.
Mother’s Day 2019
Spending the day with the four Shecklets who call me mom.
They know me well and bought me cake (a cupcake cake, actually) 🧁 as well as the two roses in background on the counter (from the Cherish Life group at church this AM.)
FMSC with #4
Shecklets 2, 3, & 4 are participating in track this spring. However, today’s meet was cancelled due to impending crummy weather. (It never came our way – the rain and cold stayed to the south.) The track cancellation meant that I could take Shecklet #4 to FMSC to pack meals with a few other kindergartners from other classrooms at her school. It was fun to go with just her – and as you can see from the smile on her face, she enjoyed volunteering – just like her siblings do!
FMSC – Saints Yes!
Our Saints Yes! group volunteered at Feed My Starving Children this morning. It’s always time well spent, but also doubles as a great morning with my boys. Our group packed 26 boxes of the total for the session!
The boys want to go back after Easter – and the girls want to go along as well. I’m looking forward to making that happen. This organization in particular makes it easy for families to actively engage their kids in something life changing for other kids. I think that’s part of why we love volunteering there so much.
Reconciliation ice cream
We were challenged by the March Family Formation speaker to receive the sacrament of reconciliation before the April FF session. If we did, we could email the Family Formation director and she would enter our names into a drawing for a small prize. Shecklet #3 and I were able to enter our names into the drawing and #3 won! She received a gift certificate to a local ice cream shop and a pretty bracelet.
She and I went to get a sweet treat this evening.
