Two weeks in review:

As I sit at the computer I am almost blinded by the brilliant light scattering like diamonds across our pond.  I love fall, with the beautiful summer sun, still green grass and trees, but with a cool fall breeze that makes me giddy for football, pumpkin spice latte and family traditions of thankfulness!  God is bigger than all my pain, joy, sorrow, happiness, and on and on.  In a nutshell, that's what the sparkling water and cool breeze makes me realize;-)

In the last couple weeks, my babies have started school, but at a new school, and baby #3 started Kindergarten.  Bitter sweet day for mama!

I still have no idea what I'm doing with the this blog sites photo arranger!  Ugh!!!

My mini man was very excited to go to his new school:-)

To put it in short version, we got a house on Friday, and on the following Tuesday they were to start at their old school, but the new school started on Wednesday.  I had only Monday to get permission from the new school (which they were reluctant since we don't yet own the new house) to let us be out of district for a bit, go back to the old school and gather up alllllll the supplies we had already dropped off in their respective rooms, go back a second time for supplies we didn't get returned the first time, all while waiting patiently, not, for the phone call with the OK! 

Well we got that call, and then the next phase was going to a strange school and meeting new teachers and visiting the rooms.  God had his "all knowing" hand on every aspect of that short journey.  Three of their cousins attend this school, mini man played baseball with boys from this school, a boy he already knew from long time ago is in his class, my kindergartner's teacher and I were in MOPS together years ago (and she's married to a guy that my cowboy and I went to high school with).  Small world, but divine purpose:-)  The teachers are fantastic and really care about these kiddos, which makes my worries that much less.   And that my friends, was the short version. Can you hear me giggling;-)? 

Keep in mind while all this is taking place, we were getting inspections set up for the new house and getting power on.  And I am left at home with a very angry 16month old.  You see, I have come to the realization that I know we love each other desperately, but not so much like!  Battle of the wills, attitude about everything, lots of love taps (spanks in my vocab), and the list keeps going on minute by minute.  Please pray for me, and for her, for a multitude of reasons.  I love this last child, the fourth in succession, with every fiber of my being, but still haven't figured out why her target is ME!  I guess we are together too much, but on the other hand, no one else in their right mind wants to baby sit her while in this season of growing. 

God pleeeease grant me the peace and wisdom to deal with my blessing.  She is a fire cracker, but she has a super sweet side as well, mostly directed at daddy, though I get some of it throughout our days at home together. 

She is cute, which does make it easier!

I know there's way more to recap, but I've typed my fool hands off, and I'm sure you don't mind not hearing me whine any more:-)  Have a blessed and safe holiday weekend, and love on your kids, because we only have them for a short while.  Lord knows I am trying to love on mine the best I know how, right now!  He is always meeting me where I am, and what a blessing that is for my heart and my mama psychosis.

Love,

A