And now it is March already. Winter might be almost over! We've been getting outside and there is sunshine! I don't dislike winters coziness, but then I see the sun and I'm more ready for spring than I thought. It's been a winter. Lots of upheaval and brokenness and sadness going on around us... I told Bob not long ago how thankful I am for him and his faith and the HOPE that we have... Our friendly across the road neighbor went to the hospital shortly after Christmas with what they thought was the flu. Instead they discovered a brain tumor and she never came home. She was in the hospital for over a month... when he came over to tell me she had gone, my gruff neighbor hugged me (twice!) and cried... how do you be the church to people who don't have a church? how do you comfort people who grieve with no hope?
Anyway.
We really had a fairly illness free winter.... or so I thought. Two Saturdays ago Cecily got sick and spent most of the morning on the couch with a bucket. Woot. So we missed Wyss cousins game day, which was disappointing. But she felt better pretty fast (probably just something she ate, right Dad?) so we all went to church Sunday.
Emmy's been putting together some hilarious outfits, usually centered around her favorite summer tank top. At least she's abiding by the no bare legs and long sleeves under short sleeves when it's cold rule?
There wasn't any school President's day, but we didn't do anything exciting. I started working on the girls' dresses for Jakey's wedding. The first time I looked online to see what was out there, at the very first website, I found dresses that were the perfect colors and level of dressiness and a really good price. It was clearly a miracle so I bought them. In four different sizes. Because although they were the perfect color, they didn't have sleeves. The easy way would be to have them wear cardigans overtop.... buuuut.... that covers up half the dress. I prefer my girls to have sleeves for church, and wearing a cardigan in the summer is hot (also not a battle I want to fight). So I got an extra dress and used the skirt to cut out sleeves. I don't like putting in sleeves. Especially in fully lined dresses that are already completely constructed. But. It's done now, and it doesn't look too bad. (You'll have to wait for the wedding pics, sorry, not sorry.)
She wanted to help stir. With the spaghetti fork and tongs.
"Mom, I tried on your boots to see if they are your size!" Cadence has bobby pins in her mouth and my mirror....just like I do. Little mimic.
Cecily had her first school open house. She showed Emmy and I all around, and all the cool art projects.
When it's cold and dreary out I feel the need to clean out. Plus, we just put new shelves in the electronics/toy closet and I made Bob go through all of his random computer stuff so I could organize it. We threw away a bunch of old obsolete computer parts and software. Hooray!
Saturday evening was the annual Koch Soup Supper. Always good food and good pie. All I had to bring was pickles, so, win- win.
Sunday we went to the cabin with Matt, Michelle and Nathan, and Greg and Mary and all of our crazy kids. The boys practiced grilling for Jake's bachelor supper and the kids ran themselves ragged.
Little Gideon... so cute.
This week has been rough. Emmy and Cadence have had fevers come and go and faucets for noses and coughing that will.not.stop. Cecily has just been tired and cranky.
Also I was carrying a laundry basket and gouged a chunk out of my hand. I may have said something along the lines of, "I hate our stupid narrow hallways!" Seriously, they are barely wide enough to pass code. It's not like that's a super easy place on a hand to bandage.... grr. Insert rant about 1960's home designers here.
Lynelle came home from school with Cecily and stayed for the afternoon. We had a very giggly lunch and they played inside and outside and even did pretty well with including the younger two.
It's nice to get outside again. Cadence looks like she's tired and not feeling well... poor baby.
Last night was unpleasant. They had been coughing so much... and occasionally coughing up phlegm. Cadence was sad because her blankie was in the dryer so she was crying/ whining in her crib.... then Emmy coughed so hard she threw up a little bit, not too bad but it got all layers of her bedding. Mur. I got no quiet wind-down time that evening, one would stop fussing just in time for the other to start coughing and repeat. And they coughed all night and it woke me up every time. No rest for the weary.
Today was Dr. Seuss day at school. They were supposed to dress like their favorite character; Cecily wanted to be Sally from "The Cat in the Hat." She wore a white shirt and a blue skirt and a red bow.... and then spilled her juice all over herself at breakfast. She was so disappointed. She put on another skirt and different shirt but it just wasn't the same. She wanted me to send this picture to her teacher of her real outfit.
Mom has been wanting to see the girls since they've been gone in Florida, and I didn't want to take my sick children to Co-op, so she came in the morning while I taught. I was tired after the previous night and they just seem so pitiful and ill that we got McDonald's for lunch.
So rather than leave you with tales of my tired, grumpy, sick children, enjoy this ancient gem found whilst looking for pictures for Jake's scrapbook:
You're welcome.
Blessings.
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