This Week's Update

So this week has been sorta regular....sorta different.....sorta busy.....and sorta relaxed.

We had a regular week planned, but I got sick and so did the Twinkies.  We all three had colds and I had pink eye, so it was really no big deal.  Then Sophie had a doctors appointment this week for an ongoing skin issue that ended up getting REALLY inflamed so she ended up having a lot of pain for a couple days.  This was the first time her skin reacted this way to the treatment but evidently it is a good sign.....but painful.  So all this plus the aftermath of the twins big birthday left us absolutely inundated with gifts and a bit behind! 

Speaking of birthday.....

They got so. much. stuff.

So they are having FUN and enjoying their new toys AND we haven't even opened about half of them yet.  I don't think they have EVER gotten so much stuff at once. 

The house is s.l.o.w.l.y. coming back together.

We have been trying to do school....but if I'm honest....we actually only got about half of what I hoped done this week.

I can feel my blood pressure rise just thinking about it..

ANYWAY

This is also Odyssey of the Mind crunch time.

We have been involved with Odyssey for several years now and LOVED the experience....

but this is the time of year I begin to wonder....

WHY do we do this?

So as Sophie worked on her Odyssey Problem this week and I pondered Why do we do Odyssey?...and tried to get the house in order and tried not to have a nervous breakdown about how much school we weren't getting done and tried to breathe and tried not to cough all over people.....I realized that a lot of what she was doing was schoolish....

She was being creative=ART

She was measuring material and keeping track of how much money she spent=Math

She learned how to sew a skirt= Life skill

She overcame her fear of irons (I have the same fear, just for different reasons....she is scared of being burnt...I am scared of ironing)=GROWTH

So even though she didn't get all her lessons checked off for the week...she did accomplish things and learn so it wasn't a total loss.

We also have been finishing up basketball.  Andrew had  his last game of his middle school career Friday.  HEART BREAKER!  They lost in the second round of the tournament in overtime by 3.  The kid from the other team threw up a three and left 1 second on the clock.  Our guys made a half court pass and a half court shot that was just shy of going in.  It was a fun game to watch.  It was a hard loss for the team. 

The coach did a great job this season and so did the boys.  The assistant coach wasn't bad either (Randy)

Hate to see the season come to an end.  However I must admit I am looking forward to getting a bit of my life back!

This sweet little buddy is on the mend.  He's feeling so MUCH better!

I did enjoy how snuggly he was throughout the week!

Today....more basketball, more Odyssey, errands, cleaning, laundry,sunshine....

 and a dinner invitation to some new friends house.  We are really enjoying getting to know all the new families in our Sunday School Class.  Several of our kids play basketball together so we've enjoyed getting to know each other better at all those early Saturday morning games. 

We've also had lots of kids, from the new class, have birthday parties in the last month so that has been a fun way to get to know each other better too.  Then this morning our friends emailed last minute to invite our crew for dinner and we were so happy we didn't have plans!  We all enjoyed getting to know each other better.  The kids had a blast.  The adults and Andrew talked and talked!  Love that this whole random group of people who didn't know each other a few months ago are slowly building genuine relationships as we share our lives.  Thankful for friends....old and new!