6-7-2009 Week in Review

You know what?!  Prayer is a wonderful thing!  Despite having a rough month and no real end in sight I have had a wonderful feeling of Peace and Calm lately that I am very thankful for.  God is Great!

Monday - Baseball!  My great SIL Heather & her kids joined us for the game and some play time afterwards.  The girls had a blast playing at the playground all night.  Ella has really gotten better at staying close by and not running off as much.  I am so thankful!!  Sylvie, however, is quite the opposite.  Guess we'll keep working on it. 

Tuesday - Ella met again with her behavioral therapist.  Ella really loves when she comes.  You see, Ms. Becky comes for an hour twice a week and helps me come up with ways to help Ella enjoy the world around her without going nuts.  Ella has got a lot of Spirit and I want to channel it, not stifle it, but sometimes she's a bit too much to handle so I've been learning about what makes her tick and what kinds of things help her to calm herself.  It's been an amazing journey and I'm so glad we've done it.  I also managed to get the entire house clean.  Yes, you should be amazed.

Wednesday - We headed out to playgroup with the girls' other friends.  We met at the park, made butterflies and played at the park.  The girls had a lot of fun and once again, Ella stayed close.  Actually I let her walk to the park while I pushed Sylvie in the stroller.  The two times Ella started to run the other way I yelled Stop and she stopped and got back on track! YEAH!  Wednesday night was FUN FUN FUN!!  Mom took the boys to scouts and I headed out with my wonderful SIL for dinner and shopping!  I can't tell you how much fun it was having girl conversations and buying cute clothes!!  Thanks, Heather, for a fun night out and the opportunity to spend time with you.  I love you!!

Thursday - My good friend NN came to my rescue and took my girls off my hands for a few hours so I could run some errands (and lock myself out of my car for an hour....typical) and it was SO wonderful!!  I picked up the kids who, along with N, were nice and worn out!  Thanks, N!!  I owe you!  Sylvie came home and CRASHED!!  We headed out Thurs. night to yet another BB game.  I spent the evening gathering pics for this year's Baseball book.  It was fun getting the boys to pose for pics.  They were hamming it up!

   

Friday - Friday I had worries on my mind but, thanks to many prayers, was wonderfully calm inside.  We headed over to get Ella's ears & hearing checked to see if the surgery worked.  Hearing test showed that her hearing was fine!!  I can't tell you how thankful I am for modern medicine and the Lord.

Saturday - We headed out early to my cousin's wedding out of state.  It was a long drive but great company and good time with family.  No real pics, the lighting was terrible in the reception hall & I didn't have a sufficient flash.  Ella & Sylvie were both very excited to see the Princess (the bride).  She was so beautiful!!  Congrats, Marie!!

Here's some pics I took of my mom & brother.  My mom was totally hamming it up for the camera.  She kept telling me to stop but as you can tell from the last pic she was enjoying all the attention. 

 

Sunday - We got home from our trip and SLEPT!!  We then checked out our AWESOME garden..........

   

Our tomato plants are about 6 feet tall!!

We've got peppers, plenty of radishes (we've been munching these for weeks), and a ton more almost ready to eat.  Any body want black berries??  They'll be ready soon, you just have to brave the ant hills that have sprung up all around the bush.

  

And, finally, it was time for treats.  Ryan made us a fun treat from his childhood called Sopapillas.  They were SO yummy.  The kids loved eating them.  We cut shapes out with cookie cutters and then watched them puff up in the oil.  It made them look "real"!  We then covered them in syrup or honey and chowed down!!

  

Yeah!.....I'm done.