Raise your Glass

It's quiet. It's rainy. Other than my house being in a constant state of disorganization lately, this would be a perfect morning. Believe me, it's a nice-enough break from the craziness that was last week. I was out of town for 48 hours but we still managed to cram in 5 doctor's appointments, a court mediation and parental visitations. I'm quite certain that having a foster child as the third is very different than having three of your own children. Her schedule keeps me hopping! All of the girls are on medicine now so I think the worst is behind us! Poor Birdie, I have never seen Pink Eye like that. She woke up Saturday morning and she looked SO Chinese! And the goop, I'll spare you on the details about the goop! But I don't think there was one orphous between the three of them that didn't drain! 'Nuff said!

It was so nice to go to OK and have the adult to child ratio back in the adults' favor for awhile! :) It was really nice to be home and have some extra hands on deck. My in-laws are great and kept the babies while I got to go wedding dress shopping with my sister. It was a wonderful day and memory that the three of us (me, mom and suz) will always cherish. She found her dress and it is BEAUTIFUL!

Brent lacks just a few finishing touches to our new deck in the backyard and we are all chomping at the bit to use it. His eye is finally looking better and he's completely tired of all the "Betcha you won't talk back to her again" comments.

The neighbors across the street are laying low. Yippee! All we want is some courtesy.

Oh, and I'm picking back up on my Bible reading--making up for lost time and so far, I haven't been struck by lightning. :)

And, we are expecting our dear friend, Jessica, in from KY tomorrow night! She's going to be staying a few days and we are excited! Her husband will be out of town so she's packing it up to come see us. They visited us last Easter and it made Easter SO special! I met her when I was working for an attorney in Ft. Worth. We started pretty close to the same time. She is a spunky, little spit-fire so we got along famously and then when our families met, we all hit it off. Our friendship has strengthened throughout the years and we still keep very much in touch so, it's much like seeing family when she comes--comfortable and refreshing.

Here's to a calmer, more enjoyable week than last!