So, I know it has been awhile. Being sick from pregnancy and then feeling good and taking pleasure out of keeping my house as clean as I can with 5 kids running around has kept me busy. But now, once again I find myself with time on my hands as I sit here with a fractured metatarsal. (that is one of the bones in my foot.
It is really frustrating to have to sit here all day on the couch. My usual laziness is not here now. I want to be getting my house in order... especially now that school is ending in a week and baby is coming in 3 months! For now I sit here though, until I get the Doctor's ok to do more than I have been, and realistically there is only so much I can do on crutches! I know, because I have tried!
My wonderful husband has helped out a ton. He tries as best as he can to keep the laundry going and to keep the house in somewhat decent order. All this besides working super hard all day and being stressed out running his small business. I feel bad that he is doing my job as well as his, but since there is nothing I can do, I sit here and fold laundry (one chore I can actually do!) and whine to myself about my poor lot in life.
But I am determined to stop! Things are not as bad as they seemed in the past week. Things are getting done and life is somewhat pleasant. I need to learn to spend this time on the couch praying rather than moping. A thing which I am doing better at... at least the not moping part!
I am going to take this time to update the blog. Put some pictures up and get you all up-to date!
Then hopefully tomorrow the Dr. will tell me that I can do more than I have been doing and I can start getting my house in order!
Dimitri helped Mike get our garden ready for planting. It was full of almost 2 years of weeds, since I didn't plant anything in it last year! I am hoping for some great produce out of it... if we can keep the animals out.
The second grade always dresses up in first communion garb to crown Our Lady. The kindergarten to 5th graders attend. EmmaLee was the one who crowned our Lady! I had to take a second picture cause as usually happens, her teacher's hand got in the way the actual time she placed the crown on Mary's head during the actual crowning. We "re did" it later!
My son loves... SHOES! It has become his latest obsession! It is hysterical and a little worrisome! Does anyone else have a son who likes shoes. he loves any shoes. His dad's sandals, my shoes, the girls' flip-flops. If it is a shoe and he can put it on his feet, well, he does! He is not very picky at all! Well, EXCEPT...
For the girls' princess dress up "glass slippers" I hate to admit... they are his favorite!
I know this is a normal development, but In April Dima started eating with a spoon. He insists upon it! The next meal he would not eat with out a spoon. He grunted, pointed and whined until we finally figured out that he wanted a spoon! The following day the same procedure happened until he recieved a fork as well as the spoon he already had on his tray! I guess he wants to be one of the big kids too!
Susan and Helen sung at Mass on Easter Sunday. Cora wished that she could have too! She may be next year, she will be in Kindergarten after all! Here is Susan with the Little Angels (k & 1st graders), singing in a prelude before mass began. Later on we could not get her to sing. Here she is actually smiling! Helen sung too! I can't find any good picts, but she sung her heart out! She loves to sing! I guess like Mother, Like Daughter! Helen even sing with a little Trio!
Here is the very excited 1st communicant, with Fr. Ed! Emma was beaming with joy all day. She had been waiting for her special day since Helen's last year!
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