I have lots...

...of things to post; lots of pictures to put up... lots of various things. If I could just get to them... don't give up on me yet. :) I'm getting there.

Some pictures from a couple of weeks ago that I've been meaning to post...

This is the sink after Tyler decided to "help out" and do the dishes. ;)

And, this is Tyler running away after we told him he couldn't do the dishes anymore...





AND... this is 10 seconds later-- when he re-thought that idea and realized he wasn't going to get very far with a basket that only had a jump rope, some cymbals, a few cars and robots... LOL. He makes me smile. :)

We actually had to ask him to re-enact one of these-- and he did--LOL-- what a good sport; huh?

Lynn

emotional

It's been another week and this afternoon I am emotional. We had the staff retreat today at school. It was quick (didn't feel a thing like 5 hours). I have been so busy just trying to get things done-- not much time to think before now. I have struggled with trying to figure out how to make it all fit since going back and have been sleep deprived--LOL, so not a lot of deep thinking time, kwim? Anyway, I do think God is taking me on a journey He has in mind for me... I just keep praying that He will help me pull myself together. Does that make sense? I am just busy 24 hours a day and can't seem to find a place to trim it down to make it "fit" better. That is where my struggle is. And, then there's the physical tiredness.

I got a return call from my doc. late this afternoon on the way home. My zinc and thyroid tests, as well as the secondary antibody test all came back okay. He explained to me a bit more that what I have doesn't have a "diagnosis" at this point, just a "description" if that makes sense. We know I have the t-cell problem, but not why... we know I am CMV negative (so gotta be careful) and that I am prone to infections. We know what I don't have. We know that I would need leukocyte poor blood products if I ever needed them... that's about all we do know. Got an appointment with him over fall break, so I guess it goes from there... ah, the thought of fall break... minus the appointment, I am counting the days to sleep. :) The boys will be another thing that week. They are on an arguing kick right now... wearing me out. I actually cried on my way home because I was so upset with their behavior... which takes me back to the "emotional" thing I started with. I think I would cry over a telephone commercial right now--lol. Remember those? I'd leave you with one if I could dig one up... I'll go look, but probably won't watch it lest I burst into tears. oiy!

Lynn

Change

... has been really hard on me, but really there hasn't been any time to sit and think about it-- only time to do it. I've got a 3 day weekend, so I pretty much slept the whole morning/early afternoon yesterday and then had church and family time in the evening. It was the first time I have had what felt like a "sabbath" in over 2 months now. My body is having trouble keeping up-- that is so frustrating to me. Thomas has not done as well on his spelling tests so far this year and Tyler has not particularly enjoyed school on Fridays, so that stuff has been weighing on me. Gotta level things out. Now that I have the next two weeks planning done, and am planning on going forward on the next couple after that, maybe it will be easier to get home at a reasonable hour with a little more energy.

On another note, Andrew will be at Youth Roots full-time starting this week, so more changes still ahead. I really struggle with changes-- I know that is something God continues to work in me. The only constant is change-- how very true. The real thing is to have faith that God knows what is ahead, even when we don't.

Anyway, I miss keeping up here and hopefully, will be back more often beginning this week. Hello to all-- let me know how you all are doing these days.:)

Lynn