a bit of this and that & a rat-a-tat-tat

Interesting week. First week of school for Hannah & Abe. Hannah had a cold (luckily it wasn’t strep throat like Tru had a few weeks ago).

Abe ran into a wall on the 2nd day of school and bent his thumb all the way back. We thought it was broken but it turned out to just be a sprain. He wore a brace for a few days.

Tru has a really hard time with transitions. I’m not sure why school starting would affect him so much but we’ve had a lot of conniption fits (one step above tantrum)… and an emotional seizure or two (scream it out for 30-60 minutes… and then mellow). I hope we can help him adjust to our new schedule.

Max is counting down the days until Kindergarten. 2 more days people!!! We took a load of peaches from Burgess Orchard to the school to hand out to teachers. We bundled them in little clear bags and distributed them in our wagon. “You’re a PEACH!” Tru and Max took turns running them into the teachers saying, “Happy Friday”. It was fun to share fresh fruit and cheer with others. My hope was to help Max and Truman know the joy in service. Max’s teacher was so cheerful and appreciative of him stopping by.

Jimmy is gone all day today. He left for a meeting at 6 a.m. and has 5 stake meetings & home teaching and we’ll see him at 5:30 or so. Sigh… Long Sunday. I gear myself up by trying to get a good night’s sleep. And then pray for patience, love, and wisdom all day. It helps to take everyone on a slow, long walk to enjoy God’s creations by the ponds and river. May sacrament meeting go well… May sacrament meeting go well… may sacrament meeting go well. Miracles are possible to him that believeth!

I’m teaching TFOT today. I hope Zuzu goes to Nursery without too much of a fuss. Usually Jimmy drops her off and she does okay. When mother drops her off, she cries. Sigh…

Hopefully my lesson will go well and my brain will be functional and clear. It’s a great topic – “Lord, I Believe” Conference talk by Elder Holland. I love this encouraging lesson – to “be not Faithless… but believing.” To focus on the things we do believe and don’t let our fears or doubts overcome. As our thoughts and words focus on our FAITH, our beliefs can turn into knowledge. Life experience is good. Hard… But good. Anyhoo…