What a week

Wow. Another blog less week. It isn't for lack of things to write about. We will start with a brief recap of Jack's soccer.


Last Thursday was awful. The other boys were fighting, running around, and would in no way cooperate with Melissa. What i found the most aggravating part was that the parents really did nothing to correct their children. One set of parents found it amusing and funny that their two boys were defiant, one mother continued to chase her boys around the field, and one Dad just stood there and watched his boys fight( i am sure the mother would have stepped in). After practice i talked to Melissa about doing more disciplining of the children because there is no way they could play a game with the boys acting that way. Melissa calls over the head of the sports at the Y, E.J. Yes this is the same guy i had problems with at the sports camp. Nice guy and he knows i am serious. I explain to him my problem and he promises to come by on Tuesday to watch and have a talk with the boys if necessary. Tuesday was upon us and off we went. The worst two boys were absent but the other 4 showed up and put on a show. E.J. did come by and have a nice chat with them and they were good until he left. Then they got crazy again. There is pretty much no hope. It is amazing how the boys don't even mind their parents. Anyway, today was picture day. One of the little boys got the photographers stamp and went to town on his paper while the little brother pulled at the tripod. The photographer was not happy. We got ugly tan shirts and our team name is the Rowdy Rascals, fitting. This season stinks and we haven't even had our first game. Boo.

Notice out of the 7 players only 4 are listening, one isn't there, one is running away and one is checking out his butt!

Ella is still loving school. Last week she came home with her fundraising packet. Yes, her second full week of school and we are already fundraising. What happened to the candy bars or lollipops?? We are selling jewelry, Christmas items, and magazines. Fear not, i have mailed out of town cards so you too can make your purchases. Will you be one of the lucky recipients?? HA! She talks about Shaqwez (spelling??) a lot. I think she likes saying his name. It is pretty funny to hear. Staying busy with her gymnastics.




Jack and John are doing well without her here. They are learning how to play together without Ella mediating. I think they are going to be good friends. Both want to fill Ella's "position" while she is at school. John is not the least bit scared to fight for it. He is pretty brave to take on a guy twice his size. It is like a Chihuahua trying to take down a great dane. Good thing Jack is a lover and not a fighter.On the upside both are wanting to help me do everything so I always have an extra set of hands. Still working out the schedule. Almost there.



Ben is doing great. Really clingy right now. He loves his Mommy. Sitting up and eating stage two foods. Really getting big. I cleaned out all the 3 to 6 month clothes. We can really see his two bottom teeth now. They are sharp. I love seeing him smile.



The job is drawing to a close. Eric has to make a trip over to Raleigh and then swap somethings out in this hospital and then it will be completed. No idea when or where we will be headed next. We are just settled in here and riding it out as long as we can. The hospital is beautiful and i am so proud.



That should be a brief synopsis of the last week. I am sure there are a hundred or more funny stories that i have left out but i am just to tired and my brain is no longer functioning. I will close out with a pray list. Please remember Eric's Mawmaw, she was in the hospital with an infection and is now home and they have found a cancerous spot on her face. Pray they will get that removed and it will not cause her any other problems and that she will continue to regain her strength at home. Pray for his Uncle who had a stroke. Pray for my Grandfather as he continues to heal from his knee surgery and my Mawmaw who fell. Thankfully nothing was broken. There are many more but i will leave those unspoken. I think you could just pray for us and our families and the Lord would get us all. :) Much thanks.