it's been so long.
i hate that.
this is how i document life in my nest and all the things going on in our family.
i've failed.
i'm trying not to be too hard on myself.
this season of life is a bit crazy with two busy girls. a husband who is on a good, but challenging path in his profession. a job that is part time but feels like full time (and i don't mean that as a complaint).
so where to I begin, hmmm....
April 2016
we had our first travel tournament with Grace's volleyball team. All the way to KC, a good 4 hour drive :). my kind of sports travel. i've appreciated her coach recognizing this team as a developing team, one that is a work in progress. they are learning and growing. they learned alot from this tournament. the experience was fun, crazy busy with lots of teams there all hoping to bring home a medal. we did not and it was okay. we learned, had fun, made memories, laughed and walked away a better team.
i was lucky enough to be chosen as one of the parents to go to 6th grade camp with Grace's school class. there were alot of parents who wanted to go but i luckily got my name in first. i find spending time with her class gives me insight to her life at school. i walked away from the experience pretty proud of my girl and the choices she's made in how she handles conflict and how she chooses her friends. i saw alot of disrespect with the students towards the adults. at one point i wanted to put on my preschool whistle and give them a what's what but i watched and let the teachers lead. the experience also made me feel the need to pray more for this whole class. i've seen it before where a few make the whole look bad and i'm worried this is the case with this group.
well onto the lighter side now (if you can call it that).... we had three cases of strep in our family in April. all got it but me which makes me wonder if i'm a carrier. i've never had it in my life and hopefully never will. i've heard it's horrible for adults, ouch!
April was beautiful with spring blooms everywhere. i love spring, it's my second favorite season - the first being fall.
in late April we had some pretty strong storms come through. one was so strong it knocked numerous trees down in our neighborhood making it impossible to get home one night. power lines ended up on the main road causing it to be shut down for hours. we sat, waiting, gave up and headed into town to meet Art for dinner. we got home late that night and slept in one room with no power. it was an adventure which the girls loved. uno by candlelight was our time filler.
Sarah's 4th grade class had their spring musical - The Agape League. a group of devil fighting crusaders out to save the world for Jesus! it was cute and her last official Spring musical as an elementary kid since next year she is a middle schooler. yes their school recognizes 5th grade as middle school, SIGH.
