Two weeks gone already? Where does time go? Diaper changes? Meals? Dishes? Nursing? Ambulance runs? Paperwork? Balancing the checkbook? Grocery Shopping? Meetings? Birthday parties? Housework? Lawn Mowing? YES!
What a wonderful couple of weeks we've had and we're now about to end out what's left of summer. Kids are already back to school in these parts, and the fall schedule will soon begin in this house. But let's not rush that right now!
Two weeks ago was full of hospital visits, a funeral, a Charter repair man that took up much of the day, the Circus (see pictures, right), a Respite Fun day at Chadron State Park (see more pictures, below) for Lars and big sister Eden, a 75th anniversary church celebration in Torrington, several rescue calls and one nice ride in the car with an older couple, visiting the area where their farm was and learning a bit of history of the Redington Area, now unincorporated.
Last week, Sarah's old camp buddy, Tahoma, made her appearance in Bridgeport, arriving at church just before communion ended Sunday morning. We spent the week traveling around, showing her the historic 'must see' sights and playing catch up on five years of lost time. A few things have changed since Eden was 7 months old and we were living in Wilcox! We went to Cheyenne one day to shop and she was able to add "Wyoming" to her list of states visited.
Spent Friday in Guernsey visiting the historic Oregon Trail Ruts. (pics below). Eden has become quite a climber, and I was off in one direction with her in front of me and Lars behind me. She was going too fast and I was calling after her to slow down and not climb that cliff without me. She was calling, "Mom, I'm Ok. I'm just going to climb this cliff and I'll be careful!" Lars, on the other side of me, was yelling, "Guys, wait for me! Please wait for me!" I, at that very moment, realized how my mother felt when I was running ahead, saying, "Mom, I'm OK. I'm just going to climb this and I'll be careful!" It was a bit of the past fast-forwarded and now I am the Mom!
It's neat to actually see the things you learn about in school growing up. On our drive home that day, Tahoma's sister called and she said that she'd spent the day seeing the Old Oregon Trail and her sister (an adult) said, "Oh, that's real? I thought it was just a game!"
That evening was race night, and everybody came to the house for pizza and drinks before hitting the road to the track. Tahoma, Laura, Elia & I hung out here for a bit after the guys and kids left and oh, how nice the quiet talk was!
Lars' IFSP was also last week, and with Tahoma being a special education teacher in Wisconsin, she sat in and was able to voice some observations about him from the short time she'd been here. It was great to get an outside perspective. The positive point of the meeting was that Lars has about 400 words and sounds now, which is much closer to 'normal' for his age. The negative is that he seems to have an increase in sensory issues and we need to work on a way to control them before they control his and our lives permanently. One thing at a time!
And what would a week be without a bunch of meetings, right? Sarah had an EMS training, Al had a parent's meeting for confirmation, as well as a few visits and new member classes along with pre-marriage counseling and hospital visits.
The big event of the week was, of course, Eden's birthday party. (More pictures, top right). After church, Tahoma said her 'good-byes' and took off for a long drive home. Sarah made a large batch of ice cream and stuck it in the freezer to harden, then packed up the camper and Ford for a trip to the lake. The afternoon was hot, topping out at 98, and a bit windy, but the kids didn't seem to mind. A friend brought his boat out and the Douthit's came after a while. The girls swam and Lars even took a dip. Everybody else tried to find shade and enjoyed an evening of company, burgers, cake & ice cream. Eden enjoyed the presents. Hard for me to believe that my first baby is 5 already. It seems like she's been in our lives forever, and yet, where did the time go?
Things will settle down soon and then I'll probably be bored. Until then, I'm enjoying the chaos!
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