It seems that the past month or two has been the wildest of busy-ness that I ever remember. I am very ready to slow down. Three people have told me that breaking my finger would hopefully slow me down. Still yet with life as it is, who can skip a beat? Having a cast up to your elbow doesn't always slow one down but makes one extremely frustrated and discouraged. Some things take twice as long. The cast should be history as of Tuesday afternoon.

In other new:

~ James has the flooring laid in the playroom upstairs and it looks great! He is working on the boy's floor now. Things are really coming together. James also finished the outdoor siding across the front. The rest is to be completed after we get moved over.

~ My granddad passed away this week. So we were busy saying goodbye with the visitation and funeral. I am most sad for my "Me-maw". I can imagine the pain of losing what is to be your other half. What loneliness and grief!

~ The wee one seems to be doing very well! I am excited to welcome he/she into this world on a few months. I am almost 29 weeks along and in great anticipation that this third trimester will be better than the second. My doctor keeps pushing the issue of watching what sugar and carbs I eat. Maybe I can control this a little better after the cast comes off. Anyway....I think this one is a boy for several reasons.

~ For all you praying ones, please pray as often as comes to mind several situations with James' work. I don't feel liberty to share the whole situation. And also with baby not arriving until September, nothing could be done till then anyway. Even if James decided to make such decisions. I will say that a lot of situations are scary, frustrating, unbelievable, deceitful and w-r-o-n-g. We don't like being a part of any of it! We are in prayer for all to change to what would be pleasing in the Lord's eyes.

~As far as school goes. We are done until the new school room is ready. There's too many irons in the fire and so I am calling it quits till August. We will still have very informal schooling of their reading to me and I to them. Right now we are reading King Arthur and His Knights. What a wonderful tale to wrap up this school year, with having studying on the Renaissance and having VBS on the armour of God.

And during the time of typing this, lunch and a break, James and Brittany have finished the floor in the boys' room!

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