Last night we had the first of our play-off games for flag football. The boys played great. Today we had a 10am game which we lost. It was a bag of mixed emotions for me.....I was ready for the season to be over but also sad they didn't win so they could play in the championship game at 1pm.
While I was TRYING to concentrate on taking football fotos our crazy 6 year old was trying to see how long he could stand on his head. I think he started to get delirious.
I'm sure our next trip to the chiropractor will be interesting!!!
Have a great weekend...
Some weeks are just "blah", ya know?
This was one of them. I try to remember those poor people who have no rice to eat and are starving in China because of the typhoon and not feel sorry for me. But then I remember that we have each been given a lot in life and what is hard to others may not be difficult for me and vice versa.
So I try to give myself some grace in this "blah" week. Hormones, hubbie being gone, being tired, not feeling good....who knows what it is - or maybe it's all of them combined!
Yesterday evening we ate dinner at 3:30 at Applebees. I was on my way home from the chiropractor, all the kids were hungry and I had no energy for cooking so I succumbed to the restaurant temptation and we feasted on cheese sticks, salad and water. It was SO nice not to have to worry about dinner come 5pm when all mine are usuallly STARVING (or so they say).
We enjoyed the evening without anything to do and the kids all ate a bowl of cereal before bed. I'm thinking my next Works for Me Wednesday might be just that....feed kids dinner at 3:30pm EVERY night!
Since we ate so early I took the camera outside and took pictures. My daughter is about the only one who will sit still anymore for me. The rest of the gang was here, there and everywhere.
So here's baby girl....a straight out of the camera shot with a touch of saturation. I didn't have the energy to do any more tweaking so here she is.....sippy cup and all...
Here is a shot of my FAVORITE bush in the yard and yes, I know it's name but I don't have the energy to look up how to spell it...
So here's the pink bush...
Hope you have a great Friday!
I admit I'm a little at a loss for a good tip on What Works for us....
The thing on my heart most today is homeschooling I think. Homeschooling works for us. No carpools, no buses, no lines, no homework, no anything we don't want in our lives. We do use school occasionally. We have two in school this year. All three boys will be home next year and our daughter will be in a half day K4 program.
You know, what works for us changes sometimes daily, weekly, or monthly. Each school year is different. So what works today may not work tomorrow. And I think we're good about changing once it doesn't work anymore. I remember hearing that the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results.
Makes sense to me.
Leaving you with another "works for me".....always having my camera! This was taken through my storm door. Aren't the reflections cool? (more Works for me Wednesday found here)
While we were visiting my mom and dad I got this very interesting real photo of our daughter pouting whining about the shoes I suggested made her wear to the park. She wanted to wear flip-flops but wise ole mom suggested the shoes you see in this picture.
You know, I wish I cold still get away with this sometimes. "Oh boo-hoo-hoo, I can't get my way. Why does everybody hate me? I just want to wear what I want to wear?"
God is unpredictable but consistent. You may not be able to tell what he is doing or why but you can always trust in WHO HE IS. He has your very best interests at heart. He is good. He is God.
