I am still recovering from my homeschool convention odyssey, and i've got a lot to sit and ponder now, with the books i bought, the notes i took, the online recordings :) (hooray!), plus just the comedown of having been for four days with only my baby, my two little nephews, my sisters and my parents.  It was so strange to be in that configuration, to not have my husband there, and all my other children - to be able to just connect with my parents and my sisters...  It was actually pretty relaxing and a real blessing to me to get away and be there with them, even if logistically it was sometimes a big task...

 (thanks mom and dad for coming!  thanks jessie and paige for making the trek with me to BC!)

Right now i am just reveling in being back in my own home.  This morning was kind of wild and overwhelming and noisy, and then i took tiny dolly upstairs for her nap, started nursing her, and everyone else ran outside to play in the back, and the house was completely, utterly still.  Time to just be able to pray and hear His voice and be in His presence.

Then back downstairs, facing the herculean task of chores, catching up on laundry, moving around furniture (again!), making notes of things that need to be done, grocery staples we need to pick up...  the daily grind.  Good stuff.  Necessary stuff... Back to real life.