Shelly picks out her clothes, gets dressed, and comes out to the kitchen for a drink. "I found everything pink. Even my cup pink!"
Later as we waited at the bus stop to send Shelly off to school, a friend drove by and I invited her over for a visit. She came over and we chatted for an hour before we parted ways for laundry and nap time.
When Shelly was done with school I picked her up and heard all about her day in the five minute drive home, then I met Archer outside as he was just getting home. This part of my day, the reunion after being apart and time to cook and time for homework is by far the most stressful and cheerful and noisy part of the day. Hello, how was your day, do you have homework, did you get a book from the library, what's for supper, where are we going tonight, when will Dad be home?? Crazy chaos but wonderful.
Shelly says, "Be nice to yourself or your eyeballs will fall out!" As I'm laughing at the funniest thing I've heard all day, she pulls out the art project she brought home and Mrs. Bloom's warning makes sense.
Archer casually mentioned "its been like that all day," pointing at the storm sewer in the street. The grate was inside the drain, leaving a big gaping hole for small children to fall in.
A call to the utility district clears up that little problem and then we're on to something else. Tonight Archer walked around, gathering up supplies and then set to work on his homework without being asked even once. Love it!
All the while the kids are trying to finish off a loaf of homemade bread just baked last night, and I'm trying to squeeze in cooking supper for the crowd.
There are moments when the whole house of cards threatens to come crashing down (Archer's tired of homework after three minutes, Elijah's stealing the toy Shelly is playing with, Elijah is whining because he's hungry/thirsty/bored) and that's the defining moment...
What's Mom going to do? Meltdown too? Or take a deep breath, remember this too will pass, and stand on the foundation of God's love and grace - he WILL get us through the next ten minutes and we DON'T live in a house of cards, we live on the steady foundation of his love and we are sheltered by his grace and forgiveness. Breathe a prayer and forge ahead, Mom!
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