right now.

this is exactly what the big kids are doing right now.  i've been

sitting on the deck snuggling emelia and evelyn as they others play.

clay & bianca are digging in the dirt. nico just climbed up one more

level.  i don't worry with him though--he has great judgment & instinct--even in 

tree climbing.  i laugh at what i would've thought of myself as a mother 

several years ago.  oh well, it doesn't change that at both times i was 

a good mom.  [i think we need to tell ourselves that more.]

 

jude & ellie will soon be home from kindergarten.  i love watching them

come home.  they love it there, but i can see a little sigh in them--a little air 

let out. they are home.  where they can just be.

 

yesterday was jude's birthday [i'm behind on birthday letters, but

i'll have three of them backdated and up soon.] we always say what

we love about the birthday person as we go around the table at dinner.

we all were doing our favorites about jude & he raised his hand.

he said that he would like to say a favorite.  about yourself?! i wondered 

as i giggled inside & indicated that he go ahead.

in his sweet, little ugandan accent that i'm so thankful he still has, he said:

i love the part where i come in from school & greet.

my precious son likes seeing his family & greeting them while being welcomed

home with excitement and hugs.  

my stars.

 

i just poured my first cup of coffee.  kinda crazy for 2pm, but maybe needed?

the twins need a bath, so i've texted matt to figure out my game plan there.

sure, i can do it with or without him home, but i think the logistics of

a bigger family sometimes make for extra planning.  i'm not the best

planner.  i kinda love taking things as they come.

but, i'm trying to find a balance there.

 

what are you up to right now?