A weeks worth

November 4-10  2013

We have had a great fall, but the seasons are changing and winter is appearing as we have more cold nights, and windy cold days.  We have turned on the heaters and sometimes wake up to foggy cold mornings that are just too cold for this Momma.  

While Daddy was still on his trip, Luke was helping me make muffins.  I have been so surprised that Luke likes to cook so much.  

Though the cold hasn't stayed consistently for days to help the leaves turn all at once, they are turning colors slowly.  Here are some of the fruits still left on the tress near our house.  

As November (the month to remember being thankful) is upon us, we have started a Thankful tree to help us keep our blessings before us.  

The boys first leaves said they were thankful for:

 "that Daddy's come back", for their lovies "blanket" and "beba", and for a " home to live in"

The night or two after Daddy came home he headed to the ER with Noah,  Luke woke up for a drink of water and as we went in the room, we heard that stridor, strained breathing, and croupy cough from Noah.  He tends to have trouble when croup hits so Drew went a head and took him to the local hospital.  He got a steroid breathing treatment, and a steroid shot in the leg.  He is usually great with shots, stays still, doesn't cry......but this night (probably because he felt bad and was delirious) it took Daddy and 2 other orderlys to hold down this 4 year old.  He still talks about that "big man Dr." and says he doesn't want to go back to him.  

 I am thankful we are 1. close to such a reliable hospital  2. that they are efficent and quick (the boys were home with 2 1/2 hours) 3. that our insurance that is provided takes care of all our needs 4. for a husband who selflessly serves us   5. and for a God who heals little bodies.  

Yep, Luke got the same symptoms the next night,  (he never gets as bad as Noah with the stridor or fevers), so we started him on the meds early and prevented another hospital trip. 

Sometimes life just happens, they boys were out of preschool all week, Drew was at a conference, and I was on duty with 2 sick boys that hung on to that awful sounding cough for days.  

So I pulled out the big guns, (Youtube) Popeye the sailor man, Roadrunner, Tom and Jerry, and we eventually made our way to Superman, Spiderman, and all super heroes............I am not ashamed of how much TV I let my boys watch.  It's hard keeping them still and not letting them run around and get hot and start that coughing.  

Here is the afternoon, camping, hiking, fire building, adventuring part of the day. 

You sure can tell when your children start to feel better.  

Luke is in to reading now, and can sit for quite a long time looking/ "reading" his books. 

The rest of the week rolled on, and we decided even though we were still working on our Thankful tree, we needed a little Christmas.  

Revising some of our Jesse Tree ornaments and excited to start telling stories of Jesus' lineage and hanging a different ornament each day.

The boys have learned quite a lot from Daddy lately.  Game-wise.  Chutes and Ladders, Gorilla Man Gun, and Paper Rock Scissors.

Here is Luke before bath time one night, with his shield, sword, and Samson "hair"

In Pj's adding thankful leaves. 

Momma got to do a little shopping after Daddy's conference was over.  My sweet friend Raikka and I.  She knows all the great places to shop.  This is Euro Flora.  (as close as I have found to Hobby Lobby) and I was in heaven with all the Christmas decor.

She and Leo (her son).

I mean look at this goodness.

This was our Saturday.  Spending time with one another.  House repairs, changing lights (and boy did they need changing).  Talk about fire hazard.  

And we ended with our 2 year old massacring the TV with his wooden sword.  Yep it's fried.  I was sad. And a bit angry with myself for not watching him.