back again... still counting those blessings

Hopefully this missive will be comprehensible, as I am running here and there between sentences. Last week was full of fun stuff, but also very active stuff, so after driving my son down to my uncle's house (to go on a back packing trip to which he ended up not going due to my bro's health.)
on Wednesday, I got home and to my hubby, "I need to just lie down for a minute." I woke up today at noon! I was in and out most of that time, so it wasn't solid sleep, but i didn't really leave my bed.) Thankfully Tom was able to get the girls to and from day camp, and Taven has become a huge help.

Back to my blessings...
My hubby, Tom:

I am so thankful for my cute computer nerd! I say that with pride, cuz it's the nerds who really rule the world, now! I am proud of how smart my guy is! I always knew he was smart, but he recently did some testing, and he is (if i remember correctly) 94th percentile! If you look at the bell curve of IQ's, they drop off significantly around 90, so he is in an elite group! Am I bragging? Probably... but I complain enough about him that i think this balances things out!

God has taught him patience the last few years. How does the saying go? "If mama ain't happy, then ain't nobody's happy." At least in our house, this has been true. Tom has held up under tremendous pressure, and I am so thankful for him! I hope, as I get well, i can take a lot of the pressure off of him.

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Well Dingo Dog!!!! I can't find the new checks, and we're out of the old checks... and i have bills to pay! this is the first month of my financial takeover, and i can't even find the freaking checks!
Okay, i feel better now.

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I'll talk about Tom more in another post. Now I want to mention Taven. He is struggling with ADHD and the emotional problems that come with it, as well as pre-adolescent hormones. God is really working on his heart. My prayer is that he is not just stuffing his feelings down and needs a safe place to let them out. In spite of all this, he helped me clean the Fridge-side of the kitchen. We even bleached the grout and sealed. He was a huge help.

Today, somebody made a peanut butter sandwich on the counter he had just clean; when he saw the mess, he almost cried. I told him it would be just a quick wipe and it would be okay, but I used it as a teaching moment, helping him feel empathy for others (me in this case.) It was cool to see the light turn on in his brain when he got it. He's also our random hugger! I love it... can't say his brother and sisters would agree (it can be kind of annoying.)

(YAY! I found the checks!)

I have so much more to tell about last week end, but as usual, my time is up.

luvs 2 ya, -jay-

PS. I do want to say a big thank you to jeff and heff for keeping Bubba for a week and a half. I love that my brother and sister take the time to be with my kids! He learned it from my uncle Les! I really do love my extended family!