5 Week Update

Please bear with me! Going by Tate's birthday is about my only way of keeping track of time recently. (Besides "It's late. We're late. I'm late.")

Our house: I should really just put some pictures up. I feel great every time I unpack a box or straighten up... but there is still so much to do. (Though wouldn't this be the case regardless?) The counters should be done by Friday. . . but we are waiting on cabinet doors for one cabinet, and need to have one cabinet replaced because it's the wrong size. (Remember the wait for cabinets?!) The painting still needs to be done. There aren't lights or power in the kitchen yet (except to the stove). Waiting for the carpet. And of course, lots of little details (such as finishing the tile grout, filling holes, and cleaning up...)

Each day I have a few moments when I think, "Wow. Thank you, God. I can see that we are going to make it with Your help." We did some school this week. We've done laundry. Got groceries. Cooked some. Vacuumed a lot. Had baths(did I mention that it's about 90 degrees and sticky here?!). Opened mail. Returned phone calls. You know, the little routine things that have to happen to make things work. Well. . . some of them are happening. It feels good.

Livia is going through a phase of intense discipline and testing. She has realized that she has a will and that she can choose whether or not to obey Mommy. (It seems that most of the time she would rather NOT.) I'm weary with it, and leaning heavily on God. Praying a lot for my daughter, and for wisdom in parenting. She is very concerned about Adam and Eve and their choice to disobey God in the garden. "Why they have to dive (die)?" she keeps asking me.

The boys are having a blast on the trampoline. They are amazing little acrobats, both doing flips and other stunts that make their Mama nervous.

Tate is a joy. He and I are getting into a pretty good rhythm, where I think I am able to discern his moods and cries and needs. This helps a lot. And he is getting big so quickly. . . as all moms say. He had his first tub bath and seemed to like it (if I can just keep Livia from pouring the water over his head! But I remember Rhyle liked to do that to her, too.)

Whew! I'm getting long-winded. Time to get ready for tomorrow so we can make it to Biblestudy- maybe even on time!

Update:
My Sin. . . Again and Again:
Okay. My editor husband just took a break from studying to come inform me that I'm exaggerating again. (He reads my blog on his breaks?!)

We have power to the dishwasher, as well. And there is a light on the range hood, which has power, too.

(Yes. He is right, I confess. But in my muddled mind I was thinking that the range hood was connected to the stove and therefore everyone would know that if there was power to the stove that it was conceivable that we would have power to the range hood, which has a light. And I knew the dishwasher had power, I guess, but I was just thinking about the dishwasher in terms of WATER, and I didn't say anything about water on the post! Whew!) I wear myself out. I sin so easily, and even with good intentions to keep things simple!