Spring

1. Jack needs to move

This little one is very similar to his parents.  He is happiest when he is moving.  

It has been fun to watch the boys figure this out about him and help him along the way.  Owen asked me the other day why does Jack need the car to move in order to stop crying.  And then Cameron tried to sooth him saying, "we are almost there Jack" in his sweet big, brother voice when we were sitting at the stop light close to home.  

The other day Owen said, "How do you get him to stop crying?"  I said that I didn't know.  Clearly I was struggling.  Owen said, "well maybe we should ask Cameron."  Usually Cameron gets right in Jack's face and smiles at him.  Jack loves it and smiles back.  

 I took this picture because I wanted to send him "to the moon" that night and he was doing the body language perfectly.

2. Playtime
Always something going on around here.  I am making an effort to stop with the chores and to play.  I am not going to lie, it has been hard around here being the only adult but I don't want to take that out on these three dudes.  Instead, I put my blinders up to the filth, sit down, and play.

3. Powersheets
This was my birthday present this year.  I started working through some of the sheets a few days ago. Today I NEED to get some chores done and hope to sit down and open them up again.

 4. My sister
I can't believe it has almost been a year.  Last night the last week of Erin's life, in the hospital, was playing over in my mind.  I want to write some of it down but I need sometime alone and not have to worry about anything else -- just some time to write.  I know that there is already so much I forget and I want to document some of it before I forget anymore.

Yesterday one of my sorority sisters passed away.  The week that Erin passed away she was diagnosed with an aggressive form of cancer.  At her treatment yesterday morning she coded and did not survive.  It is devastating and unexpected.  The news made my heart go into a million pieces and flooded me with memories of Erin's passing.  There are no real words of comfort and when I reached out to Kara yesterday I reminded her that Erin was already in heaven waiting for Jamie with open arms.  I am so grateful for that last week that I was able to hold Erin's hand and say goodbye.

5. Lawn Care
I ordered a lawn service for our huge ass lawn that has 8 million weeds.  They came today.  Yay!