Hubbie has been gone this week teaching in another city. I have been blessed to have my language tutor stay with me most of the nights. It has been so sweet to get to know her better and to practice my language skills. She, being a university student, also re-introduced me to college life a few nights and I found myself going to bed hours past my normal crash time after a chick flick (with subtitles) or hours of chatting. She also blessed me with watching the kiddos in the morning so I could have some quiet time with the Lord AND run around like a headless chicken doing laundry, dishes, and a shower. Awesome.
Rick comes home tomorrow (now in 7 hours....a bit delayed in posting!) and I am soooooo grateful. I have missed him immensely - both in the way we just know each other so well that we have a 'parenting groove', and in his being my best friend. I'm ready for my best friend conversations to return. :)
Here are a few snapshots of how we passed the time this week...
Lydia playing with dirt.
Watching birdie mommy nest on our air conditioner...which is on our balcony (long story).
Can you tell what is amiss in the above photo?
I busted out Lu's summer dresses and Moo decided to wear her bloomers as a hat.
Animal-Safari day at playgroup - Lu was a bird (for about 30 sec)
Moo was a dog (for about 10 minutes, until his face fell victim to the water table and he wanted it off)
Lu's first finger painting adventure.
I love those little hands!
Moo spending more time on his masterpiece.
Moo fell victim to the summer bugs...he seems to have had an allergic reaction to his bugbites - check out his left ear - totally red. The spots on his arms and legs are the size of quarters! A trip to the pharmacy later, they are diminishing.
Fingerpainting clean-up was more fun than painting....
At least for Lu.
Can you see what is in this nest? I had 5 minutes when Momma was gone to attempt a photo. I can't tell...egg? baby? extra feather fluff? It's a mystery.
