Just a breath

Well, it is Saturday evening, and I am just amazed that the week had gone so fast.
It reminds me of my reading this week, that we are but on this earth for but a breath. No wonder time seems to me like it slips away so quickly.
Wednesday is where I left off at. Took Hannah to school. She gave Ms Catherine her sorry gift and they started the day well. Nathan was having a field trip to the skating rink, so I went and was with him for that. When I got home around lunch time, I called the preschool to see how Hannah was doing. Great day! I was so relieved. Got me to thinking about how I have those days. When I am overwhelmed by insignificant things and that finally last year I checked it out and it turns out I have a hormonal imbalance. I got to wondering if that is what is up with Hannah. If she has some form of PMDD. If I can pass it on to her and if she is old enough for that to affect her since she hasn't hit the age of puberty yet. Something I m going to check out. Anyways, I turned around her bookshelf, which she was thrilled about. We then went to get Nathan from school, as he had an early out. We all (Chris, Nathan and I) went to the library to get some early readers for Nathan and then went to pick Hannah up. We then went to tour Menards. WOW!! It was pretty amazing. The size alone is so much. In addition to that, they had a play area with a mini rollercoaster and play cars and houses. Chris said that every moment he was there, he got sicker and sicker. Things he can't carry because he doesn't have the room were in stock and on the shelf and cheaper by like $30.
We went home and had supper. Books and bedtime to finish the day.
Thursday, we took Nathan to school and then Hannah and I had more time to do some heavy duty cleaning as part of her consequences. I don't honestly think she minded. We were doing something together. Picked Nathan up and headed to Lowes.We stopped by there because Chris was working a mid shift and then was off to choir practice. Nathan had gotten to take home the class pet, Pete. (A stuffed panda bear) He came with a little journal notebook so that we could document his adventures with us. We picked up some supplies for redoing the bathroom. (I asked the landlord if I could tear down the awesome southwestern peach and teal wallpaper in our bathroom and do something else. She said to do whatever) We then headed home.
I had been cooking chili so we finished preparing that and ate. Hannah had her shower while Nathan had Pete ride and build trains in his room. We read a bunch of stories and then to bed.
Friday, everyone to school. I came home and got to work trying to peel the paper off. After many things, I got online and found out that the easiest way to remove that kind of paper was to steam it. After a couple of hours, I managed to peel one wall. I turned on the shower, super hot and created some good steam, but my arms were tired. I went and got Hannah. Another great day, so we headed to a friend of ours to see how she was doing in the time inbetween picking up Hannah and Nathan. Got Nathan and ran to Lowes for the kids to see Chris. Chris had taken his lunch to go and eat with Nathan at school. Nathan thought that was cool.
We came home after a while and had supper. We played a game of Candyland and the kids finished their chores for the week and we did stories and baths and bedtime.
Today, we woke up and it was rainy and cold. A perfect day for snuggling under the covers, except the kids wanted to get up.
We ate some breakfast and then the phone continued to ring. One was my grandma. She was calling to let me know that my Uncle Dave would be stopping by to spend the night November 8th. Then a call from Alisha, the girl in charge of the preschool area at church.
We (Rebecca, my co-teacher and I) have been trying for the last few weeks to resolve a problem in the 2 &3's room. We have been averaging 16-17 kids in our room with only the two of us. We asked for another helper the 2nd week and didn't receive anyone. We then noticed that with all the kids, we were having to spread both tables out to get them all a spot, which left no room for them to move around. We talked about splitting the 2's and 3's up and taking a group of them somewhere, but during the 9:30 hour, all the rooms are full. The church had to go to some Sunday school classes meeting during the 8 & 11 hour so there would be enough rooms for everyone. Finally, I called our children's minister and asked if maybe we could combine our class with the 4's since there are only 3 or 4 in their room and it is a lot bigger. Then we could acclimate the 3's into that room and when Winter quarter comes and teachers switch, if we need to , we can have just 2 year olds in the current class, and combine the 3's & 4's and leave the 5's and Kindergarteners in the room they use for Sunday school. that would make the average class size around 10, which is so much more do-able.
Anyways, Alisha hadn't been in on the loop of all of this and was trying to figure out who said what and why and where and when. I had to explain all that to her.
During all the phone calls, the kids were enjoying their time together as friends. I was really grateful for their patience and self-entertainment as I took care of all that. Chris came home for lunch and we ate homemade Chicken and Noodle soup. Then the kids and I played a bunch of board games and stuff. Chris got home around 4 and spent some time with the kids while I washed some dishes. Then my sister, Karen, called. We visited with her until supper time and then we were off to see a comedian who had come to our church.
Chris was really looking forward to hearing him. He loves Brian Reagan, a clean comic, so he was psyched to hear a Christian comedian. When we got there, it was a packed house. Standing room only. He was ok. Funny, but at times a little out of line considering the crowd. Chris was a little disappointed. Hannah had to go to the bathroom about half way through and we saw Marcy Shilling, (the McDonalds lady:-) and her daughter who is now 5 months old. Hannah was dancing and making baby Emma laugh. I caught up with her and that was fun.
We came home late and got the kids to bed and here I am writing.
I was checking everyones blogs and all have new posts. I am so glad to read and hear that everyone is doing well.
Well, I need to get to bed. Chris is off tomorrow, so we will see what the day holds in store. Nathan has a homework project we are going to work on, so that is a for sure.
Hope this finds all of you well and praying that you are keeping Him in focus.
Until next time.....