Don't be scurred...just dance.

We had yet another weekend where we found ourselves somehow surrounded by great friends and family.  We are just so, so lucky.  This is exactly what we need right now.  People that aren't as close to us seem mostly afraid of us.  I now find myself avoiding people at the grocery store...like seriously, turning my cart and pretending I don't see them...just because I know how awkward these situations are.  Nobody knows what to say, so they quickly say, "Sorry..." and then get as far away from me as possible.  But this isn't everybody and it's also not what I'd like to focus on.  There have been many people that just come right up and hug me and some of them even cry.  Oddly enough, that's less awkward than the first situation because it's not followed by them running away from me.  If you don't know what to say, it's okay.  Laugh for no reason, dance the macarena, do cartwheels...all of these things would make me quite happy.  I'll even laugh and dance and cartwheel through the aisles of Wal Mart with you.  Really.

Kyler and Mae continue to be nothing less than amazing.  They have both joined 4H and are happily focusing on projects to enter into the local fair.  Mae has already taken quite well to sewing and she seems to think that we will be purchasing rabbits soon.  And don't tell her, but we just might.  Taking into consideration that she first requested horses, then cows, then goats...her final request of rabbits seemed way more doable.  And writing it out now, I'm wondering if this was her plan all along...think small, request big.  She may just have us figured out.  And we may just love her enough to let her get away with it.

Yesterday after school, the kids got all ready for swim lessons.  We drove to town and I dropped them and Kenny off at the YMCA, then I headed to the grocery store.  When I pulled back into the Y parking lot forty-five minutes later, I was surprised to see them playing at the playground.  I was even more surprised to see that ALL of the kids on the playground had coordinated a game of tag...and the biggest kid (Kenny) was "it".  I sat and watched as all of these kids screamed and ran wild with Kenny right on their heels, letting them just barely get away from him but also making them work for it.  As it turns out, there were no swim lessons yesterday...but I'm glad it turned out the way it did.  They all had a blast.  And I was pretty proud of Kenny for letting the kids get away from him, thus giving them a nice boost of confidence.  He did NOT have such sympathy for me when we were playing tether ball two days ago.  I still have sore arms and two swollen fingers to prove it!

And since the sky is dark and rainy, today's plans include: catching up on housework.  Yaaaay.  This is why I'm sitting here avoiding typing.  But I do enjoy a rainy day...especially after seeing how dry our creek is.  Let it pour!