This Week at Our House #13

1. Well John is back in full swing looking for a job. We only got paid for half the month of March. We pray that the job search will go quickly this time. Also, this week, John's sister Margaret had her baby stillborn at 20 weeks gestation. So if you do not mind sending some prayers her way. Her whole family is heart broken at the loss of their little son and brother.
2. Since my bout with pneumonia, I have been much more serious about getting enough rest. I am still going to bed late and getting up early, but I am making naptime a priority. My children and my husband have also been much more serious about helping around the house and helping with the little kids too. None of us want me to be sick ever again.
3. Ruth had a fun week of school. She comes home from school and tells me all about her days adventures. She's a pretty happy 16 year old. Ruth is now looking for a job now too.
4. Kate, as usual, had tons of homework as well as 3 tests and 3 major research papers. She is now on spring break for the whole week, but still has plenty of homework.
5. Johnny did all of his homework and his research paper. On the day his research paper was due, he said, "Wow! I have everything ready for school."
6. Adam's class did a performance of Aladdin. He played Jafar. Adam did a really good job. While most of the kids sounding like they were reading their lines, Adam and a couple others kids really acted out their parts. I think Adam has a hidden talent for acting, but he hates to sing.
7. Rachel had an animal extravaganza in her class. Everyone in her class has been working really hard on these animal reports. Then they made little foam animals, painted them and made 3-D backgrounds. All of the parents were invited to come to the classroom to see their kids projects, hear them sing, and eat cookies. Rachel did her report on house cats. She made several cats and did an excellent job writing out her report. I was impressed.
8. Anya is very excited to be on spring break this week. She is just plain old tired of school, the school schedule and homework. Personally, I think they give too much work to the little kindergarten kids. Anya has done great. She is reading and she is halfway through the first grade math curriculum, but she just wants to play.
9. As the weather has warmed and the sun is shining later, Joseph has been a delightful little boy!
10. Josh hates potty training. But I am making him. He is wearing underwear everyday, even when we leave the house. Sometimes this is terrible, and I really have to be the potty nazi mom to make this work, but I doubt he is just going to do this pleasantly on his own sometime later. He is already 3+. My new rule is that if he poops his pants, he cannot have chocolate milk for the next 24 hours. We are now on day 2 of no chocolate milk. I am hoping this will get through to my stubborn little 3 year old.
11. Arwen has been talking to us in a fake baby language. It is so funny to have her come up and tell us something very seriously and have no idea what she is saying. Arwen is 20 months.
12. Susan is moving around plenty and I am looking more and more pregnant. I look forward to meeting this little one in another 3 months.

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