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17 March 2023

all piled up

 The art room is a disaster of crayon peels and Easter bunnies. Ben and Nora's jungle theme took on a fort and an animal kingdom this week that I'm determined disappear sometime today, and there are seven tween-age girls still sleeping various places upstairs this morning, the third sleepover of the break. The sink and the dishwasher are both full, and we have gone through a full week of groceries since Monday and we still have Friday, Saturday, Sunday.

Matt went from bad to worse despite antibiotic injections and pills, and spent all day yesterday in bed, but everyone else is going strong, and every mess and empty shelf and track of mud represent a night of giggling through a cheesy romantic comedy, manicures, kid baking projects, crafts, hours outside, walks, reading, helping neighbors, too many games of Uno and bits of school, piano lessons, card writing, friends. 

While getting my teeth cleaned Tuesday, our hygienist asked, "So what do you do for self-care?" despite it being pretty obvious I was finally getting my teeth cleaned (thank you Beth!). 

Julie and I took the kids to the agricultural museum yesterday and were repeatedly mistaken for a field trip...it's just a lot of kiddos to love and shepherd...seemingly multiplied by spring break.

But all the sweet memories this Mary grabs a photo of and stores up in her heart pile up, too.





3 comments:

  1. 💙 love the ag museum and these pictures!

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  2. You did it!! -RS

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  3. Love your energy to do all that in a week! I’ll just stay on the farm for spring break!

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