Highlights

        I know i haven't written in a while. I've had a house full of children this and its been an extra busy kind of time!(: But i thought i would share some of the highlights of the past week or so!(:

        Monday was a full day with all four children here during the day. A rare thing to happen, although it may be happening more often since the mother of the 3 siblings is looking for a day job! Anyway, i fed the children lunch and put the three youngest down for naps and then i helped Omar with his school work. I'm teaching him kindergarden the way the mennonites do it with the hopes that he will start school with a nice head start!

        Tuesday found baby Ann Marie here early as usually and the Torres 3 here after lunch. They didnt overlap at all for which i was very glad! They only thing about that tho, is that he said he'd be here around 11 to pick them up. I waited till 12:15.. makes a short night when i cant sleep in in the morning!

        Wednesday the baby was here again and they children came way late in the afternoon. I had actually given up on them coming because they werent here even by three o'clock PM. They showed up around 4:30. And to top it off they said they'd be back around 10:30. And i KNOW they werent working! So much for having an evening to ourselves! I made supper and we ate as soon as Phil came home from work. It was a fairly uneventful night. And to the parent's credit they actually showed up at 9:30! But by that time i was extremely tired and decided they could get the children up and dressed themselves. (not to mention i'd pulled muscles in my shoulder and was hurting) They left and we went to bed.
        Thursday was another early morning with the baby again. A very unusual week. But it was my day off from the Torres 3 for which i was VERY thankful! By this time i wasnt feeling good and just ready for 2PM to hurry and get here so that i could take a much needed nap. The baby went home and i laid on the couch to rest. Imagine my surprise when at 2:30 my husband walks in the door!!(: I was very happy with that!!(: he had brought things home to make my long awaited flower beds! YAY!! We worked on them till it was time to eat supper. After supper we got dressed up and went to our weekly business meeting at my sister's house. Talk about an awesome meeting! The speakers were great!
      Now i come to the here and now..it felt so good to sleep till i was well rested this morning! I have a ton of things to do and i am expecting the children this afternoon,just not sure what time. But i have a counter full of dishes, loads of laundry and my house to clean before this week end! Tomorrow we are attending the wedding of a friend and Sunday night i am leaving with my sister to fly out to my parents place to be with my dad before and during surgery. Please remember our family in prayer! This surgery is to remove cancer that is near his heart so it will be similar to an open heart surgery. There is a possibility that he might not make it through surgery although i personally feel like he will. Prayers will certainly be appreciated!

 Also remember our husbands...they will be alone this week and then on Friday they will come to Columbus OH where they will be picking us up at the airport and we will be attending a Major Convention Friday night - Sunday noon. Plans are that we will be home by Sunday night.
                                       Hope all is well with you  and yours!