Week in Review

• I caught Ella playing in the litter box like it was a sandbox. 
• Aleck and Ella probably burned 1/2 a tank of gas driving Pappaw’s truck in the field.

 

• Aleck and Ella spent so much time outside that most days they had a bath before naptime.
• We helped Pappaw put out corn for the deer, and sunflower seed for the birds.

 

• We checked the camera that was mounted on a tree for new pictures of the deer feeding at night.  Most nights, we could see several raccoons and three deer feeding at the same time.

• We saw a deer when we were going for a ride through the woods.

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• Ella terrorized the cats and loved on the dogs.
• Glenda and I spent two nights making muscadine jelly. 
• We went fishing in the rain at Aunt Glenda’s house.
• Five days in a row, I didn’t wear a stitch of make-up.
• Every time I went to the store, somebody mistook for Glenda, my twin sister.   
• Ella and Aleck played for hours in Pappaw’s truck bed.
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• We started every morning with a walk across the field and stopped to throw rocks in the pond.
• Aleck usually found a stick.

• We watched men cut hay on Pappaw’s land.
• The weather was a bit cooler and we enjoyed spending most of our time outside.
• Aleck and Preston went hunting “sharkfish”.
• Tom flew in for the weekend to visit my family.  We all drove back to Texas together.
• Ella and Aleck had a blast feeding Aunt Glenda’s chicken. 
• The Spiderman costume and swords were a hit for Aleck and Preston. 

• Ella crawled up in Mammaw and Pappaw’s lap after her nap to drink her sippy cup of milk.
• We ended the week with a wonderful 81st birthday party for Daddy and kids came from Texas, Arkansas and the Mississippi coast.
• I asked Aleck if he knew how many brothers Mommy has and he counted to ten.  The correct answer is five:  Gary, Darryl, Donny, John and Brian.

Things I heard Aleck say this week:

• “Tyler, You can take my dinosaur to show and tell.”
• “Preston, did you know that your daddy is my mommy’s brother?”

Things that Ella said this week:

• Ella loves Aunt Glenda.  When I ask Ella how many mommies she has, she says, “Two.”  She smiles a sweet smile and holds up two fingers.  Then she points to me and then Aunt Glenda.

I absolutely love my family, love my kids, love my husband and love my life!