I Get to Love You

Oh, I can’t believe it’s true sometimes

I get to love you
It’s the best thing that I’ll ever do

~Ruelle

It’s been a WEEK! We’ve had three extra little people at our house. They’re 5, 3, and 1 and a half years old. I’m watching Jackie’s sister’s youngest three kids everyday, all day, Monday through Friday. They’re good kids, but it’s a lot. Keeping up with my housework, my own kids, and all the things I’m accustomed to just isn’t as easy, with three extra little people here.

Her youngest, Emma, has a trachea. I’ve taken classes, so I know how to take care of all her needs. She’s amazing, though! That little girl talks over her trachea. She has done so incredible, they’re going to be doing surgery to remove it, soon. Doctors never expected her to be where she’s already at. I love that baby. She’s ornery as hell, but I love it. The other two are very very sweet, also. It’s a big adjustment, when kids first come to our house. They have to learn our rules, and how things work here. We’ve been through this plenty of times. We’ve fostered and babysat for a whole lot of kids. Once we get past the first couple of weeks, things settle. It’s so busy right now though, I haven’t even had the energy or time to write here.

Today, Adam and Wyatt cleaned out our garage. I enjoyed slowly waking up, sipping on my coffee, and not having anything to do. I cleaned our windows. They were covered in tiny handprints. I organized all the toys in the playroom. I took a long shower, put on something cute, and had the opportunity to take care of me. Jackie came over, this afternoon. We did some crafting. The guys watched football. They’ve got ribs on the grill, for supper. We have a couple other friends coming over tonight, too. Adam’s good friend and his girlfriend. Jackie and I have set up everything for us to do a goofy fun activity. We’ve got blank canvasses for everyone to paint on. We’re going to have each couple paint one another. Except, Jackie and I are making our guys look like Homer Simpson (Adam), and the Pillsbury Doughboy (Justin). It’s going to be hilarious!

The weather’s gorgeous. It’s a perfect evening for hanging out with friends. I expect we’ll get our cornhole boards out, later. I made pasta salad, and corn on the cob, to go with their ribs. Jackie is sitting on the deck, with the boys. I just finished cleaning the dishes, so I took this moment to write something here.

Next Saturday, we’re having a big guitar night get together at Poppy’s. That’s going to be a blast! Jackie and I went to Poppy’s house on Thursday evening. He cooked supper for us. We ate, and then we sat on his screened in porch and talked and laughed awhile. That was really nice.