As I kissed my children good night tonight I was filled with such amazement as I thought of the life I get to live...  it is so good! Every good and perfect gift comes from above. Which allows us to experience a bit of heaven on earth.

It was sweet to get a new perspective from God, 'cause some things in my life such as finances and sickness have been a burden to me over the last while. Have you ever heard this, "Instead of telling God how big your problems are, try telling your problems how big God is!"

     Maybe that cold coffee drink did affect me this evening...every one is in bed asleep, and I decided to write for a bit.

I was also on my way out to the suburban with sanitizing wipes to wipe down all surfaces; I got the thing swept out finally.

It was my intention for a week or two to get it swept.

I was considering sitting on my bed later then with the school book catalog and starting to write down the books we need to order some time in April!

      My dear husband is home tonight, after flying to Texas and driving back with his new (2003 Chevy) truck. It sure seems new to us considering our 1996 vehicles.  :) Maybe tomorrow he can take us all on a little drive. We are staying home from church for the third week in a row. Strep throat attacked again on Friday, hitting Eric for the second time. The infections have been about a week apart. We have never experienced a quarantine like this....we kept clearing our schedules. Cancelling all kinds of things such as Mom's groups, trips to Shady Lawn, dentist and midwife appointments, Bible studies, hosting relatives, and missing birthday parties and church. There are some positive things about being home a lot. I am able to stay on top of the everyday work better; yet the extra time with antibiotics and cleaning bathrooms, and washing hand towels, and bedding, ect. takes up a lot of time too. It has been good for Venesa as far as her potty going skills...she is doing so great! I told Jason that she is doing so well that all her accidents now are on the floor, right in front of the potty chair!

      It looks like my birthday will be one of the last full days of school...that will be a sweet day for the teacher. :) 

      The first day of Spring came with a dusting of snow, which was gone by noon. :)

Later... I am so glad that we did most of today's school earlier in the week. We only had spelling and math tests this morning. Of course I intend to do art classes over nap time. Ryan was able to go with Jason this morning on some errands.

 It snowed again this morning. Nothing is on the ground though this time. 

One other thing I could mention that may be somewhat the result of us being home a lot is that I was thrilled to see that the rash on Eric's legs is (I could almost say gone!) It just dawned on me that it may be because his diet is easier to monitor when he is only eating what I've prepared. But while I am rejoicing about that, I have to add that he is suffering from a bad case of hives! We figured right away that it was from the antibiotics... he is almost finished with them; but I read that it could be from strep throat. It really complicated things to realize this morning that he is running a fever. Fever is not a symptom of hives, so we need to know why he is running a fever! Most likely cause is strep of course. He slept ok during the night, but also tossed a lot at times too. I guess I never made it to my own bed all night. The doctor will call us back with his advice, hopefully soon. Eric was in such bad shape this morning I could've cried just looking at him. His whole body looks bad, but his eyes were swollen, and his face looked like he'd had a red drink accident! :(  The fever bothers me more than the hives, although I hate that he has to be so miserable.

       The sun is coming out now. We had one warm and windy day this week that the children really enjoyed! They even got the sand box toys out.

       I was able to get all the school books ordered. Jason and I spent our date night last night ordering the rest of the books from christianbook.com. I think we saved money that way, especially since Jason found a way to get free shipping. How I appreciate his help with such things! We are in need of a 'real' date soon. Aren't making any plans just yet...

        It is now less than 8 weeks till our baby! It would be nice to get back to the midwife sometime before then! He is doing fine as far as I know...must get hiccups at least 5 times a day!

        Jason's parents and brother are spending two weeks in Isreal right now! If we are healthy by the time they come back, it would be fun to meet them at the air port! 

         Happy Spring to you.