Cleaning or Gardening or not

I was going to write a post about how the kids were out clearing the the flower beds. Which they were. But when I went outside to check on them. Victoria was cutting back the irises and Jake was running around the yard with the neighbor shooting nerf guns. We opened the windows and since they currently don't have screens on them the kids are using them for a door.

We did get quite a bit of cleaning done today. I got five batches of wash done and came up with a laundry schedule. I have one for a while but today I posted it in the laundry room.

Lee didn't leave until yesterday morning which was nice to have him around an extra night. He should be home tomorrow before the kids are in bed.

I have great plans for the garden/yard this year. I want to get some blueberry bushes and another blackberry as well as some grapes. I kept putting things off thinking we may move but we are still here. I also want a fruit tree or two. But we are going to have to wait a few months for major planting.

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Here is what we have been up to for the past couple of weekends, Jake had his first soccer game. Shawn came to visit. Lee got a new RC truck that he loves and so do the kids. They spend the weekend chasing the truck which totally wore them out. We did some gardening. Victoria and I went to Weiser to a baptism of one of my previous foster kids. It was so great to see the family again. I really miss seeing them on a monthly basis. We played newspaper tag with Shawn and Demitri. Grandma Gina and Grandpa Don stopped by for a little while on their way home. Oh yea and the primary had a bug day where the kids dressed up like bugs. Victoria was a butterfly and Jake was a bee. I have four more days left of the semester. Lee is in Kamiah this week to spend some time with Shawn before basic as well as some other things.

Time to dust this off

L:ong story short I came across something that made we want to add back to this. Not sure why but hwere we go. Life is constantly chaning and I feel so mnuch surround bu death lately. Not diredctly although I fee like that is coming but more just heartbreak for so many around me. Yesterday Victoria quailfied for state. It was an answer to a prayer. I prayed she would qualify and felt strongly she would. As we left her away at the meet she was certain as were we that she hadn't qualified and then the clouds parted and she will be able to run. She told me she prayed that she would have a good last high school race. and her last race was not grea. There were tears. And rears when she called me to tell me she qualified. So rad trip to ther side of teh state next weekend Wednesday Jake is going through the temple. So many mixed feelings for so many reasons. I shouldn't expect people to show up but sometimes it is just so hard when my mom is the only "church...

When you know somebody is having a hard time in their marriage. Pull them closer. Ask to take the kids for a weekend. Bring them dinner. Reach out to them. Ask them how they are doing. Don't insist on visiting or having them visit you. Know that their world feels like it is falling apart and it is taking every bit of energy to put on a good face for the kids and to work and run a household. And it is has to be done while they continue to reside with somebody who they are struggling to have the most basic of conversation with.

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