Busy week....
We had such fun having friends over on Tuesday night. We had the first fire in the firepit of the season, and it was a beautiful evening. We had yummy food, the children played on into the dusk and roasted marshmellows. I sat in our new porch swing (thanks Justyn for wanting a huge hammock so much you had to give away your giant swing!), with our friends and neighbours and chatted and ate and watched kids play.
After baths and playtime we read to sleepy children and then Susan and I stayed up to drink tea and watch Anne of Green Gables. (thanks Rob for surprising me with that DVD!)
Such a beautiful afternoon and evening, hopefully the start of many pleasant evenings over the summer.
Wednesday was spent with a houseful of kiddos all day as a dear friend was dealing with the funeral of her mother in law. WellSpring worked out childcare for each other to be able to go to the funeral home and lend support to Lisa and her family. Somehow everything just flowed, all the kiddos were so wonderful with each other all day long, and it was a long day. (F and K had gotten up early to read and giggle! Sleepovers will make you do that I guess.)
And somehow, although my house had been full of kiddos all day, with some mama help (and maybe some magic) it was all cleaned up swiftly at the end of the day, and we were able to make it for a mama night out. (Ok, it was sitting limply in the comfy chairs in Borders drinking Honey Cinnamon lattes, but still, we went out!)
In the background of all this are things going on in the larger world around me that make me pause to reflect. The violence in Virginia, in Iraq.... so sad. My parents are moving this weekend, this is a huge thing in their life. I think this will be my Dad's last parish. I wish I could be there as he is installed in a new congregation!
Everything weaves together and we learn from all of it I guess. It just moves so fast sometimes!

# posted by anna : 11:42 PM