Whirlwind Weekend

Well, we made it through a busy/full end of the week, and through the weekend, and now, I think, we're back to normal.

Many thanks to the friends and family who helped out with playdates, etc. for Emma and Tim. I actually was able to accomplish quite a bit work-wise as a result! Cyndie was a big help to our friends, in many ways. While they are not by any means past the issues they're dealing with, I think her presence was very helpful during the firestorm of emotion, activity that took place late last week. Thanks for your prayers!

Cyndie got back Saturday at around noon. She was pretty pooped, and still not feeling 100%. She took a long nap that afternoon while the kids and I went to shop for bikes (Emma is getting one for her birthday, and Tim needs one too) and shoes. They came home with shoes, but we'll wait a bit longer for the bikes. That night, Cyndie arranged for a girl she met at the MOPS Spa Night to come give me, her, Gow, and Laura massages! It was a birthday gift for me ... thanks Love!

Sunday was church. It was fun to have Gow play guitar in the worship team. Then Cyndie had arranged for a friend to bring some Indian food up from Chicago (from a restaurant that we really liked when we were down there last summer on vacation), and so we had Indian food for lunch. It was outstanding. It was pretty rainy, so we watched Spy Kids together as a family.

Now we're back in the swing of things ... and it's my birthday ... yeah me!