A Quick Sunday Morning Update
Time seems to fly by now. We move from one item to another--getting through the day...just to make it to the next day. Thankfully, God has been good, and we are able to keep our sanity. This week was full of "stuff"!! Monday was a heart dissection at school--if you haven't seen it, you can check it out here. On Monday, after Homeschool Group, Ryan came into my class, and said he was not feeling well. I told him I had a meeting and we would be leaving shortly after. He said he would be in the car resting. Thankfully, he did that, and I found him with a fever of 102 when we got home. He continued to feel poorly for the evening, sleeping most of the afternoon, and then through the night. When I woke on Tuesday to go to work, he was 103 degrees. Every motherly instinct in my head said I needed to stay home. Bill had his long day at school (Tuesday he goes 9-11--that's AM to PM!), and he had some mid-terms, so him staying home was out of the question. I worried about calling into work, due to the fact I've only been there 5 weeks....oh goodness, what will they think? Motherly instinct won out, and even through Ryan is 13-almost 14...there was no way I could be an hour away in one direction, while Bill was one hour away in the opposite direction. I called work and was so relieved when my boss said I should be home with Ryan. Praise God--I have been so blessed with such an understanding workplace. Ryan started feeling better in the evening, and his fever was down to 100 by bedtime. Wednesday, I did return to work, and the response was the same...everyone concerned about Ryan. How lucky can I be?? A wonderful job, and great coworkers. Thankfully, no one else got what he had. Robert still has a touch of what Bill had last week...but other than that...all are healthy--Ryan is still coughing like he's going to lose a lung! 
Kristin worked on organizing some clothing. She was looking for someplace to lay out her clothes--Dad seemed like a good place....poor guy...but what a good sport! 
On Friday--Bill met with Alice. He has decided it's time to let the rentals go. We've been killing ourselves trying to get them worked on....leaving things around here go, and the stress of worrying has been tough. I was very worried about letting Alice down, which is why I've been protesting letting them go...but Bill was insistent and talked with her. She took it very well, said she understood, and will look for someone else to work on the houses. We will continue to do the "emergency stuff" for her, and small things, but the 1950 renovation is off our plate.
Saturday, after a lazy morning in bed (check out the photo Robert caught complete with kitties) Bill & I had some repairs to do at the rentals, so took off for a busy day. Our goal was to get the repairs done, errands run, and then Bill's desk set up for him, as his small table is no longer working for all his books and items. He had this great idea to use the cupboards from our old headboard--and make a desk. It turned out great....and the storage he has is adequate for all his school stuff. We also hit the Teen Challenge thrift store, and found this great oak shelf for my desk...just what I needed! We spent Saturday afternoon & evening sorting, cleaning, building, and boy does it look nice! 
New headboard(Thanks Vi & Gene!) Bill's desk creation above, from our old headboard! He's so handy!
Shawnna's new shelf on the desk.
Time seems to fly by now. We move from one item to another--getting through the day...just to make it to the next day. Thankfully, God has been good, and we are able to keep our sanity. This week was full of "stuff"!! Monday was a heart dissection at school--if you haven't seen it, you can check it out here. On Monday, after Homeschool Group, Ryan came into my class, and said he was not feeling well. I told him I had a meeting and we would be leaving shortly after. He said he would be in the car resting. Thankfully, he did that, and I found him with a fever of 102 when we got home. He continued to feel poorly for the evening, sleeping most of the afternoon, and then through the night. When I woke on Tuesday to go to work, he was 103 degrees. Every motherly instinct in my head said I needed to stay home. Bill had his long day at school (Tuesday he goes 9-11--that's AM to PM!), and he had some mid-terms, so him staying home was out of the question. I worried about calling into work, due to the fact I've only been there 5 weeks....oh goodness, what will they think? Motherly instinct won out, and even through Ryan is 13-almost 14...there was no way I could be an hour away in one direction, while Bill was one hour away in the opposite direction. I called work and was so relieved when my boss said I should be home with Ryan. Praise God--I have been so blessed with such an understanding workplace. Ryan started feeling better in the evening, and his fever was down to 100 by bedtime. Wednesday, I did return to work, and the response was the same...everyone concerned about Ryan. How lucky can I be?? A wonderful job, and great coworkers. Thankfully, no one else got what he had. Robert still has a touch of what Bill had last week...but other than that...all are healthy--Ryan is still coughing like he's going to lose a lung! 
Kristin worked on organizing some clothing. She was looking for someplace to lay out her clothes--Dad seemed like a good place....poor guy...but what a good sport! 
On Friday--Bill met with Alice. He has decided it's time to let the rentals go. We've been killing ourselves trying to get them worked on....leaving things around here go, and the stress of worrying has been tough. I was very worried about letting Alice down, which is why I've been protesting letting them go...but Bill was insistent and talked with her. She took it very well, said she understood, and will look for someone else to work on the houses. We will continue to do the "emergency stuff" for her, and small things, but the 1950 renovation is off our plate.
Saturday, after a lazy morning in bed (check out the photo Robert caught complete with kitties) Bill & I had some repairs to do at the rentals, so took off for a busy day. Our goal was to get the repairs done, errands run, and then Bill's desk set up for him, as his small table is no longer working for all his books and items. He had this great idea to use the cupboards from our old headboard--and make a desk. It turned out great....and the storage he has is adequate for all his school stuff. We also hit the Teen Challenge thrift store, and found this great oak shelf for my desk...just what I needed! We spent Saturday afternoon & evening sorting, cleaning, building, and boy does it look nice! 
New headboard(Thanks Vi & Gene!) Bill's desk creation above, from our old headboard! He's so handy!
Shawnna's new shelf on the desk.
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