Please Pray

For the past 2 weeks I have had this nagging feeling that I needed to go visit my mom.  But with school starting for the boys and all the absolute choas that the last month has been, it just wasn't in the cards.

Yesterday morning I received a phone call that my mom had a stroke Tuesday night and was admitted to the hospital in Mesa Arizona.  She wants me to be there with her.  So I'm heading to the airport in about 30 minutes to be with my mom and to figure out long term care arrangements need to be made.  I guess it was in the cards.

If you could please pray for me that I will think clearly and rationally and make good decisions, and for my mom's recovery.  She is 84 years old and has been deteriorating mentally for the past several years.  When I visited her in May I felt it was no longer safe for her to live on her own, but I must help her to see that and then find a suitable solution.  She is a believer.

Also, please pray for the boys and Brian.  Brian James is quite upset about my leaving with him still being in high anxiety mode from starting school 4 days ago.  Daddy is canceling classes in the tech school until I return so he can play Mr. Mom.  Please pray for him, for the juggling act that motherhood is, that he would be given an extra measure of patience, kindness, and understanding, to be both mom and dad while I am away.

Blessings and peace,

Natasha

They Gave The First Day a 5

Well, when I picked up the boys I asked them how their day went on a scale from 1 - 10 and both of them gave it a 5.  I guess that's pretty good all things considered. 

Brian's class had a birthday party for one of the girls complete with a Pink Panther pinata.  There are only 4 boys total in his class and about 15 girls and since it was one of the girls birthdays they all went first.  When it came time for the first boy to take a turn, all the girls jumped in the air, snatched Pinky to the ground and stomped on him.  One eye went flying across the room, a foot came off, his nose was severed.  Wow.  Sugar and spice and everything nice, huh?  Not so much.

Michael had girls around him all day, according to the director.  He got a laugh out of the class when he told them how much he hated our home school curriculum by saying "it's a Christian curriculum but somehow all the characters look like Mormon's."  Aye yay yay.  He talked to several of the boys in his class, at one point discussing favorite bands and when one of them said he liked Metallica, Michael said "you'll get along great with my mom."  Again, aye yay yay.

Day 1 comes peacefully to an end.  Thank you to all of you that prayed. 

Muchas gracias,

Natasha