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It's been a challenging week.  We'll just start there.  The climax came yesterday afternoon when I yelled at the warranty lady over the plumber's cell phone as he and his assistant looked awkwardly at the light fixtures in my kitchen. Not my finest moment – though I will clarify that my "going off" consisted of informing the woman that I was "highly offended, shocked, and appalled".   I have never yelled at a stranger.  Then again, no stranger has ever seriously suggested that I was the sort to misrepresent a garbage disposal. Apparently there is a line past which I can be pushed. And it involves plumbing. 

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Ever had this happen?  Tess was feverish this week.  Abbie hasn't been sleeping well either.  The other night I had Tess in the room keeping close eye on her.  Abbie woke up very very early and wouldn't be consoled.  Moira  brought her from their room to us. She fell asleep reluctantly while clutching her mama.  It wasn't much later that the sun rose and we were all up.  Tess reported that there was "p@@p on the pillow."  I was sure it wasn't that and had some recall of Abbie holding something – cookie?  There was no sign of it though.  As I was walking to the kitchen I had this odd tugging sensation on the back of my shirt.  Sure enough.  Cookie.  Chocolate.  Dried.  On me. Still. The whole wadded half eaten thing.  It met it's end, right about where a toddler was clasping her hands around my back. 

Motherhood is not for wimps.

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Can I count this as physics? At least for moving month? Found the bigs experimenting with various heights of water and it can be done.  

 

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I feel his pain

Though I will say the paring down is coming along REALLY well. In fact the whole process is way faster at the end than at the beginning. It seems to go in waves and by the end the stuff you couldn't part with at the beginning is far easier to let go. 

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My current favorite book of the bible?  Isaiah.  Hands down.  Seems every verse I find that I am saving and reflecting upon comes from Isaiah lately.  

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 The birdwatching is becoming a full-blown passion. Though the very best place to watch birds is my bedroom window.  So call me more, Rebecca, because that is the only room which has cell reception and I can multitask lol.  We'll say it's for the sake of science. : ) 

This baby didn't get the memo that prairie birds are supposed to fly off into the sunset when a woman with a camera emerges from the house. It actually came within a few feet of me and hung out a while.  Not so odd for city birds, I know.  Just not common out here. 

 

We did get a very close look at a little meadowlark (? like below) but it was because he flew into the plate glass window and that was just a little too raw for the blog. Ditto the perfect skunk specimen in the road. You know you're a homeschool family when you back up to get a closer look because one boy hasn't seen one in real life before. 

 

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Tess was talking to Daddy the other day and he asked her if she was coming to him soon. (in Europe)  She said yes.  He asked her how she was getting there.  Like, were we going to drive?  She paused and said, "Yes." 

Then explained, "Yes…. I am going to drive my pink helicopter."

Oh yeah, I'm riding with her. ; ) 

Ok am off to redeem this week by having lunch with my bud, Tara who is in town. Have a wonderful weekend!