Weird Feeling

It is Sunday night, but it doesn't feel like Sunday night. The kids don't have school tomorrow- teacher workday for K-5 teachers, so Cobe is off spending the night at his best friend Chase's house. I still have a regular work day tomorrow, so it just seems like he should be at home. Yesterday was Chase's birthday, so Cobe got invited over tonight to Chase's family party. Brooks slept ALL afternoon, so I am sure he'll be up until 11:00 or so before he can get back to sleep. We had a nice, relaxing day though. We went to church, went by our new house- they have about 1/2 of the trim done- doors are up, lights were on, so it felt a little more finished, then came home to work on the MASSIVE book report that Cobe has due this week! (Haha- Hey Em!!!!) For some reason, there have been a lot of tears shed over this book report. Ryan and I have been trying to help him, but I guess we are just too dumb because according to Cobe, we don't understand anything about how to do this report. Every suggestion we have come up with hasn't been right. So today, I sent him to his room and told him he was on his own if he wasn't going to accept the help I was willing to give him. Thank goodness he changed his tune when he came back down and thanked me profusely and from then on, all my ideas were good ones. Hmmm.... teenage hormones in such a little body! But he worked his little butt off all afternoon making a great poster. He had already done the rough draft as he read the book this past week, so it was a matter of him writing out his final draft, gluing some pictures on, and drawing a picture. He got it all done except for the picture, so we can manage that tomorrow night. Phew! Glad homework is almost behind us for a year- I am afraid we're going to have some long years ahead of us b/c Cobe would rather be doing anything else besides homework. I hope Brooksie has a different attitude about it, or else I'm doomed!

I made dinner and no one was really around to eat it- Cobe was gone, Brooks and Sadie were sleeping, and Ryan wasn't hungry, so I packed most of it up and Ryan took it over to his grandparents. I made terriaki pork, broccoli casserole, scalloped potatoes with sour cream and chives, and golden brownies. I wasn't about to let it go to waste. Ryan's grandpa Hains is not doing too well. Mary Jo and Carol noticed that he was really yellow looking and thin last week. He went to the doctor and he said he was jaundiced. He underwent some blood tests and an ultrasound. The blood tests showed an inflammation of the liver, and he'll get the ultrasound test results back tomorrow. Please pray that it is a simple virus causing this inflammation and not liver cancer, hepatitis or something else serious. He has not felt well and hasn't had much of an appetite either. I talked to Grandma today and she thought he was looking less yellow and feeling somewhat better today than he has been.

Lisa came over after dinner and we went for a long walk. It is nice to not have a schedule- I look forward to summer so we can experience that freedom daily. I am going to watch her girls in the morning while she works, then she'll watch my kids, then we are going to hit the pool tomorrow afternoon. Same plan as usual with the kid-watching, but Aliyah and Cobe will be in the picture tomorrow since they don't have school.

Well- I have two little ones to get to bed. Even though Brooks won't be tired, Sadie will be. Hope everyone has a great week!