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It was a dark and stormy night and the children were nestled all snug in their beds. She sat alone at the computer knowing that she should update her blog ...
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In reality, it is a terribly dark and stormy night. John and John Mark are off at Boy Scout camp; fortunately they were able to switch to a cabin when they saw the weather forecast. Becca is at a friend's house and the three little boys and I are together again, just the four of us.

Our past week has moved at a our normal frantic pace with an assortment of odd moments thrown in to keep us on our toes: 4-H, AWANA, Co-op, Bible Study, Worship Committee Meeting, Piano lessons, Children's Chorus... John has had a big project at work so he has been working until all hours and receiving updates in the middle of the night. Both of us have a cold. Child #1 got behind in his math, but after much wailing and gnashing of teeth, he is caught up again. Child #3 is grounded for the weekend for unbloggable badness. Child #4 is giving the family daily updates on the number of days until his birthday (7 days and counting...) Child #5 has finally begun the Reader's Rite of Passage in our home: "How to Teach Your Child to Read in 100 Easy Lessons". (It worked with child #1, so I stuck with it. Four down, one to go!) The kids' computer died today for some mysterious reason. And I am too tired to scrapbook, too lazy to do laundry, and too uneasy about the weather to go to bed, so here I sit, just me and my blog...