Every day, an adventure

The past two weeks have been incredibly interesting ones for me. They have been quite the roller coaster and have left me wondering, "what next?" However, I have to admit that I'm terrified to ask! Let me begin at the beginning.....

Last week began relatively calmly. However, the quiet was quickly broken by the cries of my sweet 19 month old who was in the process of developing a double ear infection. After a very sleepless night, I took Mollie to the doctor and was fortunately given a relatively strong antibiotic to kick it. Praise God it worked! Things were improving when my girls chose not to obey while at the store with our babysitter, Brittney. The long and the short of it: Ellie picked up Mollie; Mollie bit Ellie; Ellie dropped Mollie. The result was a busted lip, swollen and bruised gum with a tooth pushed back. We made a trip last Friday to see our favorite pediatric dentist, Dr. Friend. He was sad to report that the tooth must be "extracated." We scheduled the appointment for Fri., Nov. 21 (today). We even had time for our family turkey project for Ellie's class. Other than burning my finger on hot glue, Ellie and I had fun creating our turkey. Unfortunately, the drama did not end there. Ellie and I headed off to a birthday party last Friday night while Brian went to the Arkansas Baptist Eagle Playoff Football game. E was having a fabulous time until she got sick all over the equipment. Needless to say, we had yet another sleepless night. However, Ellie was better by about 5:00 am. After E went to bed Friday night, I saw quietly in our kitchen staring at my computer and crying, "Lord, I'm done." Fortunately, He heard my cries and began to bring calm.

This week held much promise. Ellie's teacher was scheduled to return to school after being absent for a week. Unfortunately, she didn't make it back on Monday. Ellie was beyond consoling and said she still didn't feel well. So, to be sure that she was healthy, we were off to see Dr. Ledbetter who confirmed that E was well, had probably not felt well from being sick Friday night, but she should recover quickly. While we were there, we took care of the little issue of a flu shot! That'll teach E to be absent again. ;) The sun came up Tuesday and all was right with the world when we arrived at school and Mrs. Laws was back! Ellie was beside herself. However, she was upset because Mrs. Laws had injured her knee. The kids took great care of their teacher and even enjoyed a ride on the elevator Tuesday morning when they went to PE. I asked Ellie if they all got onto one elevator. She said, "Yes, ma'am!" I wish I had seen all 13 of them on their with Mrs. Laws! We finished the week with Brian and I going to see Third Day (Brian was in heaven!), Mollie's Thanksgiving Feast at First Kids Day Out and Ellie's Thankful Feast at school and hair cuts for the entire family! What a week.

God is reminding me that He is good all the time even when I feel like I'm all alone and that the world is caving in on me. Hopefully, I will take this lesson to heart and won't have to be constantly reminded of it!