Quite a Thursday!

It started out really good....I mean really, really wonderfully good! Lucy and I cuddled up in my bed while Reeves and Chris got ready for school and work. After a lot of thought and prayer, I have decided to take Lucy out of school on Thursdays. Up until now, she has been in 4 year old preschool 5 days a week. Basically, I miss my girl, and I need her to be home with me!


Next year, she will go to "big school".... kindergarten. She will be in school from 8am-3pm five days a week. This is our last year to really play, and I am really feeling the need to savor this time with her. So, this morning, we were really lazy. We laid in bed and had our coffee and carrots (Lucy's breakfast of choice....don't ask me why) and watched Blue's Clues. It was awesome. If I haven't mentioned it before, Lucy is our comic relief. She is full of fun and energy and just goes with the flow. I love this girl!!!


So why Thursdays?? Thursday's are really fun days for us. 3 of my dearest friends have kids that are the same ages as mine, and every Thursday, we get together for play and fellowhip and most importantly...we eat.


We eat really good!!! (I know that I should say WELL, but it just doesn't sound right). Today was my day to host and feed the masses (4 moms, 8 kiddos). Lucy and I managed to put together the entire meal before Greer woke up...and it was soooo much fun. I love having a little chef by my side, and I'm teaching her all my tricks (today she learned to tell when water has come to a "rolling boil"). We mananged all that before 8:30, and had the kitchen all cleaned up to boot....



Then....Greer woke up, and well, it wasn't quite as laid back. Sweet G has hit a whole new level, my friends. Whenever things get silent (for even a few seconds), you may find something like this......

Yes, that is catfood.....I did mention that Greer will eat anything didn't I??????

Still, we had fun in our PJs getting ready for our friends to come over to play! It was a grand time as usual, and next week I promise to get pictures of the whole brood....it's so much fun!!!


What I didn't expect on this Thursday was the call I received from Reeves' teacher at about 1:15. Thankfully, Chris was home and he was the one who answered the phone (because when he told me, well, I just burst into tears). Reeves has been dealing with a bit of a bully since right after Christmas break, and up until now it has been a completely verbal sort of bullying. Today, it turned a bit more physical.


We got the call from his teacher (swiftly followed by a call from the Vice Principal) that Reeves had been "beat up" by this little boy on the play ground. First of all, let me say that Reeves is OK. In fact, he handled himself awesomely! We couldn't be more proud of him. But, we had to have lots of uncomfortable, extremely challenging conversations this afternoon. With each other, with our boy, with the parents of the other child, and with the school officials.

I'm not sure I'm ready for all of this.....

But for today, we all handled it well, and we said a LOT of prayers. Thank you God for my precious children!!! For the time I have with them, for their innocence, for their curiosity, for their love, for their spirit, for their fight, for their passion, for their friends, for their opportunities to learn and grow .....

Thank You!!!