jake
Jake spent most of this week helping me out. I had a lot of meetings and commitments this whole week and he was there to cover me again and again. I am grateful for him so very very much everyday but this week my gratitude was even stronger than usual. Between all this running around, he still signed a new client and got a bunch of work done. He’s absolutely amazing.
karen
I had a really full week this week. Book club, coffee appointment, dinner party, and a movie date. Not to mention an event at David’s school and one at Nathaniel’s. Oh, and, a release at work, of course. Normally, just one of these things would be enough to stress me and put me over the edge, but I wasn’t stressed at all, all week. I went to all the events. Enjoyed each of them. Got all my work done and was able to be there for my kids. It was something of a miracle. (That would never have worked out without Jake.)
david
This was David’s last week of school before Thanksgiving Break. He now doesn’t have school for a week. He’s been doing a great job at school. He has a few regular friends and they have formed a club called Mouse Hole Spy Club and they have adventures. He even had a play date this week which, I’m told, went well. (I was at the movies.) He sang during the Thanksgiving chapel at school and enjoyed having me there very much and I really loved being there, too.
nathaniel
Nathaniel also had a good week. Yesterday was his sharing day at school and he brought a little elephant book and while he really doesn’t speak enough to express his thoughts, it was cute to watch him up there and I think he enjoyed the attention and having me at school with him. He is getting more and more demanding and simultaneously cuter and cuter every single day.
Here are some of my favorite captured moments from this week:
Nathaniel super-happy to be back with Daddy:
both of the kids hovering over daddy and watching him play:
Nathaniel looking through his books while I work.
some smiles from the big boy.
Nathaniel writing and drawing. Look at those feet.
focusing hard.
David writing his gratitudes.
Nathaniel looking through the Target catalog.
picking toys.
a smile from the little boy.
and one from the big boy.
we just finished reading the Westing Game and David saw it in the school library and checked it out.
Nathaniel up in front of the class, for sharing.
And finally today’s family shots.
drama and laughter.
and lots of tickling.
And those are some of the moments from our week. It was a special week and I am deeply grateful for it.
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It’s so wonderful to hear of a less stressful week, even with so much happening!