Monday Madness

I was debating on my post title, thinking it sounds like I'm mad about Monday (I guess that could be taken 2 ways) and so I thought about Mundane Monday and decided that is definitely NOT appropriate!!  Last week Cade was home a lot, which was really helpful with our adjustments around here.  Today he is off to work and reality really hit hard.

Laundry, spending time with Cyrus before he gets on the school bus at 6:30, getting Treva & Katreese fed and off to school, more laundry, and more laundry, trying to fit in a wee bit of exercise, more laundry, on to school work with Eden, ....and trying to get back into our routine!  It has been a hard morning.  Bereket is still not sleeping very well, especially for his naps during the day.  I know it will come, but in the meantime, it makes for a tired momma!  Today I had a particularly hard time with Eden understanding her school work.  It boils down to basic understanding of instructions again and again!  I think we have made progress and then it's backup mode and then days such as today, I wonder if Eden is pulling my strings for attention?!  Cade has thought so before, but many times I think it is not the case!!  Anyway, my attention was definitely not completely with her and her schoolwork since I was trying to keep up on the laundry and watch Bereket and Bella (but Bella for the most part plays really well by herself!).   Anyway, so the story goes.... I knew their would be really hard days with the adjustment, just as it was when Eden came home.  I am thinking of mixing things up a little again with Eden's school work.

Today came the reminder that we don't know what tomorrow may bring.  A family whom we are familiar with is experiencing the loss of a husband, father, father -in-law,  and grandfather at the age of 56 years of age from a fatal heart attack!!  On Saturday was the funeral of Dellas Linamen's, which we heard much about Yesterday.  I can say I am glad for the seriousness it brings to my life.  My mind has been very much on the unknowns of life.  To think that I just told myself the other, "I am so glad that I have control over my life again!"  Who would I be kidding?!!  I was thinking about the adoption process and how hard that has been for my nature, but the truth is, I don't have control of tomorrow and what it may bring!  Enjoy today because we don't know what tomorrow may bring.

 I am still catching up on posting pictures.  This was the day after we got home from Ethiopia.  Our goat had babies!!  My mom took this picture of Eden sitting in the box (they were picking up old persimmons off the ground and giving them to the goats.

                               Bereket loved playing with his Welcome Home balloons.

                 
                       These pictures were taken on our first Sunday as a family of eight!!
                                                       Treva holding her little brother!

     It was super special and a rare occasion to have both grandparents there with us!
                                                   Here with my mom and dad.

                                                       
                                                       Here with Cade's parents.