Sun and Rain, Sun and Rain....

So the sun did come out and than it rained, the sun came out again and then it rained. I guess May showers will bring the June flowers.

A classic babysitting story:
On Sat. morning it was beautiful out so the kids and I walked to the park (a mile away). It took us a half an hour just to leave the drive way because all four dogs thought that they were coming with us, finally we got rid of the three of the dogs, but Harry the biggest of them all, (he is the size of a small pony, somebody actually said I thought you were walking a donkey) came with us. No matter how hard we tried there was no way Harry was staying home. So we made it to the park about an hour later, but we make it. I tied up Harry (who is a very gentle dog) and push the kids on the tire swing. We are having a good time, until I look over and saw Harry trying to chew through his leash, by the time I got to him he had chewed himself free. He didn't want to be away from the kids at all and he thought that he should be on the playground with us. Thankfully I had put one of my hair scarves in Pippa's (the oldest) hair that morning, so that became our new leash. The kids play, I sit with the dog, as everyone who walks by says, that is the biggest dog I have ever seen....Thank you I am aware of this. We leave the park and of course no one wanted to take the scooter back that we just had to bring with us. So pippa against her will (and she let me know it) rode it back. But not before (picture this) I am on the red scooter, pushing all three kids in the two person stroller and holding on to Harry with a pink hair scarf. Needless to say that plan didn't last very long. We finally got close enough to the house, and Pippa was tired and sitting on the scooter at this point so I told her just put the scooter off to the side and I will come back and pick it up in a half hour when I am done babysitting. They live in a nice/safe neighborhood I thought no one will pick it up....Oh I was wrong, I went back for the scooter a half hour later and it was gone...yep gone. It was just one of those days. But at least all three kids, and Harry made it back safely.

Besides crazy babysitting adventures, I have just been working on my Thesis, and chilling with some friends here and there. Not much is new, but life is good. I am enjoying my time with the family that I live with so much, and it has been very good to have life slow down a little bit and process Gordon Conwell and my past two years here. Things are changing...but as a good friend told me it is good to feel the changes because it makes leaving easier. And that is where I am at, while I love Gordon, it is time to move home and start the next phase of my life, but it is good to feel that happen naturally and not be forced into it.

I pray that everyone is doing well, and enjoying life!