So - a year later I have a few minutes that I was already sitting at my desk with my duct-taped together laptop (Seriously, children destroy everything!) and I decided to share an update on life and a few things I'd love to share!
1. Life - we're expecting our third daughter! She will be joining our family sometime in December and my big girls couldn't be more excited! In typical Third Child fashion I don't have a single bump picture and I certainly have a bump but we have scheduled maternity pictures for November!
2. Cora starts a homeschool co-op in a couple of weeks for a 4 year old Kindergarten! We are actively praying and seeking guidance on what their/her education will look like. We don't know that we will homeschool forever or even with all our children but we are confident that it is the right choice for her for this year!3. Marco Polo - do you guys use this app? I love it! I'm able to video chat with friends when I have time (so not like skype where you have to drop everything to chat right then). I don't have voxer but I believe it's like that with video. Someone asked me "so like snapchat" and I felt super old to admit that I don't understand or use snapchat! Polo-ing (it's a verb, right?) allows me to stay connected with my friends on days like today where I have an epic list of chores and things to do and my van is acting up so we're stuck at home. I'm quickly realizing that we are leaving the days of frequent playdates and fun out of the house like we were able to do when the girls were younger. It's just a new season of life and this makes keeping connected with friends easy!
4. Kombucha - I have started brewing my own kombucha! I have wanted to do this for over a year but it seemed very intimidating. Now, I took my class and got my scoby (the mushroom thing that ferments the tea and creates healthy probiotics) over a month ago and I haven't sucessfully made a drinkable batch yet... but not because it's hard. I just haven't gotten it worked into our routine. So, this afternoon I plan to brew a new batch of tea and will move the overly ferminted mess (basically vinegar at this point) into a bottle to become a natural vegetable cleaner! I'm determined to make a consumable batch this week!
5. Womens Ministry - Since our season of life is changing I'm not going to be able to continue with the Moms Bible Study group at church (kind of our version of MOPS). We started going when Cora was a baby and the only year we haven't gone was when Ada was a newborn and I was teaching at the Mothers Day Out program. It's very bittersweet leaving the group - they have been my motherhood tribe! Since we're not able to go anymore as they meet on the same day as we have co-op class with Cora I have started looking for ways to plug into our church's womens ministry. I'm really looking forward to their Summer Rendezvous in a couple of weeks!
6. Birthdays - Ada turned 3 last weekend! I honestly cannot believe she's 3 and had to count the years to double check that I didn't have her age wrong. I was on call for a sweet client who was due the same day that I was due with Ada 3 years ago so I didn't dare put her party on her actual birthday weekend since she herself came a few days after her guess date. So, tomorrow we're celebrating the big 3 year old at a local aquatic park. She selected the theme of Frozen around 6 months ago and stuck to it! It has made this party so easy and that's amazing since this on-call working mother doesn't have time for pinterest parties these days! I have grabbed everything we need either on clearance or from the Dollar Tree!7. Calendars - There's something so refreshing about getting a new calendar! It's like the start of a new season (I can't be the only one craving Fall at this point?!?). I generally have to keep a calendar running at least 9 months ahead of where we are because #doulalife. Since I am taking a lighter client load through the last of my pregnancy and will be taking the first part of next year off for maternity leave I was able to use my current calendar a while longer. I got the call recently that a special repeat-client is expecting a baby in March so that was the push I needed to go ahead and get a new calendar! I didn't get my usual huge calendar (aka expensive!) that has the option of adding pages since my work load will undoubtably be lighter with a new baby next year and I'll probably have to turn around and replace this calendar in March or April to keep planning life ahead of clients due date. I grabbed this one at TJ Maxx while I was hunting for a few things for the nursery and organizing the house in preparation for life with a newborn. It was only $10 and couldn't be better for this season of life!
That's about it! My brother has arrived to do some diagnostic test on my van so I'm off to see what damage has been done and which organ I'm going to have to harvest and sell to pay for the mess.
