We weathered another winter week.
The scare we had last week with Eliza seems to have evaporated as quickly as it came up. She still spit up blood a couple of days this week, but we will have to wait and see what happens when she sees a GI in March. Hallie is quite frustrated with how the medical system is working (or, rather, not working).
Mike received an art set from BTS Arts while at UAESP, and he made a couple of landscapes with Eliza for school on Monday.
She had a couple of hard nights going to sleep. When she starts acting up, Fergus doesn't quite know what to think or do.
For those who missed it, Tuesday was Twos-day.
We got some winter weather on Wednesday and Thursday. It was pretty dang cold at Creekside. Hallie's work can't quite seem to find someone to shovel the sidewalks, so Thursday Hallie and two of her students shoveled the back sidewalks for nearly an hour.
For Fergus, happiness is a warm lap on days like these.
We stand with our friends from Ukraine and condemn Putin's sorry excuse for yet another power/territory grab, and we stand with our friends from Russia who have to put up with Putin. Politics aside regarding how we got here, we stand with those who are working for a swift end to the invasion and a return to peace in the region.
Eliza likes reading in her little alcove. Also, we want to take a second to shout out to our kids' teachers. Here you see E reading a note she received a couple of years back from Mrs. Haymond. We appreciate all her love and consideration for our little girl. Eliza and Hallie are going out to lunch with her on Monday. On a similar note, Landon received some needed support from his science teacher, Mrs. Paxton, this week, and we so much appreciate how she and his other teachers have worked with L as he's contended with his broken hand.
Mike taught his EdD students this weekend, and for part of class, they went down to the university's student dining center to have lunch and do an ethnographic observation. Hallie and the kids joined him, and Hallie met this group of students participating in the ROTC. As Bryce is an army recruiter, Hallie was excited to see some service people on campus.
As we near the end of the month, it's time to start thinking about this year's garden. . . .
We had a pretty winter sunset on Sunday. So grateful for the snow! Hallie is thankful for the snow because around the corner are all the boutiques and fun that happens in the spring. People are advertising, and Hallie is excited for what is to come.
Hallie has struggled a lot this week. Hallie has worked closely with Eliza during her medical issues both physically and mentally and these have added to the stress of the other things in life that are going on. Life is real and everything we do is not beautiful, but as Hallie told her students, "Put one foot in front of the other. That is the only way we will wake up and be here again tomorrow."
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