May 15th? Seriously? I'm still thinking in April.
1. I'm still rather swamped - so behind in emails, blog reading, and other obligations. I have to tell you something I find to be pretty hilarious. You know the bird in that swamped picture? My friend Paige informed that it actually is a quite exotic and rare bird - the yellow-crowned night heron. He ususally lives "along the Gulf coast, Florida, and along the south Atlantic coast. It also breeds along the coasts of Mexico, the Caribbean islands, Central America, and the north and east coasts of South America." How on earth did he find his way to Oklahoma? The best part? The part that really got Kyle and I to laughing? These herons like to call wooded swamps and marshes home. I told you we've had a lot of rain!
2. Notable news in our family this week - AJ is putting two word sentences together! As you know, Dacey had a severe speech delay, so to have this development happen at this point for AJ has been very exciting.
3. Evidently, we scarcely missed being in the path of a twister this week. We had no idea. Just thought it was another thunderstorm. Clearly, Kyle and I have forgotten how to do spring in Oklahoma. Guess we need to reaquaint ourselves with Gary.
4. I've been up way too late for too many nights this week, mostly catching up with some friends (JLB, I'd link to you, too, but for reasons I know not, you don't blog). Said friends all live on the West Coast, therefore, normal chit-chat hours for them are past my bedtime. (It was all worth every stinkin' second!) Anyway, I think Dacey has been reading the blog behind my back, because she has taken a sudden interest in helping me clean house. What a help to her no-one's-fault-but-her-own-sleep-deprived-mother!
5. So, over at Simple Kids this week, I asked for everyone to share their unsung favorites of children's lit. WOW! What an amazing list that has been generated! If you are looking for new books to check out, this is an incredible list to reference.
6. At Modern Media Mom, Karla shared a super helpful and inspiring post on setting up a home office. (Here's another great home office view - link via Laura.) Reading in Karla's recent thoughts on working at home helped me to realize that with the writing and the Simple Kids gig and my other endeavors, I really need to claim some work space. I was so inspired by her article, I started snooping through Craigslist and dug out a tape measure and marked off spaces around the house, and I made a plan. If the darling desk I found on Craigslist pans out (it will be my first CL furniture purchase, so I'm a little bit skeptical), I am going to be on my way to clearing a spot in which to work. Pics and details to come!
7. Thank you all so much for your words of support and prayer for my friend Kristi. They had a difficult and sobering meeting with the transplant nurse this week. I am just heavy with grief for them. Please, please continue to pray for them and for Princess G. I believe God is in this, but these circumstances shake my faith in monumental ways.
So that's where we are as this week draws to a close. What are you all up to this mid-May weekend?
