# 12 coming up

Wow!  I cannot believe that it has been almost a week since I last blogged.  (What a strange word that is...blog) 

So much has happened in my life and not a whole lot of it concerns ME!  HA!

 Thursday of last week, Summer, Autumn, Dominic AND Dana came to visit.  It was such a treat to have Dana come along.  He and Summer raked their little hearts out in my big yard.  Such a gift!  The cousins all got to play for awhile until nap time and then Summer, Whitney and I bagged the leaves that were in piles.  Such a gorgeous day!
 
Whitney as some of you may or may not know was pregnant but not due for another 6 weeks.  She kept saying that she felt that he was ready to come out....and wouldn't you know, Jonah was born the next day :)  

We have been very busy since then. Summer came back to Great Falls to baby sit Julianna and Logan and to give us a break (because we are old and sickly ) HA!  We are very grateful that she could come to help out. Plus she has a great husband and in-laws that pitched in with her kids.
ANYWAY, lots of activity around here.

We decided that we weren't busy enough so we squeezed in a community concert and I hurt my left arm when I clapped my hands.  I forgot that I will always need to be careful with that arm because of the missing lymph nodes (or glands, I can never remember which it is).  I have had to wear a compression sleeve and I truly find it uncomfortable.
  
Too much activity and no naps have taken their toll on Mark so it is back to the taking it slow and making sure that he gets his naps.  I forget that my life mate needs my watchful eye on him.  

# 12 is this morning and I am almost half way through this leg of the race.  The Lord has had his watchful eye on me as well and I am ever so grateful to be alive and healthy ( well, sort of healthy ;)