Storm clouds rolled in during the night, so we woke up to gray, looming clouds. Of course, they didn't really effect the temperature, so it felt like a humid tropical night except the day was just beginning. I love this type of weather when my skin just soaks up all of the moisture and revels in the fact that wind and sun aren't drying out its surface. It's during this time of year that chapped lips, runny noses and fuzzy socks are put away for the year and sunscreen, golden skin and beach towels become the new normal. Weather in the Brazos Valley can change on a dime, so after a furious down pour complete with claps of lightning and rolls of thunder, the sun asserted it's power and the clouds rumbled away. Blue skies smiled down on us, and the rain became a swift, distant memory.
Hmm...just had to go over the sentence about three times to fix all of the grammar. I'm still not convinced that I got it right. Oh, well...that's why I'm not an editor.
I treated myself to a solitary lunch in a corner of Barnes and Noble and finished reading, Journey to the Center of the Earth. I was surprised that it was my first Jules Verne that I had managed to read all the way through. Considering that I like reading H.G. Wells and cult-sci-fi like Ender's Game, this is truly remarkable. I guess I'll have to remedy that a little more thoroughly.
Reagan had her very first dance lesson today. We decided that it was time she got to do some extra-curricular activities. I think by the time Kate was that age, she had already had soccer lessons, ice skating lessons, voice lessons, dance lessons and Chinese lessons. Oh, and we'd tried violin lessons, but that didn't work out so well. I'm pretty sure these lessons are way over due.
Reagan was absolutely ecstatic when I picked her up from dance. She talked about Sashay's and leaps and showed me all of the great stretches that she had learned. She was radiant. I think that's what I like best about her. Nothing is ever just a normal happening. Even when you ask her about her day...her eyebrows go up, her eyes look off to the right and she gushes, "It was amazing, Mom! We went outside, and I went down the slide!" Her head will nodded up and down vigorously. "AND I went UP the slide, too! It was sooo kewl!" And yes, she says "kewl" gotta get that southern accent in there somehow!
After lessons I took the girls to Red Mango for frozen yogurt, are as Georgianna calls it, "ice cream factory!" They had rock candies, gummy worms, those red, squishy balls that spurt juice in your mouth when you chomp on them and Mochi for toppings. I think Mom was the hero for about 1/2 an hour or at least until we got home and I made them put their shoes away!
This week has been a little tougher without Tanner. The girls aren't weepy anymore, but I can tell that they're just a bit frustrated that Daddy isn't here. They fight more and seem to be little short tempered with each other. Georgi just can't understand why Daddy won't pick her up when he calls, and of course it's hard for them to "share" the skype time, so they squabble over that as well.
On the other hand, they pulled together today and vacuumed the house, dusted, swept, mopped, did a load of laundry and cleaned the kitchen while I was at work! Amazing little girls. I think I might read them the story of Little Women because that's what they are right now.
We made it through the pinch period! Tanner will be able to drive home to visit us for the weekend. We are very thankful and glad that God used this time to show us how to live humbly and to trust Him. It enlarges our hearts and teaches us compassion for those in even greater need. He is even faithful to show us how to help others during our own time of need, so that we aren't consumed with self-pity. He surrounds us with the beauty of His creation, the peace of His power and the joy of His love.
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