But we also know that those good solid plans can change in the blink of an eye.
We were at Via Vacation all last week which is why you didn't hear from me all week. It was gloriously relaxing and atypically quiet for having nearly 20 children 10 and under in one house all week. They kept each other occupied and little to no drama. It was heavenly!
We arrived home late Friday night and enjoyed a nice Saturday unpacking, repacking and getting daddy ready for Honduras (he left at 4am on Sunday morning!). The Colony plan was to get all packed up and head to Journey and leave straight from there to go to my mom and dad's. She is nearing the end of her weekly chemo treatments and we were so excited to love on her for a few days while daddy was out of the country and before the kids track back into school next week.
But then life happened.
Cai began running a fever on Saturday morning. And we can't take germs anywhere near my mom so we were stuck. I'm pretty sure every single one of us shed some tears when the reality sunk in. My kids haven't seen my mom since her diagnosis in January.
And I know myself.
If I sit around and sulk for too long I will get stuck in the rut until Josh gets home, desperately trying to climb out of the hole and feeling "behind" the rest of the week. And then the kids and their attitudes and hearts quickly follow suit.
So we called a family meeting and made a new plan.
Something fun for each day.
Spending as little money as possible.
And enjoying this BEAUTIFUL fall weather God has lavished on us this week!
Yesterday's grand plan was to go to the Dollar Store and get sidewalk chalk. Yup, $1 for hours worth of fun making scooter tracks on the driveway and pictures in the carport.
I was also feeling a little creative and gathered all the empty containers I'd been saving (and expired spices after cleaning out the spice cabinet) and built the outdoor kitchen for the kids I'd been dreaming up. I had a few extra pallets from the pergola project and some extra cabinet doors and knobs from the ones we had ripped out of the laundry room. A little bit of sawing and a few screws later and this is the end product. The kids have been playing outside since their empty breakfast bowls hit the kitchen sink.
So here I sit, cuddled on the couch with my Cai-bo, all the windows and doors open, writing a blog and waiting for Lumpy's to open so we can get our local milk and promised ice cream:).
IT'S GOING TO BE A GOOD DAY!
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