Project 365, Week 13

The office continues to be a stretching experience, with personnel things and the amount of hours and work.  Easter Sunday was such a special time of pausing!

March 25

My trip down for my MRI was smooth, not so much on the way back.

March 26

Avery suggested we do a Taco Tuesday date and I jumped at the invitation. I'm so proud of the way she's navigating growing-up things.

March 27

Aiden has started to ride to school with Amanda, which means he can walk the dog with me in the morning, rain or shine.

March 28

I'm not sure what's happening with this picture. I know we were gathered in the same room doing homework/watching basketball.

March 29

One of my jobs is to harass reach out to people and practically beg them to sign their tax return so they can get their $10k refund.

March 30

There was a little time and daylight in between the office and Aiden's soccer game, so Shaun and Aiden, the only ones home, hit the yard in preparation for the following day. It was so far from where I wanted it, but a motto we sometimes use, not as an excuse, but a fact of our circumstances is we're doing the best that we can.

March 31

Easter Sunday! He is risen!!

We arrived early, without fighting, sat together, dressed nicely, in our church we're so grateful for, worshipping the risen King!  MY HEART!!

Avery went to the other campus with Jack and Shaun drove shuttle, but Amanda and Aiden came home and were willing helpers, getting the last things done. Then slowly the family, in total about 50, started to gather on a lovely spring day. 

Everyone contributed lots of food. The ladies setup, refilled, cleaned up so that I could sit and talk and chase people around with my camera. 

There was love and laughter and candy and football. Theological talks and basketball on tv. There was a baby and toddler and puppy who all got passed around. There were cousins who are friends. There was sunshine and there were so many carbs. It was a wonderful, heart-filling day.

These '06ers will be graduating in s short time from now!

Amy setup a game for the bigger kids. It involved competition and enthusiasm and running until they were out of breath. Also, candy and prizes.

 

Project 365, Week 12

Lots of challenges this week, but I will leave it at these photos because both are true....it was a hard week and it was a week full of blessings.

March 18

Day-downloading. :)

March 19

I so enjoy the photo memories that pop up on my phone each day. It's not how life works, but I was wishing to go back and do this day again. It looks so very ordinary and simple and sweet.

March 20

One of my most important responsibilities at the office is keeping the candy in supply. It also serves as an interesting study on humanity.

Before Christmas, Amy organized a group of the kids friends to do the TobyMac concert in Hartford together. He is a marvel...living with fame for so long, yet remaining faithful, humble and secure enough to constantly share his stage with new artists, walking through suffering clinging to God. It was an encouraging night.

March 21

I took pictures during the last dress rehearsal of Passion. Though we are not involved in it now, my heart was full thinking of the many years we worked alongside Grosvenors and LightsUp. I also thought of many of the faces that have come and gone in this scene with the whole cast.

March 22

School was having a non-working day, with a pep rally at the end. Aiden asked if he could stay home and I told him he could if he worked.

Amanda, on the other hand, was living her best life. The theme was "Last Rodeo", as the end is starting to close in.

March 23

My favorite goalie. 

March 24

Shaun organized the troops for an hour so we could give the house some attention ahead of Easter. 

 

Project 354, Week 11

This week was....a lot. We were working extra trying to adjust to staffing changes and handle the heavy workload that is expected for this time of year. It was exhausting and we got through it.

March 11

I have no neutral feelings about New York City...I both love it and hate it. I have to say, Spring springing in the city is pretty special time of year. 

March 12

Just for fun and because we can we took a little crew to meet my aunt and uncle for breakfast at a sweet breakfast place on Main Street in a quintessential New England town. We surprised them by bringing Baby Ezra, so they got to meet their great-great niece. Everyone was very happy about things and there was lots of love being passed around. 

March 13

Amanda and I met on the front walk in our matching Carhartt sweatshirts...I was heading in from my walk, she was headed to school.

March 14

Each tax season has a theme, and this year for our office its been staffing "stuff". Our staff is dependable, competent, professional, willing. Incredible really, so out of our abundance, we've covered and trained and did what was best company-wide. Its come at a cost to our entire staff, but this day it meant I got to be with my girls for a few minutes while we did a shift handoff and office switch.

March 15

I made it to the last bit of TBQ practice and tried not to think about the fact that for some, it was their last practice.

Amanda and C at youth group. :)

On a whim, my niece Lainie slept over. After youth group they were in the hot tub well into the night.

March 16

TBQ District Finals meet. These kids...just amazing! They are fun to be with, always respectful, get along with each other and spend so much time studying and memorizing the Bible. Thirty years from now, the scripture they have learned will still be with them.

Such a beautiful sunset on the way to Aiden's soccer game.

Amanda joined Jason to watch his sister's team play in the basketball finals. The next day she was back to watch Coventry's boys in the finals. 

March 17

I pass this tree every day on my walk and I asked Aiden to help me cut some branches for my front door planters. He willingly helped, now we'll have to see if I can make it look like the arrangements I've seen in person and on Pinterest.

Right now our weekly family time happens at the office on Sunday while its closed. The kids clean it and we work on projects that can't be done while the office is open. There's also a little bit of arguing and a lot of fooling around.