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I have a prayer request this morning. Jeremy's Grandfather is not doing well at all. We knew that he was having a rough time but Jeremy got a text from his mom this morning saying that Grandpa had taken a turn for the worse. Please pray for our family. Other than the bad news about Grandpa we have had a pretty good weekend. Saturday night the kids and I stayed home. There were several severe storms that rolled through so we just stayed home. Saturday Sam and I took Maggie back to the vet. She was better but there was still a problem. She has these glands that keep filling up with gross stuff and they are supposed to be able to empty on their own but they are not emptying. I need to take her back next month to have them rechecked and the glands may need to be removed. After the vet we came back home and and Jeremy and the girls and then we spent the afternoon together. Yesterday we went to church and then came home and all got naps. We had a fellowship night at church last night so that is always fun. I am about to get everyone ready and go to the bank and a Starbucks run is definitely needed this morning. We have not slept great the last few nights. Saturday night the wind was blowing something outside and it was making this horrible sound. Samuel was scared to death so I ended up sleeping with him and the noise kept me awake most of the night. Emma has not been sleeping well at all the last week or so. She wakes up whining and carrying on. Last night we were up with her several times. She has been doing that thing again where she gets something on her mind that she wants to do and she is going to throw a fit until she gets it. She has been quite a handful the last week. Well one quick funny story and then I have to go. Samuel found a pad of yellow post-it notes the other day and he wanted to play with them. So Jeremy gave him a few and he gave Emma a couple pieces of paper. They went in the other room and we heard Sam say, "Emma get that out of your mouth it is not a piece of cheese!" It was so funny. Actually Sam has been the manner police lately. Even t church yesterday he kept pointing out those who were not using manners. I am not quite sure what sparked this new interest. Well I better go. 





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