The good, the bad and the surprising...

As I was running a few errands this afternoon in the van, I thought of a way to describe some impressions for the past few days:

the good: waffles and real maple syrup, almost every morning
lots of writing and some white board math
mom got to go to a mini retreat with Mass and Confession Tues. nite
HRM is helping alot with house and home duties
did some fun "Mallschooling on Tuesday" with good architecture discussion
got to have tea and a short visit with Regans yesterday
Guns for General Washington is one of the best read alouds ever
my dad called this morning
Rach came over for lunch and a much overdue "gab fest"
Rach and JB put me on Facebook and it is, hopefully, going to be a good thing


the bad: lots of bandaids and blood today; lots of siblings squabbles
Mom is not getting kids to help pack up the house
Dad is back to regular working hours (translate: lots of working hours)
JB needs to have oral surgery and braces
my dear friend Rebecca's husband is in the hospital

the surprising: Fr. James really wants to come from Ghana to the US this summer. And, today, our good pastor loaded the kids with candy and blessings when we had to drop paperwork and a check to the parish for HRM's upcoming February retreat