12 Weeks: Day 13

Today was an interesting and not-great day. Ethan brought the kids by for a few minutes after church to say hello. He had to play this morning so they had been up and running since about 7:00. He needed to get lunch into their little tummies and get them to bed for a nap by 1:30. Well, he didn't end up getting out of here until nearly 1:30, and was back 10 minutes later with the kids in tow. It turned out the Jeep wouldn't start; it was some problem with the battery terminal. So there we were . . . the kids hadn't eaten, Ethan didn't even have a coat or tools, it was naptime for everyone. Without going into all the boring details, they finally all ended up getting home by 4:30. The kids had eaten by then; thank goodness. My mother-in-law arrived and took the kids across the street to McDonalds. She had a time of it too. While there, she got a call from her mom who was in tears over Ethan's grandpa passing away, and while on the phone with her Emily bit into something and lost her first tooth! There was blood gushing everywhere and then Ryan ran into a table or something and about knocked himself out. Allie was the only one not crying, I think.

Aaaaaahh. Life. It was frustrating to know all this drama was going on and not be able to help anyone or do anything. I'm trying to get used to that. At least I can always pray for them!