The Weekend that Lili got Eaten

Another week where I am really not sure what happened. I know on one particular night I didn't go to sleep so 2 days merged into one. That wasn't pretty, Ammon has several teeth coming through and he has been my worst teether by far (and he isn't really that bad). So he and I slept in the lounge and watch 6 episodes of Psych before he feel asleep, by that time it was 5am and the big kids would be waking up in a hour, so I didn't even bother to attempt to go back to sleep. Needless to say nothing productive happened that day.

On Tuesday we started at our new homeschool group. It was lovely! There were about 30 kids and 10 or so adults. We all had a nice relaxing day eating a yummy shared lunch and the kids played and had a water fight. It was really great to be able to sit and talk with other people who share the same views as we do in regards to our children's education. Often I feel on the outside and though people may be supportive of your decision you know they really think you're making a mistake. It is not a decision we have made lightly, but it is something we have prayed and fasted over many times and know that this is the right for OUR family. We are excited for our new year! I just received our list of excursions for the year, the organisers of the group have put in a lot of effort and time into ensuring we have a great year. I can't thank them enough for their efforts.

On Friday last week we went over to wish our cousin Happy Birthday and eat cake with her. She turned 19. The walk was painful, actually the walk there wasn't too bad but walking home with 5 kids was excruciating. It is usually a 20 min walk but it took us almost an HOUR to get home. Let's not do that again!

On Saturday we did nothing. We did however notice that Lili was looking rather balloon like. She had been eaten alive by mosquito's during the night. There were 8 bites on her face that had all swollen to the extreme. The poor kid couldn't open her eyes. I gave her the maximum dose of antihistamine but it really didn't do much. I wanted to take a photo but thought it was a bit cruel. I doubt she would want that kind of picture hanging around when she was older. I did however take a photo the next day when she looked significantly better..but still terrible.

I started planning our Christmas holiday this week ...for the end of this year. Think Epic Road Trip. Melbourne to the Sunshine Coast and back, stopping at some pretty awesome places along the way. We have a bit of camping, a touch rural farmstays, some theme parks, plenty of beach, multiple landmarks and a kangaroo or two. It should be fun.

Well the kids right now are making costumes out of toilet paper and have built some kind of tree house out of all the chairs and couches. I love that they really are best friends. Even Lili and Ammon have been getting on better lately, although Ammon is not very appreciative of all Lili's loving...go figure! I love these crazy kids.