As they often do, this past Sunday evening my parents came over to hang out. I told Mom I was making popcorn and smoothies and she brought some fruit along to add to the mix. Included was a quart size jar of frozen elderberries that her and dad had grown last summer. As I was making the smoothies I heard her telling Claudia how good they were for you. My logic said, "Good for ya? Throw a bunch in."
Shorty after eating we all went for a walk. 2 kids started complaining of a stomach ache. The longer we walked and the more they complained, Mom and I kinda whispered to each other that our stomachs didn't feel right either. I'll spare you the details, but of the 8 of us that ate the elderberry super-smoothie, 5 of us ended up over the toilet in some direction. All were short lived except for me. Mine lasted almost 24 hours. After making a few phone calls to some friends and a couple of quick google searches, I learned that elderberries are in fact quite good for you, but only to be consumed in very small quantities. Let's just say I'll be staying away in spite of any nutritional value!
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I think Greta contracted hand/foot/mouth. It's a virus where they get a fever and blisters on their hands/feet/mouth. Her poor toes have it the worst. I have been telling her the last couple of days to not pick the skin off her blisters. Today she was crying and come to find out she had peeled most of the skin off of her big toe. It was pink with fresh skin. I firmly reminded her that I had told her not to peel the skin off b/c it will make it sore. She looked at me with all seriousness and said, "My invisible friends peeled them off."
We were sitting on the porch this evening, I was playing with Josiah and her with her Polly Pockets. Out of the blue she said, "My invisible friends are mean."
"Why?" I asked.
"Because they peel the skin off my bwisters."
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My days are flying by and it's hard to believe that little man is almost 5 months. Though my transition to him has been pretty smooth, I still feel like I am trying to find my rhythm with 5 kids. I feel I spend most of my days feeding the baby, feeding everyone else, keeping my house from looking like a tornado stuck, and putting out relational fires that flare up between the kids. It is a sweet, fun season, but truly exhausting on every level.
One of my favorite things about this season is to see my kids enjoying each other. Though there are certainly issues between the kids (some more than others) overall they really enjoying being together. Yesterday was super hot here and my kids LOVE to play in the water. Someone got it started and for hours they played in buckets, the sprinkler, chasing each other, etc. It was so fun to hear them laughing and playing with each other.
Josiah is often the center of attention and it seems no one can quite get enough of him. He's such a happy dude and for the most part loves all the attention. He is quick to smile and lights up whenever someone is talking to him.
I've had this picture for awhile. Little Bud got rescued at supper.
It's off to bed for this tired mama.
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