We've had a roller coaster of a week. Last Friday we decided to apply for a last-minute adoption of a baby born that day. We ended up not being chosen by the birth mom but it is always a whirlwind to enter the fray and start to wonder/pray about this being the next child to come into your family.

We tend to tell the boys about these situations. Perhaps some would say we shouldn't for there is a fair amount of disappointment and "why didn't God give us..." questions. However, we believe the benefit of having them pray with us and get excited about the prospect outweighs the disappointments. And is always a good lesson, for all of us, in trusting that God is still answering your prayer even if the answer is NO.

On Friday when I picked the boys up from school and told them the baby was a girl and they we were going to apply for her...Joseph was pensive (he'd clearly expressed a desire for boys only so I assumed he was mulling over this news)..."mom, you know why I'm glad boys don't have to have the babies?...because it seems like a lot of pain and then you STILL have to milk them!"

We've also been trying to get to the bottom of some stomach and headache issues with Jacob. Our doctor did a test on his level of stomach acid and found him pretty deficient. However, I'm not sure that is the full solution. We are still waiting for some other test results to come back. Is it 'simply' a nervous stomach or is there something physiological going on beyond the low-acid issue? Hopefully we'll see soon. We haven't had blood work done or other invasive screenings like an MRI or anything. Our doctor, a more holistic fellow, is trying some other things first and these are requiring patience!

We are so happy to be nearing the end of the official school year. I say official because I plan to try to keep up with some things over the summer. In between baseball camp and a very fun vacation we have planned in July.

One thing is for sure: their chore list is going to grow and, by God's grace, be followed better. I've let them totally slack off during baseball season so not only do we have to get back on the stick...I plan to add laundry to their list. My goal is that they are doing their own laundry very soon. Okay, not Jonah. I'll give him some more time. He is good at clearing his table setting after eating..he frisbees everything up and over the counter edge and into the sink...no, he doesn't eat on ceramic plates yet!

Reading Seraph on the Suwanee for my book club. Author is Zora Neal Hurston. Have you heard of her? She is a great writer and most of her stories take place in our neck of the woods here in FL. She wrote in the 30s so they are fun to read now.

Oh, did you know that LegoLand is building an amusement park here in FL. No? You didn't know that? Oh...you don't have any Lego crazed boys in your house? Well then I guess the news would have missed your notice then. Yes, we are counting down the days. It will be 30 minutes away and we bought in on their 'buy-passes-early-and-get-extra-months-thrown-in" gimmick. I'm pretty sure we'll be living there.