I have a child having a screaming crying fit at the moment.  She isn't allowed to have them in the house, they hurt my ears.  She has to stand on the step until she can get herself under control.  Funny she has very few screaming fits when we have rain.     Caught the 2 older ones, both 4th graders "helping" each other with school work today.   They are now not setting close.   I have one 4th grader that school is a snap for and one should be 5th grader that struggles more.  He missed more school before we got him and just processes different.   I talked to her about being a crutch. She didn't understand at first. I ask if she knew what it was, she explained it holds people up. I ask what happened when you took the crutch away. They fall down. But she didn't see how she was being a crutch to her brother. I took it to the next step. Did she plan on "helping" him his whole life? If she learns his school work for him then, he will need to live with her as an adult since he won't know how to do anything. She got it! Her eyes filled with tears and she almost cried.  I don't see this happening a lot.  She is younger than him and is starting to see the difference in her thought patterns and his.  We talked about the abuse and the way abuse is processed.   Hard to believe a few months ago this child was my RAD child.  (If you want to know what RAD is ask.)  Now she is so full of compassion and tenderness.  God has worked miracles in her! 

My 4 legged kids are all doing well.  We gave shots to 10 or 12 new babies last night.  We lost count.  Then 5 more this morning.  I just checked them and there are 2 more new babies.   Babies in the barn are doing good.  I need to get them into a larger area.  Maybe that will be a weekend project.  

We still haven't heard if W. will get to visit us this weekend or not.   It all rest on if Angle Flight has pilots willing to fly them here from NM.  Then pick them up on Sunday and take them home.  I could use some prayers that it works out.   I don't like waiting and not knowing.  IF he is a good fit then lets get this process rolling!   I do know all in God's time, but God does like us to ask!  So if everyone would agree with me and pray that pilots are found for this trip.

Fit is over.  She let it all out I guess.  She is now coming in and doing the chore she got mad over. 

Kids gathered the peppers out of the garden last week because I thought it was going to freeze.  It didn't and they have been setting in a bucket looking at me all week.  I don't have the energy, or rubber gloves to chop them.  I washed them and spread them on cookie sheets and will try drying them in the oven.  We will see.   Another thing we "may" do this weekend is gather the sweet potatoes.  It could freeze any time and this way I will have dh and kids help.  It would also show W. how our life is.  What our form of "normal" is. 

Break for me is over.  I need to finish cleaning the kitchen.  I am not doing any deep cleaning for this weekend.  Want life to be as normal as possible.  The cleaning I am doing is more this is bugging me cleaning that oh no I will have a social worker in my home.