Wow Another week!

Wow! Another week gone by! The atmosphere in the house is less than wonderful. I guess Zach's mom hasn't totally left the family, but now that is a bad thing. The turmoil created initially has grown until the tension is high. She needs to leave even though we all miss Zach. She hasn't been seen, just keeps calling and keeping things in crisis. The boys know something is greatly amiss, and grandma is spending even more time with them. That is good and that is bad.

Yesterday I thought I would give Ty a break from school and do my daughter a favor by catching up her laundry...6 loads worth! The boys were given several creative projects to busy themselves with while I worked. Caleb wanted to make a smaller version of Ty's reading car and began to paint a box accordingly. Ty wanted to paint with the rollers on the easel again. After preparing the floor, allowing the boys to strip down to their undies (the a/c is out upstairs and the laundry room is upstairs...thus justifying the prime time use of electricity) I proceeded to sort clothes and figure out their fancier-than-mine machine.

The boys took advantage of the underwear gig, painting their bodies all over! They looked like tatooed sailors! So, I had to carry them individually to the tub. It WAS rather creative thinking! (And, somewhat pretty) Fortunately, Baby Girl slept through all of it!

Earlier they had gotten soaked on purpose by me OUTSIDE...

Then we went to Macdonalds and on to a band concert for their cousin, Andrew. And then to Cold Stone Creamery for an undeserved treat...well, grandma does believe in mercy!!! Mom and Dad needed the evening alone to figure things out about the drama unfolding around us. Not sure how far they got on that score, but at least they had time to talk.

Caleb asked when Zach was returning. I told him he probably wasn't going to be in my care any more, but some day he would visit. That seemed to satisfy him for now. The problem is, I don't know if that is true or not. But I will deal with it another day.