You just have to love nuns. Those of you who are not related to or affiliated with nuns may not realize the special treat it is to have an aunt for a nun. Like today when I walked into her house to pick up some stuff for Oasis. Auntie Ann, Sister Ancie and Sister Anne were looking through wedding pictures from last month and when I asked what they were doing the response was "Looking for a picture for our obituary." Well, naturally they were - what else do you do on a random Monday afternoon, right? Auntie Ann isn't sick - just prepared - as all nuns are for the worst - or as they probably think of it - the BEST! That's just one of the things that makes Auntie Ann and her posse special. The others are too numerous to list but who can replace memories of hide and seek in the convent, having every priest in the diocese know you by name and "bible school" created just for us with text books, Jesus Loves You stickers and only your cousins as classmates. Auntie Ann in recent years has started calling weekly for updates on the kids, taking a special kid to lunch every once in a while and she is the personal cheerleader of her neices and nephews and her grand neices and nephews, the bestower of crafts and books and anything educational - although Bob's personal favorite (and secretly Karla's too) is the Little Debbie snack cakes of different varieties. Auntie Ann loves us each equally and is often the moderator of disputes (who can argue with someone that close to God) - Well, let me clarify, she loves us all equally - with a little extra for her godchild, KK - don't deny it, KK, you love it and you know it! So anyways - having Auntie Ann for an aunt is a blessing and a gift - she is kind, generous, loving and best of all, she has a sense of humor!
The dreaded bug has hit my baby girl - look at the snot and boogers dripping down the poor kids face. I would like to say she is a trooper but she didn't sleep more than an hour total last night thanks to a bad cough and a sore throat. She broke our hearts and since it is my blog and I can be dorky - I had a moment of total love for my husband last night as I looked over and saw him trying so hard to comfort Annie just totally oblivious to the fact that it was 4 am and we had not slept more than an hour. He prayed over her, sang to her, talked to her, wiped her nose and sat patiently through the wailing without a thought to his 18 hour day today. (He has school until 11). He then hopped up at 6 to feed Annie and get the kids up so I could get another half hour of sleep.
So sick and feeling miserable and her mother is busy taking pictures instead of wiping the stuff off her mouth and face.
Mommy even made her pose for a picture with the other kids. Molly is finally recovering and going to school tomorrow - she can not wait to see Mrs. Nelson. One of her major concerns about being sick over vacation is that Mrs. Nelson would have no idea that she was sick. I assured her that Mrs. Nelson knows everything! So we just have to get Annie on the mend and we are back in business. KK is giving up her Thursday and Friday of vacation to take care of Annie for us while her babysitter, Carrie, goes on a cruise. How awesome is KK? So awesome that she will pretend that she has nothing she would rather be doing and will dote on Annie, the big kids and their mom - who still requires some KK time just like the rest of the kids!
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