One sister with one whack!

So, today, I was reminded of the story about the tailor who killed 7? flies in one whack.  Caleb was the fly killer today and his choice of weapon was a Dora book.  Perfect choice in my opinion, since I really don't enjoy reading them anyway:))).  He was expertly whacking flies, but apparently spotted a new victim"on top of Kiersten's head!"  Going in for the kill, he lifted his mighty book and came down with a less than gently, but softer than normal "whack".  Surprisingly Kiersten didn't really cry.  Maybe too shocked or wondering where in the world that feeling came from.  The joyous response from Caleb was, "I dot it, I dot the fly!"
  So, yeah, it's been one of those exciting child filled days.  It started a tad too early.  Around 6:30, in fact.  The boys came into the room and were fighting because both of them wanted to go back to sleep snuggled next to Mama, but neither of them would budge from wanting the same spot.  After getting up we decided that we might as well have some breakfast.  Thankfully I'd taken out some of my homemade cinnamon buns the day before so only needed to heat some water for hot cocoa.  It was a good breakfast, but Caleb's mood didn't seem to improve too much until his afternoon nap.  Before that happened we had one child run from the bathroom yelling, "mom, the toilet's flooding the bathroom!"  See what I mean about an exciting day?  Thankfully it had just started to come out of the bathroom. I'm guessing God thought it was about time to clean my bathroom floor again:)
  The school day started after that. Garrison learned about Gary Goldfish and Elyssia did her various subjects.  Have I mentioned how amazed I am by this little girl that God has blessed us with?  She has the power to frustrate us beyond belief, but then turn around and show more compassion for the lost than many of us mature Christians express, popping out the correct answers to questions we figure she won't know.  Reading with the maturity of an 8 year old and helping out with her brothers and sisters like a little mother.  So thankful for her, even on those frustrating days:). I honestly don't know what I'd do without her.  I discovered that there were a couple of books that we'd failed to pick up with the rest of the curriculum, so I called to order those today.  Surprisingly I can order them from Ontario and it's cheaper than the States price, not to mention that I won't have to pay the crazy shipping price.  Praising the Lord for that!
  I also got to talk to a good friend today.  Not for too long, but hopefully we can remedy that soon:)  It's interesting trying to talk when there are at least 4 other little ones trying to see each other or themselves:) in the webcam.  So thankful for all the means of communication that we have these days!
  So, after a very full day, Scott called and let me know that we forgot to transfer the car seats back to the van.  We were planning on meeting him at the church tonight, but maybe it was for the best with the kids not their usual happy selves. I think Kiersten is working on another tooth and Caleb is sorely in need of an early bedtime.  Looking forward to a relaxing weekend and 1st birthday for Kiersten!  I ordered the ice cream for making all the upcoming cakes today.  It should be in on Saturday.  Just enough time to put them together.  Too bad the church doesn't have a freezer yet.  It would be nice to share the cake, but then again, I think we'll probably enjoy eating it:))).
  One last exciting note before I go.  I was checking to see how loose Elyssia's one tooth was and discovered that the one next to it is starting to wiggle too!  Surprises never cease:)  Well, I'm off to listen to the Patch cd and do a bit of a devotional with the kids before bedtime.