Day 1185. I didn't set an alarm this morning, but we did have to get up early as the Mobile Support lady was coming at 9 am. I was very tired and had a hard time getting up. I still went downstairs with the kids after breakfast and read a Bible story with them. Then I went upstairs and opened the door for Deborah, when she arrived a little late. We did a little small talk, then she went downstairs to play with the children. As for me, I started working on the German translation of our newsletter, as my Wednesday morning lesson was once again canceled. At 10:30 I stopped to say good-bye to Deborah, and ended up staying in the kitchen for the next hour to make chicken-noodle soup. Only minutes after I had returned to my computer at 11:30 Randy and the kids already came upstairs, so there was no more working for me, and the newsletter was not done.
At noon we sat down to eat, then they had icecream, and then they wanted to watch videos. At 1 pm I already stopped them so they could take a nap, as we needed to leave the house at 2 pm. I was very tired and sat down by them, holding Tammy's and Emmy's hands. That way they fell asleep fast, and I could walk away by 1:20 pm. I wanted to lie down myself, but ended up working instead, which I regretted all afternoon. After half an hour I got up to get ready, then woke the kids up to get them ready, and just after 2 pm we left the house to go to exercise class.
We took the subway to the end and got to the school on time. Emmy immediately spotted the girl he likes so much, and today they (including Tammy) were holding hands again and playing and dancing together. I had Sammy for much of the time, but his 10 Kilos often get too heavy for me after having carried him for some time. I had him jump on the trampoline, and he sat with me for the action songs. Randy helped him pick up the balls and put them back into the box. Today the kids all did well and participated most of the time.
After 50 minutes the class was over, and we put their coats and shoes back on and left to return home. As they had behaved well, they were allowed to watch videos on the subway. We got home at 3:45. Randy went downstairs with the kids, while I got ready for my 4 pm class. However, it was canceled on short notice. As tired as I was I didn't mind, but lay down, set a timer, and closed my eyes. It was a rough awakening after a few minutes, but I got up to get ready for my 4 pm class, which did take place. Five minutes before I was done, Randy and the kids already came upstairs. I knew I had to let them into the room if I wanted to keep them from screaming and crying. It was better for them to come in and look at my computer screen and be quiet. So they came in, watched a little and then left, and I was able to close the door again. After I was done with my lesson, I went to the kitchen to start making their dinner. Tammy and Emmy were watching Superbook, and Sammy soon joined me in the kitchen. At 6:30 we sat down at the table to eat, then they continued eating in the bathtub, while having fun. We got them out and ready for bed, and then Randy called his family in America to do a video call with our kids and his adult kids and grandkids there. After it was over, the kids still asked for a bedtime story, and so I sat down with them to read them one. Then I prayed for them, and they went to bed. It was late, so it was time for them to sleep, but it still took them some time. I was holding both Tammy's and Emmy's hands, which means I can't do anything, only close my eyes and rest. Randy had started making his food late, so he was still eating. After some time I was able to walk away to go eat myself. After I was done eating, I started working on today's pictures, then I finally finished the German newsletter and sent it out. Now I hope to make it to bed at a decent time. It's another early morning tomorrow.
