It Takes a Village...

The end of the school year is pure chaos.  Only two days left to go.  Hooray!  It feels like we are frantically running from one thing to the next and half the time Randy and I have to tag team to make it all happen or enlist the help of our friends. 
Last week I had to be at cub scouts at the same time Landon needed to be at school for his kindergarten program.  Randy hoped to be home from work in time to drop Landon at the school before heading to the church with Marcus for their canoeing activity and had the stars aligned just right this would've been no big deal.  Long story short, one of our friends ended up driving Landon to the school and waited for me to arrive (late from cubs). 
Yesterday morning my phone was constantly buzzing with a steady stream of texts from other moms/friends confirming the various activities our kids had, who was driving, what to bring, etc.  There are so many last-minute things going on with each of my boys it seriously is a group effort making it all happen and I still manage to forget something here and there.  Luckily I've got a lot of awesome friends who have my back.  It's pretty great living in an area with so many other families that support us through the craziness of life.  I couldn't do it without them.

Stripes!

A couple weeks ago I hosted a little birthday lunch for Kathie, one of my go-to friends when I'm in a bind.  People were all arriving and leaving at different times as their schedules allowed but we had a great time enjoying good food and good conversation before the chaos of afternoon schedules got in our way.  I even convinced several friends to be spontaneous and try out the rope swing saying, "Moms can have fun too!"  It was fun, but mostly hilarious as these women held on for dear life hoping they wouldn't fall, injure themselves, or pee their pants.  We're not as young as we used to be!

And on a completely unrelated note, Marcus's face has healed up quite nicely.  Actually it's miraculous.  Our whole family has been praying for his face to heal quickly and it did!  He missed a week of school due to his oozing sores and his concussion but looks great now and likes his scars. 
Theses pictures were taken a week apart.

2 days after the crash.  His nose, lips, and eyes were swollen and he was oozing gunk everywhere.

Constant application of antibiotic cream, silver cream, and Vitamin E, along with lots of prayers made for a miracle.  His wrist still has some scabbing and he chipped several of his teeth so root canals are probably in his future.