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Drew’s Shamzee

Shamzee

Shamzee, his pillow eating friend

Yeah, you’re right. The last thing he needed (I needed?) is another stuffed animal. But, I knew he’d dig this one ’cause it isn’t a stuffed animal. It’s a pillow eater.

So, while my husband raised his eyebrows when Drew unwrapped this on his birthday, I defended it.

This silly shamzee has become the monster when Drew plays figures, the scary swallower of all lesser plastic beings. And, when he isn’t conquering the world of army men and wind-up robots, someone thinks he’s pretty comfy.

tiger shamzee

So there. I knew this gift would get some good mileage. And, now, somebody is asking for the bulldog version.

Maybe for Father’s Day, Mark.

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First week down

It’s a lot quieter when 75% of your children are not home all day. Definitely more than 75% quieter.

We’ve officially completed our first week of the new school year. Have had a few glitches here and there–my big ole talk apparently needs to slow cook a bit in their hearts (aka Drew’s heart). But, all in all, a good week for the 3 who being schooled 6 hours a day.

And, the other 25% ain’t doing too bad either.

It’s just the two of us now.

Walks are slower and a little less noisy (note: not slow and not noiseless).

Lunch time is definitely more manageable (i.e., I can actually sit and eat with someone instead of collapse in a chair after serving everyone else and try to quickly eat my meal before I’m needed elsewhere).

And, we have been enjoying doing some fun things together that are a bit harder to do with the whole clan.

(these tell a story, don’t they? A whisker got ‘er.)
All the one-on-one time is great…as is my clean house, pile-o-dishes-less sink, and shorter to-do list (not because less needs to be done but because I am actually able to do some of it). But, it’s going to take some getting used to for all of us. 
Lydia has said more than once, “I sad because Ashlyn left me” and “When the kids comin’ home?”

And, we’ve discovered that the hot dog game is really not so much fun with only 2 in the car (when we pass this gas station near our house, the last person to yell hot dog loses. The game is awesome when 6 people play–especially when our windows are open.)

Everyone is very happy about a 4-day weekend. In fact, they’ve been looking forward to this weekend since Labor Day last year. Young Life Family Camp, here we come.

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