I don't think I should even apologise anymore when it comes to my long delays between postings. There is so little time, true; however the real reason seems to be that I have no device on which to write, and when I do, the phone with its photos is at work with Dave. Such is life with growing children, two of whom are well into their teen years. (Yes, only one phone. Yes, a bit of an "on principle" thing for me.)
Well into their teens? Why, yes. Jacob and Hannah turned 15 on April 17th. My parents' birthdays quickly follow that of the twins, the 19th and 23rd. Thus, we decided that a combined birthday party at the better of our local restaurants was a good idea. I booked it and then we were struck by a stomach flu. Amazingly, Jacob, Sarah and I escaped its wrath, but poor Hannah spent three days (one of which was her birthday) doubled over. Gravol finally did the trick and I spent a few hours in the middle of a long night praying in thanksgiving for whoever it was who invented that wonder drug. The birthday cake was bought, frozen, re-frozen and finally defrosted for the birthday supper. Sadly, the cake was disappointing and not because it was made by my hand. I had put much thought into this cake and purchased it at a high-end bakery in Pembroke. Better luck next time.
Close on the heels of the twins' birthday comes that of Benjamin. This year he turned 12. Twelve!! They are all growing up far too fast! Thank God there is another baby on the way in 9 weeks. Ben's cake was much better than the bakery-buy. It is a gluten-free bundt cake made by my mother and, since my parents' move to BB, has become the standard birthday cake for the past year. The kids, not knowing what a bundt cake is, ask for Grandma's donut cake with the strawberries. Truthfully, I think the icing seals the deal.
Cakes aside, we are so blessed and delighted by the presence of these three children in our lives. Jacob and Hannah initiated us as parents and Ben arrived as our first singleton. Our lives are immeasurably better since their conceptions. I simply cannot imagine life without any of them.
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Ah this is the longest I have gone without checking your blog and you posted over a week ago and I wasn't here to see! So what a surprise treat this morning.
These three are very special kids - a real gift to those around them. Keep up the good work! (And don't say "I can't take any credit for them." Kids learn selflessness and hard work first and always most deeply at home. So, you have something to be proud of there.)
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