now that

basketball craziness is over...maybe there will be time to blog! i am so, so happy with my eldest. he had a great tournament week and played really well. the best part is that he kept his head up even though they lost three games out of five. at the end of the week there is an award ceremony. each team (356) is recognized and individual awards are given by the coaches. aidan received the christian character award. in one sense, i hate awards. especially for a team sport. the WHOLE team should be honored and recognized. to point out one person, to me, allows them to think better of themselves. on the other hand, aidan had a hard year last year with a coach who sat him on the bench whenever he made a mistake and who did not care for him too much. this year is different. at the beginning of the year, aidan's coach emailed me to let me know he was making him team captain. he said he admired his stable nature and ability to calmly be a leader. *sniff*. basketball is probably a high school thing. i'm not sure if aidan will pursue a college basketball career. for him to receive a recognition of character says way more to me than a "physical ability" award. having great character will take him onward into his adult life.

now we're back. we have no extra money and i am cooking dinner out of whatever is in my cabinets. tonight i'm trying to figure out if i can make corn tortillas without the special corn flour. i have stuff for enchiladas and no tortillas. ahhh the joys of trying to get out of debt!

rainy has been the weather today and i'm happy with it. i don't feel guilty for not doing much.