... Or so I thought

Phew! What a wicked few weeks. No sooner had we got over our last round of illness than we plunged right into several more - including the mother of all stomach flus. We spent the entire Lenten season alternately sick at home and working like the dickens to catch up with lessons and work. I lost an entire day in hospital for severe dehydration. Fortunately, our littlest bundle will be just fine. Holy Week was a bit tentative, but we managed to attend every Mass and to perform on Easter Sunday. The bells were glorious. Unfortunately, I was still on shaky ground after two (yes two) Masses that morning and was too ill to prepare dinner. Brian was a trooper and somehow arranged something for the children to enjoy. We celebrated Easter on Wednesday with a beautiful lamb dinner. Thank goodness there are 50 days to choose from!

I'm now nearly 4 months pregnant and beginning to feel stirrings of life - especially when things get quiet. The children are excited and I'm once again the resident science specimen. In a very few weeks, we'll have our fetal survey and perhaps discover whether we're to gain a new daughter or son!

Despite the delays, the kids are all making astounding progress this year and are light years ahead of their public-schooled friends academically. We're preparing for summer camps - all are going in different directions this year. Two for horse camp, one for girl scout camp, and on for boy scout camp. It'll be a busy summer!

We've managed to clear the gardens in front of the house, removing two very unsightly and overgrown shrubs (which should have been removed years ago!). The bleeding hearts are asserting themselves and I'm looking forward to my remaining roses blooming in all their blushing glory. I hope this will be the year for a fence along the front yard - both for safety and aesthetics.

Happy spring! Let's hope it'll be a healthier one for all!