The sun eventually comes out after the rains, but sometimes it's just hard to believe. The Dove family is starting to see the rays peek through the dark clouds both literally and figuratively after a (sort-of) trying week and a half. (Disclaimer: I say "sort of," "not really," "a bit," etc. because everything must be seen with perspective. What I'm about to share is really not that bad...comparatively.)
Tuesday of this week (October 5) was the first day in nine consecuetive days that it did not rain constantly. It's amazing the effect weather can have on a disposition, but the nine days of non-stop rain was rough. There was definitely a sense of feeling trapped inside our indoor-outdoor house.
During these nine days, Ruthie, sweet Ruthie, started to cut her top molar teeth. I thought this was strange since she has yet to cut her canine teeth. Then I realized she's cutting all four of them at once and the molars just happened to break through first. Poor baby still doesn't have totally sunny skies. It's been a rough go for her.
During these past nine days, Sam has been in quite the mood and it unfortunately continues. Sam's behavior is atrocious and I'm racking my brain and praying hard to figure out the best way to handle it. The behavior issues are not just as home, but at school as well. Today the teacher reports he threw crayons...at his friends...on purpose. I know something more is going on because he's also wet the bed on a few occassions this past week and a half. Sammy is in dire need of some metaphorical sunny skies. His mommy is, too.
Then there's my sweet hulsband. Stephen unfortunately was the first of the four of us to get hit with a stomach bug. I'll respect him enough to keep details at bay, but I hated seeing him sick this week. Stephen also had to endure having me as a terrible nurse because I'm too afraid of getting sick myself.
So Tuesday when the rain finally stopped, we experienced our first earthquake. The center was 8 kilometers from our house and was a 3.8 on the Richter scale. No, it wasn't that big of a deal, but the bed moved and I was scared. And then I started thinking about the danger of earthquakes...and torrential storms...and erupting volcanoes...and you get the idea. I can easily freak myself out.
So, it's been a bit of a rough go for the Doves, but not really. Because the rain eventually ends. Sometimes when the rain ends, there's a earthquake and that freaks you out, too. But then everything really does end and the sun comes out. I'm looking forward to playing in the sunshine on our beautiful terrace.
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