This has been one of those weeks. Mountains were made and mountains were moved. Which makes for one tiring but awesome week. Currently, the Wheeler kids plus myself are doing some serious lounging – they were watching a movie and have ALL fell asleep. {winning!} We just got back from a swimming party for one of Hudson’s classmates and the sun has drained us all!

For the first time in months, I actually got all my laundry put away after I finished it. It was such an out of body experience that I think I’m going to do it again! I have a bad habit of leaving the last load in the dryer. OR I leave a few piles on the kitchen table. Then when it is time to eat dinner, I just shuffle them around the room. I’m pretty sure no one can relate and I’m the only person in the world that does that – so embarrassing. And hysterical! And a little lazy! It’s weird how before kids, laundry was easy and quick and really no bother. Add those 4 little bodies – have mercy! I swear, there are little people that come into my house when I’m not here and throw clean laundry in the dirty laundry just so I have to wash more.

Carson and Emme’s last day of school was yesterday. I can’t tell you how much I love that place. Back in the day when all I did was babysit 28 hours a day, {wouldn’t 28 hours in day really help some of us?!} pretty much all my kids I watched went through this same program. I loved it then. I put these two on the list as soon as I could and was so happy when Carson got in! I knew once he was in, Em had a spot the next year. Seriously, it is an awesome program. We just had the year end program with the annual silent auction. This is my second year I donated a gift certificate. I wanted to offer up a Christmas painting this time. So, I whipped out a sample. {I stayed up all night for this one.}

I am going to offer this style this year as a limited edition Christmas piece. I finally figured out this week how I’m going to do it. And I’ll let you all know about it soon. Just know it will be sometime late summer when I do. I promise to give you all a heads up first.

I really played around with this one and actually painted it blindly from the last one. I was trying to see for the ease of replication how different they would look overall. Obviously, I don’t want them to be exact, but I do want them all to look similar. I hope this is something a few of you will want. If not, maybe I’ll catch you on the next Christmas design.

I have had so many inquiries about another holiday set {or piece} and I’m so happy to be able to oblige!!! {winning!} I’ve saved every email asking about a Christmas piece  - 172 total. Yeah, you read that right – 172 inquiries for Christmas art alone. I do think most of those specifically wanted the “Fa La La” but I know a few of you wanted something new! But more on that later!!!

Another awesome thing here at the Wheelers is Hudson is considered in remission yet again. As I stated in the last post, he has never responded as quickly to steroids as he did this time. One week after the first dosage and we had trace amounts of protein in his urine. We have started the taper and if I can work it out right, he should be off the steroids completely before school starts in the fall. He is having a little bit of aggression issues, but no where near like he has in the past. He is so funny – he will tell me sometimes, “I’m feeling a little crazy right now. I need to take a break in my room.” ha! Only a few years of OT to thank for that. What can I say, a couple of my kids are really trained to know their emotions & senses and to know when to ask for help or to step away. {winning!}

Okay, so this is huge!! Do you remember my friend Keva?? She had baby Chai almost 2 years ago. He lived for 25 hours for the fame of Jesus and the Glory of God. Keva got pregnant again. Meet Simon …..

She got right at the 34 weeks this time! Baby Simon is in the NICU and is needing some oxygen help. Even as early as he was, he was still 6 lbs 3 oz and I can see he has Keva’s mouth. I’m so excited, I could just scream!!!!! I just remember as kids, Keva and I talking about having families  - babies one day. They were dreams. Hopes. And something we couldn’t even wrap our minds around. When I look at this picture, I see another real live dream come true and even more so now. I’m not just asking, I’m begging everyone that reads my blog to pray for this family – The Atwoods. Pray for this life that you see in the picture above. No matter what, big things will come from Him – I just know it. {winning!}

And because Simon is on the brain, I’m going to post pictures of his art! As soon as I found out it was a boy, I had chevron pictured in my mind. I sent Keva a text and asked her why?? The only thing is I had yellow chevron. You know you know someone inside and out when she said that was what she wanted!! haha! But she changed her color scheme because of the color of the nursery furniture. It is the honey colored sleigh bed/crib from Pottery Barn Kids {love it!}

The chevron was awesome to paint – someone else request please!

Okay, the one place I’m not winning this week is my inbox! I know I complain about this all the time. I’m just hoping you guys will go for the “poor-pitiful Kim thing” if I complain about it enough. Is it working? haha! I have purged it and got rid of all the junk. Now, I plan to tackle the real emails next. For those waiting on me, just hang tight a moment and you will hear from me!!!