Today was a tough day. Jade was ill and Nate was very wild. We needed to stay close to home but that did not work well with Nathan. I was very frustrated and overwhelmed by 5:00pm. Thankfully the day ended on a good note. My friend Roberta dropped off a piece of cake to cheer me up. The cake was great but the thought was even nicer. Darren took over with the kids in the evening (thank God).

I was able to go for a walk with Bear in the woods. Our walk was a little late and the ravine was getting dark. We heard some scratching and when we looked up into the trees we saw four raccoons looking back. What an amazing site.