Two Amazing Boys!

I don't always say so and they don't always warrant the title "amazing", but our boys are amazing. By way of update I have two things to share:

1. Ephraim's fever broke on Easter morning. God's amazing work shown again through Ephraim's health.

2. Carson did consent to return to the animal shelter this past Monday (though I have no pictures because my camera battery was dead) . We did take treats to the dogs though Carson was apprehensive. We also enjoyed playing with four very adorable kittens. Carson proved to be amazingly resilient in returning to the animal shelter after the last terrifying visit. Praise the LORD for giving Carson the courage to try again.

Two new things to share about the "amazing boys"...

1. We received a call from the public library Saturday saying that Carson's turn to display his collection was bumped up because of a "no show". He could either bring it in on that Saturday or on Monday. Carson and Troy worked diligently to gather the collection of Star Wars items to display. Not surprisingly half of the collection was items from Troy's childhood as well as a Lego Millennium Falcon they had just worked on together and a Star Wars 3D puzzle they had also recently finished. Carson threw in his items and they had a mighty sizable lot. Because Ephraim was sick only one of us could go with Carson to set up the display. This is usually my fortay, but I bowed out so that Carson and Troy could do it together. They did an "amazing" job if I do say so myself. Ephraim and I saw it in person tonight. See photos from Troy's iphone. Another note on Carson... He started his horse riding lessons tonight with a lesson in grooming and general care of horses. He trimmed and brushed a horse as well as dealing with its hooves. Pretty amazing.

2. Ephraim and I went to The Aldi while Carson was at horse riding lessons. I braved it and didn't get a cart but rather took in a small "hand cart" my friend Sariah gave me. I let Ephraim push the cart. He felt pretty special with his "job". It didn't take long though and his obsessive behavior started kicking in. He did not like it that things were somewhat askew. People had not put items back where they belonged and they had not turned the boxes facing the same direction. All throughout the store he said "Things are discombobulated in The Aldi". When we entered the frozen food area, he was looking for a specific item. When he could not find it he started in again "Mama, this Aldi is discombobulated". This time an employee heard him. She said, "He did not just say discombobulated. How old is he?" We had a discussion of his vocabulary and his age. Pretty amazing. She directed him to the item he was looking for and at that point of course, I had to buy it.

We thank God for two amazing boys.