What's going on with the Politte Family:
- Let's start with the youngest: Kyle is now 14 months old and refuses to walk. If you try to help him walk, he jumps or cries until you give up. He can eat with a fork, bear crawl, clean up his own messes, say cracker, mama, bubba, dada, thank you, mine, more, go, baw baw, ball, and Kentucky but he refuses to learn to walk.
- Ty is growing up big time. Which is a good thing. :) We went to Eldorado High School graduation on Friday at the football stadium. Ty was sitting in Sylas' lap and he said "Dad, why do they have this thing here?" Sylas explained that the football stadium was the biggest place in Eldorado to have the ceremony so that everyone would have a place to sit. Ty goes "Well, why don't they have it at the stadium in Angelo? It's bigger." :) Ty is a problem solver like his Daddy. I love that. He will also do anything for a laugh. He makes up stories constantly about himself and his best buddy Kas doing crazy stuff. Friday night he said "Mom, do you know what Daddy did last night?" I said "No." He said "He tooted on a cat. In Sonora." (Of course I laughed -- Sylas wasn't even in Sonora the night before). But what really made me laugh was when Jacob said "Did the cat die?" Poor Jacob, he's going to believe everything that comes out of his brother's mouth!!
- Speaking of Jacob...last week was his final week of Pre-K. You know when you have little kids and your life is insanse and seems so out of control, all the older ladies say "You better enjoy it, it goes by way too fast!!" Then you're left standing there thinking about how much faster you wish some moments would pass....well, it's true. I can't believe that next year Jacob will be in Kindergarten. I really think I'm going to miss him during the day. In fact, it's bringing me to tears right now. I know you're not surprised, Ryan. :) Just a moment ago Jacob came in the living room and asked me when we were going to buy his supplies for Kindergarten. He said he wants to go do that tomorrow. Not a bad idea!! Anyway, last week was filled with festivities at Pre-K. We had the pre-K Program (Jacob was adorable -- he wore a tie that matched his shorts -- I'm sure I won't be able to pull that off much longer). Then he had pre-K water day on Wednesday. Sylas and I helped out with that and I think I got the worst sunburn I've ever had. At water day, the principal came over to the pre-K portable and announced that she had a very special prize for the only child in pre-K with perfect attendance. Yup, it was Jacob. He won a personal DVD player!!! Sylas and I were both standing there with our mouths wide open -- I guess it paid off getting him there every day! Then on Thursday, their last day, they had ice cream sundaes. So fun! Now Jacob wants to have a graduation party with all his buddies at our house. I think we're all partied out for now...
- Speaking of partied out....Sylas is definitely exhausted. Two weeks ago he was up all night DJing for Relay for Life here in Eldorado. Then he wrapped up the last week of baseball season and had a summer camp kick-off party for the youth. He brought in the band and the speaker who are going to be at camp this summer. What other youth minister does that?!?!? So cool. Anyway, then last week he did all kinds of things to help out with the end of school festivities at the elementary. He gave out awards at the pre-K program, was the 'main man' for water day, made snow cones for 3rd graders, and helped with sundaes on Thursday. Friday night he was up all night again at Project Graduation keeping everyone awake until 5 am. I have never made it up there for too long, but everyone says that without Sylas, it would be a total bore. He got out the big water slide for us a week ago and we have been enjoying it ever since. Even Kyle!
- As for me, I've finally hit the 40 pound mark of weight loss. I wish I could tell you that I feel amazing, but I don't. I trust that I will feel better than ever at the end of the summer, though. I will go to San Antonio for detox treatments every Tuesday and Thursday throughout June and July. It's a huge task and it's sort of looming over me right now -- it almost seems impossible -- but I know it's not. It's just going to be difficult getting the boys taken care of. However, the Lord has richly blessed us by taking care of over $30,000 worth of treatments and I trust that He is not going to leave out any details that need to be taken care of!!!! I told you in an earlier post that my aunt Dayle felt led to give $5,000 for a month of treatments (a $10,000 discount) and then the next time that I spoke with my doctor on the phone, he said that he felt led by the LORD to give me another month FREE. So we're trusting that same God to provide for $4.00 a gallon gas and a babysitter!!! This is the last week of my liver detox (I hope - I'll find out for sure on Tuesday) and I am certain I will feel a lot better when it's over. I have to drink an awful shake twice a day as a meal supplement and it's getting harder each day to get that thing down!! Cara and Jason each took a sip so they have sympathized with me!! Speaking of those two, if you haven't checked it out already, go to their wedding blog http://bebeearnoldwedding.blogspot.com/
- We are all looking forward to June -- I mentioned I will go to San Antonio twice a week -- next week we have a baseball tourney all week here in Eldorado that Sylas is helping with -- then the next week is VBS and Sylas' Mom is coming (Praise the LORD) -- then the next week we'll be in Liberty Hill while Sylas is at preteen camp -- then the following week Kyle will have tubes put in his ears -- that next week is youth camp -- then July 4th festivities in Liberty Hill -- then Jacob has his tonsils removed on July 11th -- girls retreat is July 17-19th -- Rock the desert is the next weekend -- and Cara gets married on August 2nd!! OH Did I mention that during all this my Mom and I will be planning a wedding?? We need your prayers!!!
