I finally arrived home this afternoon at 4:45 pm. The Kids were in the playground but Tess was at home. She wanted to go down but I reminded her I hadn’t run since Saturday and had limited chances to hit 25 Km this week unless I really pushed the next few days. Tess agreed and I rushed out for a 3.5 Km run. (Along the way I “Vinced” something but that’s another story!) Ask me about it.

I came back from my run and checked the playground but everyone had just gone up. I rushed upstairs to find the babies in the middle of their baths. Amazingly they remembered me, and, even more, seemed genuinely happy to see me! I was so pleased.

Tess surprised me with new tricks from the trips… to start we sat in a circle on the playroom floor. Tess started singing “Head & Shoulders” and golly-smack-we-with-the yard-arm the kids were following along. Other songs ensued with similar results.

Next Seb and I had a shower together… I was covered in sweat and he was covered in playground dirt. We sang the “Red Plane” song in the shower as instructed by Seb who provided the script while I sang.

Had hardly been out of the shower a minute when Tess showed up with more triplet tricks. Seb and I rushed out to the dining area to find Jasper & Carys enthusiastically feeding themselves with SPOONS. Sela had finished. Wow, they change and grow daily!

Tess headed out to a Book Club meeting while Sebastian and I read two stories together, played in the pink car for “only five minutes” and then he went to bed. I should mention that this afternoon Seb had a play date with a girlfriend from school. Apparently Sebastian was the perfect gentlemen, well behaved and willingly shared toys and swings. We’re so proud of him!

I had a Walk To Emmaus meeting tonight but after taking the Red Eye from Mumbai was too exhausted to go. Instead I poured myself a Baptism Rum and settled in to send this blog update from my Blackberry.

Somewhere in the middle of answering e-mails and writing this update I drifted into the kitchen to re-charge my Baptism Rum. On the way I slipped in to see the slumbering kids. Amazing… they have come so far and are doing SO well. Adorable and gorgeous, they are so cute it hurts. I will post updated pics within the week.

I am off to read The Bible… since finishing the Alpha Course prayer book on September 30 there has been a drought of spiritual nourishment in my life. Time to fix that. At breakfast Sebastian and I have been reading from the prayer book. Tomorrow he will be expecting something! I am thinking of Proverbs. What do you think?

“I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go; I will counsel you and watch over you.” Psalm 32:8