It's been another whirlwind week. Francis made it home Wednesday evening and was greeted by three very excited children. After reading books to them and tucking them in, he slept for 11 hours! He hadn't slept for 2 days so I can't blame him, but his experiment was a success. He is still analyzing all the results but so far they look good.
Thursday after swim lessons, William started to complain of a headache and a few hours later he began to vomit. This continued through the might and into Friday morning. He finally began to feel better during the day and so by Friday evening we were able to take a family drive to get out of the house. William wanted something to do that didn't require much energy on Friday and so I gave him the Chronicles of Narnia (all 7 books compiled together) by C. S. Lewis. He loves reading and has been reading it during his free time ever since. By Sunday he had already read over 500 pages. I have no idea where he gets that from, haha.
Saturday we had to do as many chores around the house as we could. It's crazy how much still needs to be done even when you work hard all week!
Sunday evening the whole Phillips clan met to have an early Father's Day dinner. Francis's parents drove in here for the night and his Sister, Chris and Abby drove up from Houston for dinner. It was fun and the conversation was lively. I love it when a plan comes together!
Monday was a big day. Francis had his defense of his doctoral thesis. They tried a new format where the family is able to join and watch the presentation in addition to the committee and fellow students. Francis's parents were already in town and my parents drove up that morning. Even the kids got to come up before it started and enjoy the food we brought. They were super cute as they hugged Francis goodbye and left with my mom for swim lessons (thanks mom!) right before Francis began his presentation. I was impressed by Francis and his presentation. He did it calmly and reminded me once again how wonderfully smart he is. I was also impressed by the number of fellow students who voluntarily came and listened very attentively, even asking good questions when the time came. After presentation and questions, they kicked us all out so the committee could ask Francis questions for the better part of an hour. Francis then exited to wait while the committee discussed whether or not he passed. He was greeted warmly by students (who had all stuck around!) and family alike. A very short time later, Dr. Lagoudas (head of the committee) came out and said, "Now where is Dr. Phillips?". This was meet with cheering and clapping by all. We got a few pictures. It was such a special time. Afterward, we had lunch with the kids and all 4 parents at a local Italian place to celebrate. The kids wanted to know if Francis had won. Why yes, yes he did! If that were not enough excitement for one day, Francis came home, packed and flew out to Maryland that evening. He has meetings today and tomorrow for a job that he is (hopefully) going to start in August. We will see him again Thursday evening. Never a dull moment around here. The whole of Monday would not have been the same if not for our quiet times with the Lord. In his perfect timing, I had made it to Jeremiah 29 which talks about him knowing the plans for Israel and bringing them home at the appointed time. Francis, on the other hand was in Acts 25 which just happened to include Paul's defense before Festus and King Agrippa. I love that God still talks to us through His word. It was a perfect start to the day.
Today We started up summer Bible Study at church. The kids and I had to leave early to make it to swim lessons, but we thankfully won't have to leave early again. We made it just in time for swim lessons. I'm so glad we only have 2 more because they make me so tired! The kids however still had energy to burn so we had to go to the park after dinner to run off the last bit of it. I wish I could borrow some of it! The rest of our week includes swim lessons, library, my OB appointment, Francis coming home and Practicum all day Thursday through Saturday. If I can make it through all that, then only a few more weeks until baby. I'm still feeling, well, terrible, but keeping busy at least keeps my mind on other things.
Till next time!
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