For the past few years the building in which our family lives has had an uncertain future. Plans to tear it down seemed to constantly be in progress, and so, the family population on campus dwindled, as they all found more reliable places to live. Dave and I, though - fly-by-the-seat-of-your-pants types that we are - decided that we’d stay until we saw the wrecking ball approaching! We loved it here, and it was also very economical.
This fall we were so happy to hear that our home was not going to be torn down. Yay! Good news, obviously, but better news is that the family population on campus is now growing again. We were very excited to hear that the Youngdales – a family from our church – were going to move in right above us.
The Youngdales are a family of eight children (I know…WOW). Their youngest is a little girl; Zeke’s senior by just a couple weeks, and next in line is a ten-year-old boy; a good playmate for Elijah. Noah, though, has taken a liking to Catherine, their twelve-year-old daughter.
She babysits for us often. It’s a pretty sweet deal…no pick-up or drop-off to do…her parents are right upstairs if there’s a problem. Not to mention the fact that our kids adore her, and…heck, we adore her. We often come home to our living room wall covered with our kids’ artwork, our sink empty of dishes, and the playroom tidied up. Like I said…pretty sweet deal.
Anyway (wow, I sure know how to make a short story long, don’t I?), last evening, after looking around our apartment for a couple of minutes in search of Noah, I finally found him right outside our front door…
…”Waiting for ‘Caff-win’”
Awww…how cute. His first crush. I wonder how many little boys had their first crush on their babysitter?
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Elijah turned eight over the weekend. Eight! Can’t believe it. This year, Elijah liked the idea of having his best friend, Ethan, sleep over for his “party,” which had to happen next weekend, since he was out of town this week. So we just kind of laid low on Saturday. 
