What a good weekend! Piper had a new friend over last night and it was a social success! It warms my heart to see her possibly developing a friendship with another little girl. She struggles with this whole creating relationships thing and she seemed to have tons of fun - so yay! Her new friend did tell me of another incident where Piper was made fun of at school last week. So sad that Piper doesn't always tell me of these instances, but I guess that's part of her growing up and growing away. :( The new friend did say she stepped to Piper's defense and that's awesome! I really pray that this relationship is just the start of a few good friendships for her. I think softball will also foster some good relationships for her as well - she just needs to gain some confidence in herself and not be so hard on herself when she messes up. It's such a frustrating character trait for a parent to watch, so my apologies go out to my folks!

On my mind for the coming week - work, study for my exam, meet with realtor about selling house, do daily devotions, send Ryder on his first major fieldtrip without Mommy (but with Daddy!!), freak out about my exam, try to find a tenant for our rental property, go to co-worker's retirement party, practice for special music Sunday at church, prep for small group, prep for teaching Sunday school, meeting for Zambia trip, take my exam and then decompress. It's just everyday livin'!