Thursday, August 23, 2007
 Okay, so there's this woman in our ward who has come to our house faithfully since the twins were born with the sole intention of helping me in whatever way I'll allow her. After several months of her help, she was fondly nicknamed Grandma Gribble and has become a part of our family ever since. She saves us a row at church every week and always holds a baby so that I've actually been able to get something out of almost every Sacrament meeting. She brings us delicious dinners including stuffed peppers and homemade chicken potpie. She and her husband, Grandpa Gribble, babysit every now and then so Mark and I can actually have a date night. And she is here every Friday, rain or shine, to wash dishes, fold laundry and snuggle babies. Without Grandma Gribble I surely would have been dead by now. A few weeks ago, we had a particularly crazy Friday and the next day the Relief Society President called and asked if she could send someone over once or twice a week to help me with whatever I needed help with. This summer has been seriously a challenging one and at that particular point I was not about to pass up an offer of help. I asked the RS President if she'd been reading my blog, wondering how she knew I needed help. She said no but that Grandma Gribble had ratted me out and said that I needed much more help than I was getting. Anyway, long story short, for the past three weeks someone from the Relief Society has come every Tuesday for three hours to watch the babies so that I can take the three big boys out to do something fun. And on Fridays, Grandma Gribble comes with an extra somebody, and I've been able to go out with the four oldest boys to do something fun. And I have to just tell you, what a lifesaver that has been. Not just for me but for the boys as well.
We just haven't been able to do all the things we used to be able to do with the three babies in tow. And I didn't realize how guilty I was feeling for not having more time to spend with the big boys and for the inability I had to take them out and about. And Tuesday has become therapeutic for us all. Denver, on a regular basis now tells me how much he enjoys not having the babies around, even for just a little while. And we've had so much fun together, swimming and playing and laughing. And while I totally love my three little boys, I've really missed having time with my big boys. And I can hardly express how grateful I am to the Relief Society for saving us all. I can honestly say the past three weeks have been the best weeks this entire summer and I really owe it all to the Relief Society and the many women who have volunteered to help us out. Thank you, everyone, so much!
  
 
 
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