Just a few things that I've overlooked because I haven't made time for blogging:
* Two weekends ago, we sent the kiddos to the grandparents' houses for a long weekend. The kids had a fantastic time being spoiled and playing with their cousins.
* While the kiddos were absent, Eric and I enjoyed a weekend of being in charge of ourselves and no one else. On Saturday, we were out and about for 14 hours straight! We managed to pack a lot of fun and travel into a single day before we got down to business and worked around the house the following day.
* While Lincoln watched the firemen pull out of the fire house on a call, I asked him if he might like to be a fireman when he grows up. After a considering his options for a moment, he finally replied, "Maybe I'll be a fireman. Either that or a super hero."
* Elaina has a new wiggly tooth. This time it's the front row that's going to be departing her smile. Her tooth has recently shifted to the side, creating the effect of a snaggle tooth. My beautiful snaggle tooth baby.
Thursday, January 26, 2012
Angels and Super Heroes
Every day this week has seemed to overstay it's welcome, at least between the hours of 8-5pm. Point being, it's been a long week.
After a full day at work on Tuesday, I was driving home, taking my typical back roads route to avoid some lights and traffic and one of my biggest fears became reality: my brakes in my truck went out. As in brake pedal to the floor, no stopping, coasting and sliding and losing control. And to make matters worse, all of this commotion happened as I was approaching a stop sign as a pedestrian was crossing the street. While I was only going about 35 mph before trying to stop, I swear that it was going to take a miracle for me to not hit him.
Within seconds of realizing that my brakes went out, 2 warning signals alerted in my truck, I waved my arm frantically for the man to get out of the way as he looked in my direction and in that instant, my engine shut down and my vehicle came to a stop, sparing the man's life and my own.
The thing about taking back roads from my downtown office is that they don't happen to fall in the most pleasant end of town. With my fingers shaking, I frantically dialed Eric and discovered that he was less than 10 minutes away from my location. He stayed on the phone with me until we were in sight of one another and that's the first time I remember breathing since I had left work.
One thing I failed to mention is that this wasn't a typical day. Eric had a late meeting which meant that I was on my way to pick up the kids, otherwise he would have been home with them. If this would have happened on a typical day, he would have been home and had to load up the kids and drive 20 minutes to rescue me. AND, if this was typical January weather, there would have been 2 feet of snow on the ground, it would have been about 10 degrees out and my truck would have continued to slide on the ice and slush on the road.
Today was by no means, typical.
Eric was able to drive my truck into a vacant lot and waited with me until the tow truck arrived and we could get on our way. The kids had been happy and safe at the sitters house all the while. When I went to pick them up, I told them how their Daddy was a super hero and how he came to rescue me. Lincoln was more interested in knowing if Eric donned a cape and boots for such an occasion.
Out of all the things that could have gone horribly wrong that evening given the circumstances, God was in control. I was able to drive Eric's truck to work the next day while mine was being repaired and everything worked out without incident. What an amazing testimony to recognize such a blessing on such a fateful night.
After a full day at work on Tuesday, I was driving home, taking my typical back roads route to avoid some lights and traffic and one of my biggest fears became reality: my brakes in my truck went out. As in brake pedal to the floor, no stopping, coasting and sliding and losing control. And to make matters worse, all of this commotion happened as I was approaching a stop sign as a pedestrian was crossing the street. While I was only going about 35 mph before trying to stop, I swear that it was going to take a miracle for me to not hit him.
Within seconds of realizing that my brakes went out, 2 warning signals alerted in my truck, I waved my arm frantically for the man to get out of the way as he looked in my direction and in that instant, my engine shut down and my vehicle came to a stop, sparing the man's life and my own.
The thing about taking back roads from my downtown office is that they don't happen to fall in the most pleasant end of town. With my fingers shaking, I frantically dialed Eric and discovered that he was less than 10 minutes away from my location. He stayed on the phone with me until we were in sight of one another and that's the first time I remember breathing since I had left work.
One thing I failed to mention is that this wasn't a typical day. Eric had a late meeting which meant that I was on my way to pick up the kids, otherwise he would have been home with them. If this would have happened on a typical day, he would have been home and had to load up the kids and drive 20 minutes to rescue me. AND, if this was typical January weather, there would have been 2 feet of snow on the ground, it would have been about 10 degrees out and my truck would have continued to slide on the ice and slush on the road.
Today was by no means, typical.
Eric was able to drive my truck into a vacant lot and waited with me until the tow truck arrived and we could get on our way. The kids had been happy and safe at the sitters house all the while. When I went to pick them up, I told them how their Daddy was a super hero and how he came to rescue me. Lincoln was more interested in knowing if Eric donned a cape and boots for such an occasion.
Out of all the things that could have gone horribly wrong that evening given the circumstances, God was in control. I was able to drive Eric's truck to work the next day while mine was being repaired and everything worked out without incident. What an amazing testimony to recognize such a blessing on such a fateful night.
Thursday, January 12, 2012
Sundae Thursday
For several days now, Eric has been spending all of his free time studying for a big certification test that was scheduled for over 4 hours today. With a push of a button when he submitted his answers, he quickly discovered that he had passed! To celebrate his hard work and the kids good moods (and no school tomorrow) we set out on a late night trip for dessert! Sundaes, sprinkles, cherries and good moods - a perfect way to end the day!
Wednesday, January 11, 2012
Food critic
The great ness of today came just at dinnertime as we held hands around the table and said a prayer before eating. We've ben trying to keep in the habit of praying before meals and since the kids have caught on, they're asking to be the ones who get to say the prayer. Which is greatness in itself, I might add. For this reason, we've decided to take turns each night as to who gets to say the prayer but anyone can add on once the blessing is said. After Elaina finished her heartfelt prayer, Lincoln asked to add on the following:
"God is great, God is good, thank you for this meal of food that I don't really like and dessert. Amen."
I'm pretty sure that God loved that just as much as we did.
"God is great, God is good, thank you for this meal of food that I don't really like and dessert. Amen."
I'm pretty sure that God loved that just as much as we did.
Monday, January 9, 2012
One of those days
I know it's going to be a bad day when I can already feel the aching tension and pain mounting in the back of my neck even before I mix my morning cup of tea at my desk. Just after lunchtime, I tried a new migraine pain reliever that was given to me as a sample from my doctor. Within the hour I wasn't quite sure that the two of us were getting along. As my migraine began to melt away, my stomach became a little queasy and my head a little dizzy. For me, that was good enough evidence as any that I just needed to be home. After all, that's what sick time is designed for.
I had an hour to rest before picking up the kids and then my evening really took off. I could immediately tell that both kids were overly tired and overly cranky and I wasn't about to let our evening last overly long because of it. We hurried through a frozen pizza dinner and it wasn't until I was giving Lincoln a bath and he began to laugh. His hearty, full laughter that touches my core. The same laughter that makes me fall even more in love with him every time. As if that was even possible. Though my day wasn't particularly easy by many accounts, Eric and the kids all pulled through at the end of the day and made me remember that our days our short. Enjoy them. Savor them and laugh along.
I had an hour to rest before picking up the kids and then my evening really took off. I could immediately tell that both kids were overly tired and overly cranky and I wasn't about to let our evening last overly long because of it. We hurried through a frozen pizza dinner and it wasn't until I was giving Lincoln a bath and he began to laugh. His hearty, full laughter that touches my core. The same laughter that makes me fall even more in love with him every time. As if that was even possible. Though my day wasn't particularly easy by many accounts, Eric and the kids all pulled through at the end of the day and made me remember that our days our short. Enjoy them. Savor them and laugh along.
Sunday, January 1, 2012
2012
Cheers to a new beginning! New hopes, renewed faith and continued happiness!
It's a new year and this family has high expectations. Every day our kids are growing, maturing and figuring out the world just a little bit more. We've found a new freedom with older'ish children in that we can do more things. We can travel more, do more and just be able to be in separate rooms, accomplishing tasks without fear that a wee one will break into pieces while not under our watchful eye.
For the most part, that is.
So the first day of this month brought such decent weather that Elaina and I left the boys at home and went shopping. She had a one week old Justice gift card burning a hole in my pocket and just needed to see what she could find in the store. While we didn't have much luck finding anything worth taking home, we landed upon some lip gloss and a recorder. Exciting for a 6 year old, right?
We spent the rest of our afternoon grocery shopping and talking about how nice it is to spend time just being together. It's just that it never gets old, I am so eternally thankful for my wonderful daughter and all of the beautiful moments we share just being together.
It's a new year and this family has high expectations. Every day our kids are growing, maturing and figuring out the world just a little bit more. We've found a new freedom with older'ish children in that we can do more things. We can travel more, do more and just be able to be in separate rooms, accomplishing tasks without fear that a wee one will break into pieces while not under our watchful eye.
For the most part, that is.
So the first day of this month brought such decent weather that Elaina and I left the boys at home and went shopping. She had a one week old Justice gift card burning a hole in my pocket and just needed to see what she could find in the store. While we didn't have much luck finding anything worth taking home, we landed upon some lip gloss and a recorder. Exciting for a 6 year old, right?
We spent the rest of our afternoon grocery shopping and talking about how nice it is to spend time just being together. It's just that it never gets old, I am so eternally thankful for my wonderful daughter and all of the beautiful moments we share just being together.
Friday, December 16, 2011
Re-purposing: Birthday Edition
4 decades!! Today my lovely husband celebrates his 40th birthday.
The best part of our day started with Elaina romping into our room along about 6:15 a.m. (per usual) and wishing her Daddy a happy birthday. Very soon she realized that she hadn't yet had time to make him a card and hustled right downstairs to do just that.
About a half hour and a little light sleeping (for us) later, she blew up stairs, envelope and card in hand, and excitedly handed over her creation to Eric. Inside the heart covered envelope was a paper covered, singing Valentine's day card which she cleverly recycled with birthday wishes and her love in the form of XOXOXO and hearts strewn about. She had taped on a new cover and inside message to disguise the Valentine's day message - but when the music began to sing about Cupid and Valentine's day, Eric and I couldn't help but to chuckle! I'm pretty sure that was the very best card ever made!
The best part of our day started with Elaina romping into our room along about 6:15 a.m. (per usual) and wishing her Daddy a happy birthday. Very soon she realized that she hadn't yet had time to make him a card and hustled right downstairs to do just that.
About a half hour and a little light sleeping (for us) later, she blew up stairs, envelope and card in hand, and excitedly handed over her creation to Eric. Inside the heart covered envelope was a paper covered, singing Valentine's day card which she cleverly recycled with birthday wishes and her love in the form of XOXOXO and hearts strewn about. She had taped on a new cover and inside message to disguise the Valentine's day message - but when the music began to sing about Cupid and Valentine's day, Eric and I couldn't help but to chuckle! I'm pretty sure that was the very best card ever made!
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