Free...at last!

No, this isn't a history lesson...I've spent over an hour soaking my nails in acetone finger nail polish remover to remove the mess I created on top of the nail salon job. I have no nails..well, I have nails, but they are sooooooooooooooooooooo short....It's OK...I'm free of that horrible mess I made. I hope I learned my lesson!!!

I lost 2.5 more pounds so I'm officially at 3o.5 this week! woo hoo...I walked 5 miles last week and walked over 2 tonight with a friend after the meeting. It's working...slowly but surely.

I had a fun day in Kindergarten. Not sure why, but we only had 9 today and it just went well. We've been talking about Christopher Columbus and his three ships. We watched a cartoon today about him....interesting if I do say so myself. We finished out work early and went outside and did some relay races for extra recess. One little girl was covered head to toe in ravioli sauce from lunch. For real...it was in her hair, on her shirt, her shorts, her shoes...I had to chuckle. That's kindergarten for ya! One had an accident the other day, so we donned the gloves and set to helping them clean up. So far no throw up? Do I have a few prayer warriors? Ewwww....I just don't know about throw up. About 15 years ago I had a kid throw up on my shoes in car line..that was fun to say the least...it happens!

It's quiet in my house again. Daniel did his reading homework and studied spelling words. Sean endured all that while taking a bath. Amazing what you can study while in the bathtub. David is a great help at bedtime and in the mornings. David has gone for a walk, the kids are asleep and I'm left , with no nails, to sit and think a while. I'm still struggling with how to get our AWANA verses in..but we'll get their. I've had some good suggestions.

Sean did better in church last week.adjustment for our family to have him in the service with us. The music , he says, is too loud, so we moved to the back. The preacher is too long...( I told him I can't control that one!) and he tooooo tired. He's a funny bird. Quite the ladies man at school and he doesn't even realize it. He's "nice" the girls say. I hope he stays that way.

I took the kids with me to weight watchers until David could pick them up. "Cute boys", one lady said . "So well mannered", another said. My head was getting bigger all the time. I get frustrated with them when I'm tired. God gives us little "reminders" that we are doing a good job raising them. I pray David and I never lose sight that they are on loan to us and we need to do a good job and do what's right by them ALWAYS.

Sean and I took a walk Sunday night before Sunday night church. He told me about Noah and his sons in detail and talked about "heaven" and who we knew that was there..mainly my dad. ( I always want to choke up when he does that). He wants to know if he has to go "now" and reminds me he wants to go, just not now. ( he wants to see The Pirates who don't do anything Veggie Tale Movie when it comes out and he's not sure Jesus will be showing it in heaven! oh my) I love those boys....they were a gift to me after a few hard years. What a joy to be their mom. If you have children I'm sure you can relate.

Sean says " I love you mommy" and I have to say back to him in these exact words " I love you too!". I tried saying " I love you more" but that was not OK. It has to be " I love you too". So , that's what we say. He says you need to tell your boys you love them. He's right. Out of the mouth of babes.

We are planning a "Harvest Party" for school since we don't do Halloween at school. My room mother and I have talked about a craft, Chic Fil A nuggets for lunch, hollowing out a pumpkin to check out the "insides", roasting the seeds from the pumpkin and making caramel apples for the finale. Sounds like a fun day to me!!!!

Remember Gavin and his mother who had the surgery for her brain tumor? Here is a post that Gavin's dad Mike entered today on Mrs. Bundy's Caringbridge site. Thanks for praying for them and little Gavin.


Good Evening once again,
Today was a good day. Angie got out of the room for a swallow test and a CT. She did great on her road trip and tried really hard with the therapy. Her swallow test yielded mix results. She did aspirate applesauce so not a stellar performance on that test. As far as the CT goes we are waiting on a word from the Blue Ridge team to see how she did. However, the day did have some very positive times. Angie’s sister April had purchased a child’s computer keyboard that plugs into the laptop. The individual keys are probably 2 inches square. Angie is able to slowly type some thoughts on this big key board. She told her mom and Anna that she loved and appreciated them. She told the nurse that her chest hurt from all the coughing and then she told me that my 7:30 am visits each day before work, were not all that necessary, “I just prefer the afternoon when I am awake.” So we are very excited that she is typing out messages and we can finally hear from her more directly. She worked very hard at rehab today and we are really beginning to focus on that stubborn left side.
Gavin had a good day. Kels got him from school and they did homework and went for a walk. I cooked dinner and we just finished up. He continues to do very well, although last night was a tough one on him. He just broke down at bedtime and said, “you are doing ok dad, but I want my mommy.” The tears then flowed for awhile, but we got through it.
So, keep praying, keep believing, and keep remembering, “That this is the day that Lord has made, we will rejoice and be glad in it.”
YAB,
Mike