Today

Today I squatted down to pick something up off the floor and my favorite pair of jeans ripped, right in the crotch area (what a terrible word...but how else do I describe the location of the rip?) I am sure this is due to the fact that the jeans are getting a little tight due to weight gain.

Today, quite early in the morning (4am to be exact) I cried with frustration due to the fact that our 2.5 year old keeps getting out of bed and running to our room. I stopped counting at 10 times out of bed throughout the night. Not to mention the fact that Asher was up twice as well, needing to be rocked to sleep (he is not feeling well again).

Today, again very early in the morning, I "told" my husband he had to deal with Addison as I was "done." When I asked him this morning why he kept getting out of bed he said "cause I want to."

Today I will pull out my Dobson book on Strong Willed Children and read, if my tired brain can take it. I do not function well with no sleep...and Wes is working again today and tomorrow. Sometimes I don't think the money from the overtime shifts are worth me losing my mind.

Today my husband had a pot of coffee ready for me when I awoke to get Aidan ready for school and a much needed little love note.

Today, despite the frustration I feel seemingly more times then not lately, I will rejoice with our Lord over our children who are gifts of the Lord. I will make every effort I can to focus on that and think positively.

Today is a new day.

Scrabulous

I am counting down the days until my second set of parents come home. Wes' parents are currently in Dallas, Texas and have been there for waaaay too long doing volunteer work for Wycliffe. Wycliffe is an organization that sends missionairies to unreached parts of the world to translate the bible into different languages. So I have the privledge of picking them up at the airport in Calgary on Friday. I am looking forward to our coffee times and some good games of Scrabble in the 6 weeks they are home before returning back to Wycliffe.

Fun with Trains

As a parent, have you ever put toys away to bring them out again and the kids are totally excited about them again? Well we took out the train tracks this morning, and it was like Christmas morning over here for the little guys. Asher just likes to take the trains off the track and touch and examine the wheels, much to Addison's annoyance since he knows the trains are supposed to stay on the track. Addison played so nice with the trains this morning...now Mom has to get her creativity hat on and come up with some cool track layouts.