2 great things

#1 Gabe rode his bike yesterday without training wheels. Our neighbor Lacey took them off and her daughter I held on to the back while he got started and.....off he went. He's a little frustrated because he looses his balance sometimes. I'm trying to remind him that things take practice. He's a bit of a perfectionist and wants me to put the training wheels back on. I won't give in though. Persistence is a good lesson to learn.

#2 Speaking of being persistent, I finally got a double jog stroller yesterday. FINALLY! It was awesome. I'm so glad. No more 80lb stroller!

Exasperating

Isaac wanted a cup of milk for lunch...so I gave him one.

I thought it would be nice of me to pour Cael a cup of milk too, while I was at it.

Cael starts ranting and raving about how I didn't ask him what he wanted and "I didn't say milk or water," and dumps the milk down the drain.

He calmly proceeds to his chair....sits down and say...."Okay, I want milk."

Now he is yelling and screaming because I wont give him more.

Exasperating!

A good chuckle....

Two things that gave me a good chuckle this morning:

This little ditty is on the back of Rob's body wash...

"If your grandfather hadn't worn it, you wouldn't exist."
(True dat)

And this one came from a note that was taped to Gabe's door a few weeks ago:

"Gabe and IsAAc olny
Cael STInKS
ThhhhPt"

Need I remind you that he reads Calvin and Hobbs?





I hope you enjoy these as much as I did!

The 3 "F's"

Long gone is the careless freedom of summer. It's replaced with shorter days, chilly breezes and the season of holiday traditions and football.

I love Fall. At least, I have in the past. But as the days shorten and the holidays near I am more aware of feelings of loneliness and being "trapped in by the darkness" than I have been in a long time.

It all comes down to the three "F's":
1. Family
2. Familiarity
3. Friends

I just want to be "home." It's funny because I never thought I would consider Spokane "home" right alongside Utah. It's not that I don't like the Tri-Cities. We have made some friends and met some really AWESOME people here but....I just not the same.....(yet).

At Women's Conference I looked around and saw very few familiar faces knowing that my Mom and sisters were back home sitting together and enjoying one another's company. I sat alone in the back. I can't remember the last time I felt so lonely. What a bummer. (I was very grateful to see and chat with a few girls in my ward afterwards....it lightened my mood considerably.)

Given time I'm sure I will "get into the groove" and feel better about my lonely circumstances.

But for now....

I just want to be "where everybody knows [my] name." That's not too much to ask, is it?

What do you say when you have nothing to say.......................


Nothing!

The End