Tuesday, March 31, 2009
Monday, March 23, 2009
Favorite Picture
I was looking through some of our pictures from over this past year and ran across one that I really love of Ethan. It was taken on Memorial Day Weekend 2008 when we went to visit my Grandpa and Grandma Cornia up in Idaho. He was having fun exploring in their pasture.
Friday, March 20, 2009
Monday, March 9, 2009
What am I doing up?
Good question. These days my sleep patterns are weird, some nights I sleep without a problem. Others, your guess is as good as mine. Whether it's hormones, being sick, or Ethan, my sleep has been interesting as of late...complete with really weird dreams. I won't miss those when they're gone. You know the kind, you wake up and go, "What the heck?!"
Today was a pretty good day for us. Daylight Saving Time happened, which wasn't so great, but we made it to church, a little late, but we still made it. I taught the primary class I was substituting for. Later, Ethan and I went over to Josh and Elisa's house to hang out for a bit. I also needed to give her a CD I made of the pics of us at the concert. Ethan has been begging to see Abby too. We watched Wall-E over there and had yummy brownies and ice cream.
Here's the kicker to my day. Ethan didn't have an accident all day today! I'm so proud and excited. It's so funny, the Pull-Ups that he was holding on to for dear life have now become a nuisance for him. He still isn't waking up dry after naps and in the mornings so I have still been using them then. The last two nights, he hasn't wanted the Pull-Up. He says, "I need underwear." So for the last two nights, he has worn the Pull-Up over his underwear. I asked him if that was okay. He seemed all right with it. Too funny. I can't wait until they're gone all together and we don't have to worry about diapers (because that's what Pull-Ups are) anymore. That's $30 a box that can go to something else fun...like clothes for Mommy.
Today was a pretty good day for us. Daylight Saving Time happened, which wasn't so great, but we made it to church, a little late, but we still made it. I taught the primary class I was substituting for. Later, Ethan and I went over to Josh and Elisa's house to hang out for a bit. I also needed to give her a CD I made of the pics of us at the concert. Ethan has been begging to see Abby too. We watched Wall-E over there and had yummy brownies and ice cream.
Here's the kicker to my day. Ethan didn't have an accident all day today! I'm so proud and excited. It's so funny, the Pull-Ups that he was holding on to for dear life have now become a nuisance for him. He still isn't waking up dry after naps and in the mornings so I have still been using them then. The last two nights, he hasn't wanted the Pull-Up. He says, "I need underwear." So for the last two nights, he has worn the Pull-Up over his underwear. I asked him if that was okay. He seemed all right with it. Too funny. I can't wait until they're gone all together and we don't have to worry about diapers (because that's what Pull-Ups are) anymore. That's $30 a box that can go to something else fun...like clothes for Mommy.
Wednesday, March 4, 2009
What do you think?
I felt like writing tonight. Maybe this will turn into a story, maybe it's just a scene I had in my head. Either way, enjoy.
She pulled herself out of bed, shoved her feet into her worn out slippers, and grabbed Lily’s tiny hand.
“Okay Mom!”
Lily ran down the stairs ahead to the kitchen as Anna continued to try and wake up. She smiled at the happiness Lily could find in such simplicity. Her only care was whether or not they would have waffles or pancakes for breakfast that morning. If only Anna could escape her grown up thoughts for a while… Maybe she could, even if it was over sticky syrup and buttery pancakes. “Yes,” she thought, “I’ll escape over pancakes this morning.”
Anna’s life wasn’t incredibly hard, the life insurance helped with that, but time and tasks still wore on her since John died. When she got the call that there had been a building collapse, she rushed to the hospital. It wasn’t until she got there that she received the full extent of the horrible news. “I guess they didn’t want me to wreck my car on the way to the hospital.” She thought as she reflected. John had passed away in the ambulance. She always knew this was possible. Being a firefighter isn’t the safest thing to be. Somehow she always thought it wouldn’t happen to their little family, that by some miracle, the odds would be in her favor.
John was so proud of his work. He had saved lives and was grateful for every minute of it. That’s why she couldn’t bear to ask him to quit. He loved it too much, and she loved him too much. Helping others just was part of him. To take that away would be asking him to cut away a part of himself.
“Mom! Are you coming?” Lily called. The shout snapped her out of reminiscing and she headed downstairs to start breakfast. “Coming Lils!” she called. “I’ll be right there.” She wondered what today would bring. She knew, at least, that it would either start with waffles or with pancakes.
Morning
Anna lay in bed even though she could feel the sun behind her closed eyelids, thinking maybe if she didn’t accept that the sun was up, it wouldn’t be so. Her other “alarm” brought her a little closer to waking. She felt a pair of little eyes peeking at her over the edge of the bed. How she knew they were there, she couldn’t say. Maybe it was just a mom thing. She opened her eyes, sure enough, the little eyes were there…staring at her expectantly. It was time for “Mom” to report for duty. It was days like these she wished for someone to help her out with these tasks, the days when Mommy isn’t ready to get up yet.
She pulled herself out of bed, shoved her feet into her worn out slippers, and grabbed Lily’s tiny hand.
“Come on honey. Let’s go get some breakfast.”
“Okay Mom!”
Lily ran down the stairs ahead to the kitchen as Anna continued to try and wake up. She smiled at the happiness Lily could find in such simplicity. Her only care was whether or not they would have waffles or pancakes for breakfast that morning. If only Anna could escape her grown up thoughts for a while… Maybe she could, even if it was over sticky syrup and buttery pancakes. “Yes,” she thought, “I’ll escape over pancakes this morning.”
Anna’s life wasn’t incredibly hard, the life insurance helped with that, but time and tasks still wore on her since John died. When she got the call that there had been a building collapse, she rushed to the hospital. It wasn’t until she got there that she received the full extent of the horrible news. “I guess they didn’t want me to wreck my car on the way to the hospital.” She thought as she reflected. John had passed away in the ambulance. She always knew this was possible. Being a firefighter isn’t the safest thing to be. Somehow she always thought it wouldn’t happen to their little family, that by some miracle, the odds would be in her favor.
John was so proud of his work. He had saved lives and was grateful for every minute of it. That’s why she couldn’t bear to ask him to quit. He loved it too much, and she loved him too much. Helping others just was part of him. To take that away would be asking him to cut away a part of himself.
“Mom! Are you coming?” Lily called. The shout snapped her out of reminiscing and she headed downstairs to start breakfast. “Coming Lils!” she called. “I’ll be right there.” She wondered what today would bring. She knew, at least, that it would either start with waffles or with pancakes.
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