Life In The Fast Lane

Well, I’m back finally and will try to get this blog thing going!! We had a grueling weekend road trip to Cinncinati for my Dad’s wedding. About 50 hours of travelling and 25 hours of being in Cinncinati! Insanity. Of course, on the way home, we promised ourselves to never do a trip like that again. But I’m wondering if we haven’t made a promise like that before?!? Anyway, on the way down, we stopped for just a few hours to sleep at a rest area. On the way home we did stopped for the night, but then drove until almost 3:00 am to get home Monday night. One huge blessing: when we stopped in International Falls, we found out from my niece, Alicia, that our friends, Michael and Connie were in the area for supper – at the home of some other friends, Steve and Priscilla. So we crashed their party and had supper and a wonderful, but short, visit with them. Thank you, Lord, for friends!

We didn’t take Caleb and Logan with us to OH, so we were so happy to be all together as a family again! On Tuesday I didn’t do much. Just hung out with the boys, slept, and made pizza and strawberry pie for supper. I was so proud of myself for not trying to unpack, do the laundry, and get the house in order right away.

So, now we’ve been home for a few days and are getting back into the swing of things. Unfortunately, Logan is now sick. He hardly ate any supper last night and had a fever when he went to bed. Now this morning he threw up once. Of course, he insists on eating, so we’ll see if the last bit stays down. This morning is one of those where nothing goes as planned. Keith wanted us to pray together before he went to work. And I really wanted to go for a walk, and I really, really need a shower. So we got up early and prayed together. (Mmmmm, good!) Then I put on my walking shoes – and Josiah woke up. So I thought I’d feed him quickly and then go walk on the treadmill in the basement. But alas, Logan also woke up and had a tummy ache. So he laid on the couch and I was – and am – afraid to take a shower in case he throws up and needs me. I feel like I’m held hostage in my dirt! :-)

Moms Just Wanna Have Fun

My dear friend, Iris, asked me the other day what I do for fun. All I could do at first was stare blankly at her. The only thing I could come up with was that I planted lots of flowers this spring. But, I couldn't get the question out of my head and I did come up with some more answers: I sometimes read when I nurse my baby, I (luckily) enjoy keeping my house in order (although not necessarily clean), and I check my sister's and sister-in-law's blogs every day. That’s not a very long list! But I guess that’s life with three small boys – and one of them not quite six months old. Later I asked Iris the same question and got the same blank stare! So, we talked about it more and decided that we need to start our own blogs. Maybe this will be a little shot of “fun” in our lives! I don't know how often I'll actually get around to posting. I hope this will be a good way to keep in touch with my friends! I guess we’ll see what happens from here!