A Bit of a Scare

We got a scare last night that we were not prepared for.

Grace got a toy stuck in her mouth. I got it out without a fuss, but it happened because neither of us was watching at the moment. I was painting and Kris was on another project. She was quiet so we assumed she was fine.

Thank God she was able to cry. If she had been trully choking, we would have never known. I hate when things happened that I could have prevented. I know those things will happen, but I was really shook.

It had me shook all night and I did not really sleep. I could not be more thankful that she is fine and it had not damaged her at all. Plus, we learned our lesson.

I could not imagine life without either one of my girls.

A Bit of a Scare

We got a scare last night that we were not prepared for.

Grace got a toy stuck in her mouth. I got it out without a fuss, but it happened because neither of us was watching at the moment. I was painting and Kris was on another project. She was quiet so we assumed she was fine.

Thank God she was able to cry. If she had been trully choking, we would have never known. I hate when things happened that I could have prevented. I know those things will happen, but I was really shook.

It had me shook all night and I did not really sleep. I could not be more thankful that she is fine and it had not damaged her at all. Plus, we learned our lesson.

I could not imagine life without either one of my girls.

A Bit of a Scare

We got a scare last night that we were not prepared for.

Grace got a toy stuck in her mouth. I got it out without a fuss, but it happened because neither of us was watching at the moment. I was painting and Kris was on another project. She was quiet so we assumed she was fine.

Thank God she was able to cry. If she had been trully choking, we would have never known. I hate when things happened that I could have prevented. I know those things will happen, but I was really shook.

It had me shook all night and I did not really sleep. I could not be more thankful that she is fine and it had not damaged her at all. Plus, we learned our lesson.

I could not imagine life without either one of my girls.

A little behind

Don't you love it when you always seems little behind?

I thought I was ahead of the game on a couple of things, including Christmas shopping. But then when I let people know that I had gotten things off lists, I come to find out I was late to the punch. What sucks the most, is that they are already wrapped.

Grace in on the move now and that just points out many things I need to do. 1 - vaccuum more often, 2 - Clean out the toy room to get rid of the little things (and send a buch to goodwill before Christmas), 3 - spend more time with her as she is getting big so fast.

But, I made a list and have crossed some things off. Soon, I will have caught up again. Until then, a little stress did not kill anyone. So let's just keep it at a little.

One down, the big one to go

Thanksgiving was fun. It is good to be around family. And the kids had a really good time. I think I heard "Uncle James" a million times. And he came running every time.

Now we are gearing up for the big day in December. That is, Caroline's birthday. WE bought all the necessities like hats and candles, yesterday. She had so much fun. This is the first year that she is into her birthday and that is really cool. She is putting some real effort into planning her party. So, a Mickey Mouse party it is.

What a week

Well, we had our date. It was a good time. But we learned a few lessons.

1 - Make sure to buy movie tickets ahead of time if you really want to see it. I was not exactly sure which show we were going to see and I did not want to be rushed through dinner. So I did not get the tickets. We did not see Casino Royale. So we went to Barnes & Noble instead. That was nice because we had time to just hang out.

2 - Do NOT go out on Fri nights. Most weeks, Kris is just too tired to stay out too late. We were home by 10 o'clock. I was a little disappointed. But what can you do, sometimes being responsible all week makes you tired.

Since then, we have been getting ready to do a chunk of painting around here. Not to mention getting ready for Thanksgiving.

We are headed to my in-laws. It should be a good time. We will for sure have many blessing to be thankful for. I hope that you find the peace that Thanksgiving can bring.

I have a Date

Kris and I are going on a date tonight and I really excited. It is not like we never do this, but for some reason I am really looking forward to it.

We have had a busy fall (like pretty much everyone else) and we have not made a ton of time for our marriage. Why is it that the most important things seem to be the easiest things to dismiss a bit.

It does not hurt that we have found a babysitter that we love. We have almost always used family, which is great, but it is nice to have someone else. For some reason, we feel like we can use her more because we are not bothering anyone.

Anyway, I look forward to time with my husband. We can pretend we do not have kids yet ;-)

Political Revolution

I find it so interesting that the Democarats are being as cocky are they are. Yes, they did an amazing thing taking over the houses of Congress. But there is quite a lot to do and none of it is easy.

Iraq is a mess and it will take a lot of work to make an appropriate exit. None of the solutions are going to be good. And none of them are going to be easy to sell to the general public. They need to be careful not to put too many eggs in this basket.

Energy needs and the environment are high on many people's lists. In order to make changes here, there are going to need to be changes made by many people. And many of these people are not going to trust the new technologies.

I think that the biggest things that they need to remember is that the people want to be listened to. The current adminstration (and many of the former Congressmen) have/had the opinion that their way was the only way. No one wants to be ignored. And We may not have all the answers but in the mix are many good ideas.

I think the Democrats need to be humble and appreciate what they have been given here. They have been given a chance. A chance to help the people be engaged again. If that could happen, it will be a true revolution. One that this country could really use.

Spoke too soon

Well, I have a problem. I prematurly express delight in things that are not quite complete yet.

Today is not a good day in Potty Training land. It is like we had not make any progress. But hopefully that is just a set back.

My goal is to continue to be positive (even thought it is a bit of a struggle) and work our little program. Gotta love stickers.

Next time I talk about it, I will wait until we are more established in our success.

Potty Training

Well I am in the midst of one of the biggest struggles of being a mommy so far. This potty trainning business is really testing my patience. But we may have had a breakthrough.

It is amazing how your children respond when they are just ready. We have been trying to do this off and on for around 7 months. But suddenly last week, Caroline decided it was time.

I have to admit, during those 7 months I was not always the kind of mom that I wanted to be. I would get short with her and REALLY frustrated. I would feel like since this is my full time job, I was failing is some sense. It really took a lot of self talk to stop that line of thinking (not to mention some great support from my husband).

But now, we have some success (4 days without a pee-pee accident). I guess I need to learn to wait for the right time and not push my own schedule. God has a plan. I just need to listen more.

Tuesday

As most of you know, I find the election process to be really interesting and important. So, as you can imagine, Tues was a pretty fun day for me.

I am an election judge and find that to be really rewarding. I feel like I am contributing to our society and helping my community at the same time. But it is also a pretty selfish thing to do.

I got to see young people vote for the first time. They came in with their parents and were nervous. And when they were done, most were smiling. Not many things at that age can make you feel more like an adult than this.

I got to see people who were new to this country vote for the first time. And they were so proud. Some needed translators (family members) but they knew what they needed to do and did it happily.

I saw people who had to make an effort to vote and did not complain. They had to register at the polls and had to make trips home to get the appropriate documents. Some did it multiple times and 98% of them did not complain.

I had people waiting in line. No one complained about having to wait. They were all there for a purpose and were will to take the time to get it done.

I am proud of the people that voted. We had over 50% turnout (I think 56% but I cannot remember now). It would be nice if that was more, but maybe some day. I think that it is important that we remember that people are fighting and have died to make sure that we have this right. Be proud to be able to vote. Take the time to do it.

P.S. Aren't you happy that another election is 2 years away and you will not have to listen to me rant again until then. Thanks for listening.

Coming Home

Hi

I feel like it has been forever since I have talked. I was visiting my family for 9 days and did not do any computer work.



I had a great time visiting. My girls had a blast. They got to spend Halloween with their cousins. Caroline had so much fun with her cousin, Jacob. They really are fun to watch. And Grace bonded with everyone that she has not had a chance to be with.


I got to spend some good time with my Aunt Pat. It was good to be with her and try and be in the moments that she is feeling. I really feel that she is being so brave. She is dealing with her situation as best as she can.




Then there was hunting. It was really different this year. Without Charles around, people were distracted and it was just not quite the same.



But as much fun as it was to go visiting. I am so happy to be home. To be around my husband, in my space, use my own things, I am so happy. I have to say again, I really missed my husband. It was a good trip, but I will not go as long again.

It is just too good to be home.