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Let me start off by welcoming Gary's parents to the world of Blogging and Internet use! We have been waiting for them to get the internet and be able to keep up with our crazy life and finally they are online and keeping up with us! Welcome Welcome Welcome!!
Ok. For the past month (literally) Jax has been asking me to pull out his loose tooth. EVERY SINGLE DAY. Granted, the tooth was loose but not loose enough to yank. Over the past 2 weeks I have gently tried each day when he has asked to pull his tooth. The tooth was ALMOST ready but it was hanging on by 1 stubborn root. He waited. And waited. And waited............
We have tooth! Today, after school, I finally pulled his tooth out! I do not remember either of the other boys being as excited as Jax was to lose this dang tooth! He was GLOWING and BEAMING! The boys were so great and gave him a smile and a hug to congratulate him.
While I was watching and participating in all of the hoopla I began to feel sad. This is the last of the "losing of the first tooth" for me. Trust me when I tell all of you that I AM NOT the sappy Mom who cried on the first day of kindergarten. I have always been so excited for my kids to do things and experience different things. Don't get me wrong. I was excited but there was a touch of some underlying sadness involved! I will get over it.
The tooth fairy was successful in coming to our home tonight and leaving $5 for Jax! Sometimes our tooth fairy is not so punctual. Sometimes the kids think she forgets. However, when I explain to them that she probably did not come because one of them got up in the middle of the night to go to the bathroom and scared her off they understand and try again the next night. Darn tooth fairy. Why does she have to come at the exact time they get up to go potty?
Gary is snoring next to me. His arms are up over his head and he is finally comfortable for the first time in days. The chemo kicked his butt. He felt sick and nauseated all week. He finally feels a bit better today but he has a lot of abdominal pain. We went to the doctor today and all of his blood work was perfect! He is holding strong and we will see Dr. B next week to check in. Last night Gary ate 2 Western Bacon Cheeseburgers and about a 5inch X 5 inch piece of Upside Down Cake! He eats like that all of the time and his cholesterol is only 139! He has low blood pressure and a resting pulse rate in the 60's. He eats like crap and does not exercise. What's up with that?
I am going out to breakfast and a movie tomorrow morning for Angela's birthday. It should be a great morning with girlfriends. I am really looking forward to it.
Home Group is this weekend and we are swimming and having a bar b que at our house! After church on Sunday we are taking our 3rd through 6th graders Rock Climbing at Solid Rock. I love that outing with the kids! Oh yeah. Baseball all day Saturday and tomorrow night we have a pizza party after Zach's practice.
School is almost out and summer is almost here!
Have a great weekend!
Love, L
Love Conquers All
John 3:16
A Look inside our family......
If any of you have not had the chance to walk the grounds of the Montage in Laguna Beach you are really missing something amazing!!!
I am at the Montage with Zach and my Dad and I am standing on the beautiful rock that jets out from the middle of the cove and it is the most amazing morning! The air is so warm and the breeze is gently blowing.
I look down to see the reef and the beautiful colors of the seaweed garden that sway with the tide. In such a small place there are so many amazing things about creation that just make me stop to remember to thank God for all he has entrusted to us!
This very moment makes me feel so blessed to have so many blessings! So many family members and friends who surround us and love us and are ready to go on this new journey with us.
As I am thinking my pride gets a hold of me for a moment and I tell myself that I can do this on my own. My thought is that I don't want to have to have help and put people in this position!
Then, as quickly as that thought fills my pride-filled head another one enters. This time, I begin to realize that there is no way we can do this on our own. First and foremost, our same Father who has created this amazing place that I get to spend so much time at is the same one who has blessed us with amazing family and friends who want to care for us.
There are simply no words to express my gratitude and love to everyone who surrounds us and is a part of our life - big or small!
Please take some time and get down to the Montage. Go with your spouse, a friend, your kids! When you are there take in the beauty that surrounds you and take a deep breath and thank God for everything you have and the fact that HIS spirit lives in all of us! What a privilege it is that we are all on this journey together!
I am not ready to leave my rock because the morning is the best part of my day and this day is looking amazing and I want to stay right here feeling exactly how I do right now! Zach is coming out of the water and he really wants to head down to Strands to walk on beach! Who am I to argue? What a day the Lord has made! I am certainly going to be glad and rejoice in it!!
I am at the Montage with Zach and my Dad and I am standing on the beautiful rock that jets out from the middle of the cove and it is the most amazing morning! The air is so warm and the breeze is gently blowing.
I look down to see the reef and the beautiful colors of the seaweed garden that sway with the tide. In such a small place there are so many amazing things about creation that just make me stop to remember to thank God for all he has entrusted to us!
This very moment makes me feel so blessed to have so many blessings! So many family members and friends who surround us and love us and are ready to go on this new journey with us.
As I am thinking my pride gets a hold of me for a moment and I tell myself that I can do this on my own. My thought is that I don't want to have to have help and put people in this position!
Then, as quickly as that thought fills my pride-filled head another one enters. This time, I begin to realize that there is no way we can do this on our own. First and foremost, our same Father who has created this amazing place that I get to spend so much time at is the same one who has blessed us with amazing family and friends who want to care for us.
There are simply no words to express my gratitude and love to everyone who surrounds us and is a part of our life - big or small!
Please take some time and get down to the Montage. Go with your spouse, a friend, your kids! When you are there take in the beauty that surrounds you and take a deep breath and thank God for everything you have and the fact that HIS spirit lives in all of us! What a privilege it is that we are all on this journey together!
I am not ready to leave my rock because the morning is the best part of my day and this day is looking amazing and I want to stay right here feeling exactly how I do right now! Zach is coming out of the water and he really wants to head down to Strands to walk on beach! Who am I to argue? What a day the Lord has made! I am certainly going to be glad and rejoice in it!!
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