My Birthday

Forget-Me-Knots

"myosotis"

"I will never forget Your precepts, For by them You have given me life." Psa 119:93

Do not remember the sins of my youth, nor my transgressions; According to Your mercy remember me, For Your goodness' sake, O LORD." Psa 25:7

Another birthday has come and gone. I woke to an alarm clock going off at 6 something on a Saturday morning. Jacob came in to wish me happy birthday....gee...um...thanks honey. Do you know what time it is? Back to sleep. I wake at 8am to a bagel and mocha(half the chocolate) from Cruisen Coffee. My husband got up, drove to Lynden and bought me my favorite breakfast bagel. Wow. Jessie had set an alarm as well and was poised to make me breakfast in bed, but they decided they would rather get me a bagel and mocha. The ladies at CC even got in on it. They know us quiet well as Paul and I stop there once a week, every week to order "the usual".

Each child took turns coming in and singing a happy birthday solo for me and giving kisses...except Micah, he was having an attack of the morning grumps. He wanted cake, who cares if it is mommy's birthday...where is his cake? Emma gave me five plastic pears wrapped in a dirty sock. I was so excited! She even wrapped them! And to think, yesterday after receiving these cute plastic pears in a grab bag, they were toted around in her pocket all day. Several times I caught her pulling them out, counting each one and looking at them like they were diamonds. And she gave them to me. How sweet.

My family took me out camping when I came home from my weekly coffee date with my sister and mother. We arrived at our spot(my dads wooded property) and there were decorations galore and that clandestine cake. My children and my dog. I called a new friend who lives down the road and she came over with her three children and we had a great time talking and getting to know one another better.

I waited too long to snap the cake, you get the idea.

And another heart rock from Emma. ;-)

The Day Before my Birthday

I never thought the day BEFORE my birthday could be better than the day OF my birthday. But that is what happened. It all started as we woke this morning with that little leap inside at the realization Daddy is off early on Fridays! We spent the morning tidying up, changing diapers, doing laundry, cleaning our various animal cages(fish, gerbil, hermit crabs and birds) and tending to dogs.

At 11am I asked Jessica if she would be ok if I took the boys and she kept her sisters at home, of course, she was great with it. I went to Second Chance, where else?! Scored on some great things and started for home. I called Jessie and told her I'd be home in 5m. She giggled a cynical giggle. Hmmm...

I got home and walked into the house and was overwhelmed with the smell of a cake baking. I was home for maybe 10m and Jess yells,"They're here!!!" "Who!?! My house is a mess! Who is here?!" "The V's!" , "No! My house!"(I have a small issue in this area, I admit) Here comes my wonderful friend with her two daughters. They have brought lunch, all ready to go. After a quick preparation, the picnic table was set with 9 plates of sliced apples, cherries, P & J sandwiches and ham/turkey sandwiches with tomato, lettuce, cheese...all the fix'ns! YUM! She even held and fed the baby so I could enjoy my lunch all by myself. She also brought ice cream bars for desert. After lunch was finished the children played outside. Mrs. V and I went in the house and cleaned up so my house was clean when she left and I just sat and basked in God's goodness of providing such a dear friend.

My husband brought home marshmallows to roast. The sun is going down so I best get the boys on the fire.


Oh..and that cake I smelled when I came home? I still haven't seen hide nor hair of it. Hmmm...Something is fishy 'round here.....

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BTW, my three year old can peddle a bike, like the big boys, as of today.

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I have always had a large patch of blue bearded irises, the joy of my garden. A couple years ago I planted some tubers my thoughtful father in law bought me. I never saw them last year and lost where I put them. Well, right in the midst the sea of blues, guess what just bloomed today?

Tall Beared Iris

"Iris"

"How small a whisper we hear of Him..." Job 26:14

"The grass withers, the flower fades, but the word of our God stands forever" Is 40:8

Park day with Grandma!

We decided school is done. I was going through my record book last week and realized I had several weeks misplaced and after getting it all in order announced it was Summer vacation. We will do read-a-louds and unit studies...all the fun, spur of the moment stuff we love to do.

But today we woke up, looked upon a clean house and said "Why waste it?" so we called Grandma and had lunch at the park. The same park I spent many fun filled visits when I was my childrens age. The teeter-totter, tall hot metal slide and wading pool are gone, but they finally got their act in gear and built restrooms at the bottom of the hill! It was a pleasant time and Grandma is a hoot - Emma even got to push her on the swing!

First Blog - May 20, 2008

O.k.. I have often thought I can not do this. I do not have time. I am ashamed at my personal journaling, recording the happenings with in our family...time is slipping by and I can not reclaim the many, many moments with our children that have made us laugh or think. So, more for myself than others, I am creating this blog...with my husbands approval. I asked him to monitor my time and keep me in check with the minutes I put forth for this *down time* project.

So that said, I need to get the kids out of bed and started with school and chores.