TGIF

This is my first post testing out my new blog app to see how I like it. So far so good. I'm ready for the weekend. I must say the summer always makes me wonder why I didn't become a teacher or choose some other school related career. I sometimes daydream about sleeping in and having the time off with my kids. Then, of course, I snap back into reality and acknowledge that I'm not all that fond of many other people's children, nor am I patient, so everyone is probably better off that I took a different path.

For those of you who are educators, administrators, or counselors, thank you for all you do. I hope you enjoy the summer with your family.

Loreney Weenie

Behold my amazing crafting abilities!  Disclaimer: A stuffed bunny may have been harmed in order to make my niece's birthday wish come true.

Just Another Day Living in Missouri

I guess it takes all kinds to make the world go round.

Here's Wishing We Could Go Back Tomorrow...

Delayed Appreciation

As my children get older each year, I must say that I learn to appreciate what I put my mother through while I was growing up.  Currently, I am reminded of my adolescent years as a bit--well, maybe more than a bit--of a know-it-all as I am dealing with my own 12, soon-to-be 13 year-olds.  How frustrating it can be!

This short entry is only to say "thank you" to my mom for persevering in raising me and not giving in to those (mostly) fleeting moments of wanting to strangle me.  And also to voice the hope that I can follow in her example.  God be with me...

Proud Mama

For Mother's Day this year, I received a special gift.  Brady and Bryant were baptized at church.  They were saved back in March, but we wanted to be sure "Pappy" could be home to see them get baptized.  When we picked the day I didn't even realize it was Mother's Day.  But it was a blessing to get to combine the two events.  Nearly my whole extended family attended church--which boosted attendance to near Easter proportions. =)  We then enjoyed our regular Mother's Day meal at my mom's to give Grandma Frances the day off from cooking for us all.

I am thankful to have a family who raised me in church to learn the values by which I do my best to live my life and pass on to my children.  It was truly a wonderful Mother's Day.  I don't think there can be anything more rewarding in your life than seeing your children grow into whatever they will become and know that you had a hand in it.  I hope all of the other mother's out there had as blessed a day as I did.

Neglectful Blogger

I don't really have any excuse for the long gap between postings.  I'm sure I have had a few moments at some time or another that I could have taken to write something, but alas, I didn't.

It has certainly been a busy spring, and I have much to be thankful for.  The transition I've been waiting for at work has finally come to pass.  I am officially the Vice President of Operations here at Trailiner.  It seemed like it would never actually happen, but it has.  I must admit that when I was settling in I felt a bit like I did when I was a little girl playing office, but that feeling didn't last too long.

As we head into the last months of spring, things at home will be getting busier as well.  The kids are starting baseball this weekend, so we'll be going, going, going for the next few months.  With work and kids, I don't know when I'll find time for my next post, but I will shoot for much less than two months.