Confessions of a Supermom Wannabe: If you had been a fly in my backyard...

Things I am Thankful For:

1) My husband who puts cold diet coke in the fridge, does countless dishes, folds laundry, does our accounting, works crazy hard, makes me laugh my belly laugh, plays with our kids, still finds me lovable and beautiful, three kids and many a grumpy day into our ten year marriage.

2) Three amazing children

3) wait, make that Four- the priviledge of adopting the most beautiful little guy;)

4) My Tuesday bible study

5) Friends near and far

6) My sisters

7)Survivor (yes the TV show...I love it)

8) Date nights
9) Babysitters who are not only capable but love my children

10) My cleaning lady, Ilda, who not only makes my home, shine but is delightful and I count her a friend

11) Food...especially chocolate

12) Parents who are amazing role models

13) BOOKS:)

14) Living in my dream home at 33, with lots of windows and a big yard

15) my first garage....winter is not longer dreadful

16) A WONDERFUL christian school for Ava and Phin...with a teachers that they (and we!) adores

17) My Saviors love for me

18) My small group

19) New pictures of Christian;)

20) God's faithfulness and soverignty!

Tuesday, August 25, 2009

If you had been a fly in my backyard...

Me: Ava, what happened under your eye here? (Weird red patch that is sort of rash looking but only about the size of a quarter...hmmm)
Ava: What, I got a dot?
Me: yes, does it hurt? (I touch it)
Ava: No, I'm just getting old.

Why are you laughing mom?

(Addendum: As I was lying in bed last nigh I realized why she said, "I'm just getting old." In April, we were at the airport riding the tram from the parking lot to the terminal. I had Ava sit in the seats at the back. An elderly woman sat across from her and was chatting nicely to Ava. Ava all of a sudden says, "why do you have red dots all over your face?" (She had those birght red moles all over her face.) The elderly woman, thankfully, did not get offended at all; she simply replied, "Cuz i am REALLY REALLY old!" I had almost completely forgotten this incident, after all April was four months ago and I can barely remember to get my clothes out the dryer after an hour! The moment, however, must have made an impression on Ava;)