This blog is boring me. I can’t imagine how anyone reading it must feel…
Let’s see…
The highlight of last weekend was when Joe arrived home Friday night and announced he had big plans for me. I was instructed to get my jacket and get in the car. He proceeded to drive me to a spa and told me he would pick me up in an hour for dinner. He had arranged earlier in the week for my parents to take care of the kids so we could have an evening together. It was probably the best massage I’ve ever received – and I’ve had a few!
That night (and the next) I got to sleep upstairs in the empty king sized bed while Joe spent two restless nights with Opal June. You see, we’d been trying all week to get her to drop her nighttime feeding. After a week of no progress, we have now moved her out of our room and will wait a month or so before we try again. Thank you, Joe, for taking care of me. Opal, it’s a good thing you’re delicious.
I took Ira to the ENT last week because he has never been able to successfully pass a hearing test. The Doc took one look in his ears and said definitively that he needs tubes in both ears. In fact, after looking at his hearing test scores, he couldn’t believe Ira had scored as well as he did. His surgery is scheduled for December 9th.
Sophia has been enjoying “Smart Girls at the Party” videos on YouTube with Amy Poehler. They have me laughing out loud at times and I can’t get the theme song out of my head!
This week Sophia’s school held a Turkey Trot. In P.E., which they have 5 times a week, they have been working on building up their running stamina. It has been fun to hear from Sophia how many laps they ran each day. So on Tuesday every kid in the school got to show off their strut and run in a mini “race”. My friend, Meghan, took this picture of her son and my girl. I love it!
8 responses so far ↓
Denise Perkins // November 12, 2009 at 3:18 pm |
I love your blog. I love your thoughts. Keep posting!
We just cut Jude’s middle of the night feeding out…he’s 15 months. He was so sad (and still is at times) but he’s surviving. ha! I’m a little bit of a softy with my last one I think.
Jennifer Baker // November 12, 2009 at 3:29 pm |
I LOVE the picture of Sophia!!! She is such a beautiful girl! Good luck with the overnight feedings. As for us, C may give me a night or two of completely sleeping thru the night, but then she reverts to needing an overnight feeding. Maybe she and Opal are trying to maintain their current sizes! C has always been 97th%tile for her length with her weight varying from 76th – 97th. Now she is quite a chunk, so I think we’re up toward the 97th again!
georgia // November 12, 2009 at 9:54 pm |
Well.. for what it’s worth.. I found y’alls blog some roundabout way b/c of the Tahoka connection. Some times I wonder why I write and what to ever write… But I ultimately do it because something about me loves it and for the mission connection… MY POINT IS: I always enjoy your posts…
No detail is too small!
Gwendolyn // November 15, 2009 at 6:31 pm |
I love your blog Laura!!!! Keep posting!!!!!
Jackie Goen // November 18, 2009 at 2:39 am |
I, too, love your blog! Just a sense of connection is so important these days. And I agree with Jennifer…Sophia is just beautiful. Looks so much like her mother. We’re so hoping we’ll get to see you at Christmas. Love you, Laura!
Glo // November 19, 2009 at 12:15 pm |
Laura, you’re so tired, Sug! And it’s going to be a while before you get a good night’s rest many nights in a row. You’ve had a baby, you have a special needs child, you have a precocious six-year-old, your husband changed jobs, you moved your family, you are juggling being a taxi driver for two school-age children, you keep wondering how other mothers do it “all” without help because you have the wonderful help of your mom and dad daily, you are continuing to cope with all that’s going on in your life….and you’re wondering why anyone would find your blog worth reading. Well, for me (I realize I’m your mother-in-law and am somewhat biased), your blog gives me strength to “keep on keeping on.” Laura, you’ve been an inspiration to me for such a long time and I love getting a glimpse into your world every now and then. And I don’t think you’ll ever know how many people express those same thoughts to me often about keeping up with your family. You continue to amaze me and others by your faithfulness…to God, to your family, to yourself, to others.
If you’re too tired to blog, just don’t blog. But please continue to let us know every now and then that we can all keep “hanging tough” when tough times come along.
I love you so much and “thank God for every remembrance of you” (Phil. 1:3).
Love,
Glo
Paula Parks // November 19, 2009 at 4:10 pm |
Laura. I enjoy hearing that you are alive and well and seeing your kids growing up. You don’t have to entertain us. Just write as you want and what you want. We’ll be waiting!
GREENEYES // November 20, 2009 at 2:29 pm |
your blog is never boring ,never! as mundane as we sometimes feel ,it is interesting to one who does not live that life ,hope you keep posting ,your beautiful children and you would be missed
Oh and hubby too !LOL