I haven't even left yet, and I'm homesick already! Can you believe it!!! I feel like I felt when I was a kid and was going to go to camp or a sleep over. A little excited, nervous and afraid, all in one. I know that everything will be fine at home - Patrick is a better "mother" than I am! More relaxed, less agitated, more patient, less rigid, etc. Everything is going to be just great - My heart will just miss everything. We had family pictures done at church tonight for the directory. When I saw the computer proof of the picture of all of us, I was overwhelmed with thanksgiving. 7 years ago, I was SO lonely, so sad, so beyond hope for a great future that if you would have told me that I would have a happy, healthy, bonded, family I wouldn't have believed it. God has been so kind and gracious to me. He has blessed me beyond measure, and I have ONLY Him to give glory and praise to. He loves me and He alone lifted me from my lonely pit, and found me a firm place to stand. He gave me gifts of a loving husband and beautiful children. I will miss my sweet home and my sweet family while I am in Dallas, but I am praying that the same gracious Heavenly Father who met me in my loneliness and sadness will me meet at our MOPS convention. I am not that excited to go, but I am really asking for His Spirit to go before me and prepare something for me to receive. I will see you in a few days!!!
Tuesday, September 30, 2008
Monday, September 29, 2008
Weekend Highlights
We had the BEST weekend as a family - Here are some of the highlights, and a few photos of some of the things that we did.
* Meredith's preschool class went on a field trip to King Soopers (grocery store) on Friday afternoon. She got to go inside the big refrigerator, but wasn't impressed because she was SO cold. Daddy went on this field trip with Meredith.
* We drove up to Laramie, Wyoming on Friday evening to a dinner with some of Patrick's work associates. There were a lot of kids there to play with, and Marky even came home with a new dolly. I loved being with Patrick and his co-workers. It's fun to see him through other people's eyes. I was so proud of my family.
* Saturday morning we went to Lowes for the kids workshop. The kids got to build a FIRETRUCK!!! They had lots of fun!!
* Marky got to go to Cassidy's birthday party. Maddie got to tag-a-long so she could play with McKenna; Celia came with Meredith and I for a special little outing.
* Patrick and I went to the movies!!!
* Sarah and Jason babysat - (Marky and Maddie got to go with Jason to Target to get carpet cleaner because Molly pooped - they LOVED THAT) !!
* Great church service
* Patrick and I had ANOTHER date - Starbucks
* We went to Taco Bell and got lunch and then went over to Daddy's new office and had a picnic.
* We went to Bath Nursery to look around. Michael LOVED the toy train that rides around the tree. He kept trying to catch it - actually succeeded one time and derailed it. Mommy came to the rescue. The girls really enjoyed looking at the plants. Mommy resisted the urge to buy anything more for the yard.
* Grandma and Poppop Oman came over for a visit.
It was a perfect weekend. We are so blessed, and we are so thankful.
