Sick day

Today, I think we're all sick. Jasmin & Dylan have this congestion/runny nose thing going on. Poor Dylan has a really bad headache. Unfortunately it means we're going to miss church for the second Wednesday night in a row. :( Eric was going to go, but he's still exhausted from the trip to Montana.

And me, I'm just extremely tired. I think I haven't slept well in a few days. Tonight will be a TV night. I pretty sure Dylan will miss his first day of school tomorrow. He really feels cruddy.

I hate when the kids are sick like this.

My babies

Dylan & me bowling Jasmin & me bouncing

Perspective

Today I helped my mother-in-law pack up some of great grandma's things. She was going to donate them to Salvation Army. Going through her closet & some mementos felt weird to me. It's hard to put into words. It made me think back to my mother. I really don't have many "things" left from her. My sister, Jessie, gave me a quilt to pass on to Jasmin. Hopefully, that will become a family heirloom. I have two ceramic deer that sit on my dresser. She gave them to me one birthday. They look a little "childish" in an adult room, but I cherish them & no one is allowed to touch them.
This summer, while visiting my mom's family, I scoured many different photo albums from my aunts. I was able to copy pictures which I also cherish. I have so few of my childhood & my mom.
Of course, sometimes I cry when I think that my kids will never know her. I think she would be proud of them. She would have been a wonderful grandma.
For me it has made motherhood I little difficult. I wish I could have asked her questions about pregnancy, childbirth, & raising a child.
I praise God that I have my hope in Christ.

So, I have a few New Year's resolutions. First, as always, is a little weight loss. I think that's my annual one. Second, however, is in my character. Personally, I believe too much of my contentment lies in people & their feelings toward me. I worry about who "likes" me & what people think of me. If either is out of whack, so am I. I want my contentment to be in God & in my family.

I am a blessed person. Two beautiful children, wonderful husband, good church, wonderful home, nice things. I thank God for it all.

My new blog

So, I've decided to get on the blog bandwagon. We'll see how it goes. I have been wanting to do it for awhile. I'll try posting some pictures next.