* Is it better to have Eli snot on my *ahem* chest? Or my butt? Because while changing my pants yesterday, I couldn't decide what was on the seat of my pants. Then I realized it was snot... So I ask: is it better to have it on my chest- more clearly visible and gross? Or on my butt- where no one should be looking anyway? But it could possibly draw a stranger's eye to that area and cause unwanted staring. :/
* A daily reminder of why I love children (often more than I love adults).... Every day on our 5 minute drive to work, we pass a train that is parked on the tracks. And EVERY DAY Eli gets really excited and exclaims: "Choo choo! Choo choo! Bye bye! Bye bye!" as he kicks his feet excitedly in his car seat. Now, I can not think of a single thing that I encounter on a daily basis that evokes that much excitement from me. Yes, I love every day that I get to spend with Eli. And my favorite part of the day is getting him up in the morning when he's happily crying "mama! mama!" and then smiles really big when I come in the room. But I certainly don't jump up and down with excitement every time this happens. If only we could keep that child-like enthusiasm for life as we grow.....
*Random funny statements from a 5 year-old: He is coloring at the table and starts writing some of his numbers. He writes a "5" and sings, "down and around, put a hat on top!" then turns to me and says, "that's a great song" :) Yes, yes it is.
Friday, October 15, 2010
Friday, October 1, 2010
Life Update
Seems like we've been busy around here lately, so I thought I'd just give a quick update.
* Aaron was in San Diego this week for work, so I went home to my parents' house and had a lovely time. It was very relaxing to actually have some downtime while home, instead of running around trying to see as many people as possible. Definitely a more low-key visit. Got to see family and church family, so it was nice.
* In honor of Aaron turning in his rough draft of his master's thesis (thank GOD it's done!), we're going to take a weekend trip next weekend to St. Louis. We haven't really taken any road trips as a family yet. And we wanted to stay relatively close since it's just for the weekend, so St. Louis seemed like the best option. We're excited!
* I went to the Renaissance Festival last weekend with my Emporia friends in honor of Sumre's bday. I hadn't been in years, so it was fun to go again. There were definitely some interesting parts to the day, seeing as how one of the performers picked me up (without my consent) to take a picture with me. I couldn't quite figure out how I was being the least obnoxious one, yet I was the one targeted... Oh well, it was pretty funny if I do say so myself.
* We've really been enjoying the fall weather lately, especially Aaron and Eli since they both seem to sweat at the slightest temperature increase. I'm really not exaggerating either. Eli starts sweating while running around our living room in the evening - when the thermostat's set at 71.... He's totally gonna hate that specific trait his daddy passed down to him as he gets older.
* I recently finished "Freedom", Oprah's latest book club selection. I was NOT a fan of the book, nor did I find it to be the "masterpiece" Oprah raved it to be. But I finished it, by God. All 562 pages of it. Never again will I blindly trust someone else's opinion and ignore my own hesitation when I read the inside cover of a book. I'm usually not into Oprah's selections either. But I figured how could you go wrong with such high praise? And I was really needing a new book..... Needless to say, next time I'll go with my gut and not make a hasty purchase again.
* Aaron was in San Diego this week for work, so I went home to my parents' house and had a lovely time. It was very relaxing to actually have some downtime while home, instead of running around trying to see as many people as possible. Definitely a more low-key visit. Got to see family and church family, so it was nice.
* In honor of Aaron turning in his rough draft of his master's thesis (thank GOD it's done!), we're going to take a weekend trip next weekend to St. Louis. We haven't really taken any road trips as a family yet. And we wanted to stay relatively close since it's just for the weekend, so St. Louis seemed like the best option. We're excited!
* I went to the Renaissance Festival last weekend with my Emporia friends in honor of Sumre's bday. I hadn't been in years, so it was fun to go again. There were definitely some interesting parts to the day, seeing as how one of the performers picked me up (without my consent) to take a picture with me. I couldn't quite figure out how I was being the least obnoxious one, yet I was the one targeted... Oh well, it was pretty funny if I do say so myself.
* We've really been enjoying the fall weather lately, especially Aaron and Eli since they both seem to sweat at the slightest temperature increase. I'm really not exaggerating either. Eli starts sweating while running around our living room in the evening - when the thermostat's set at 71.... He's totally gonna hate that specific trait his daddy passed down to him as he gets older.
* I recently finished "Freedom", Oprah's latest book club selection. I was NOT a fan of the book, nor did I find it to be the "masterpiece" Oprah raved it to be. But I finished it, by God. All 562 pages of it. Never again will I blindly trust someone else's opinion and ignore my own hesitation when I read the inside cover of a book. I'm usually not into Oprah's selections either. But I figured how could you go wrong with such high praise? And I was really needing a new book..... Needless to say, next time I'll go with my gut and not make a hasty purchase again.
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