So, this is going to be a pretty random blog posting—a little catch up, and a little ranting. For sake of organization this blog will be brought to you 'bullet-style':
*I love seeing God’s faithfulness demonstrated in real tangible ways. I know He’s always working on our behalf in ways that we can’t always see or don’t quite understand. But, for visual learners like me, I always get a tickle out of ‘seeing’ something come together. Some people in our lives are seeing God’s hand at work, and it just makes me smile. I love it—it literally makes me want to drop off a casserole. :o) More on this later—faithfulness; not casseroles.
*Romantic getaway for three—Ha! I just had to type that. We had a gift certificate and resort credit for the Abbey Resort in Wisconsin, and so we decided to cash in last weekend and go. Danielle and Eric (Danyo and Irk—what Ave calls them) offered to take Avery for the weekend, and so we said, "Sure!" Read their account of what happened by visiting their blog. I asked Danielle how it went, something along the lines of: “How’d it go? Was it easier than you expected? More difficult? More fun?” Her response was: “Well, we (her and Eric) had a great conversation last night!” I love it—Dan and I have moments where we honestly feel that if we knew what we had been getting ourselves into (parenthood) we wouldn’t of done it. That said, we’re always open to giving unsuspecting couples a little peak at “life with child” :o) In all seriousness, we were grateful for a chance to sneak away and indulge in room service and a little one-on-one with Ro. So, thanks Danyo and Irk! Hope our friendship is still intact!
*Did you know I’m Dutch? Not just a little Dutch; a lot Dutch—like 100 percent. In case you didn’t know, Dutch people are insanely cheap and thrifty. Don’t get me wrong; I love to spend too, but I’m always out for the best deal to the point where I’ve been known to drive to three different stores on a grocery outing. Since I became a mama though I’ve come to appreciate convenience too. So, I tried Peapod last night, and color me impressed! I had a $20 coupon, so thought I’d give it a try. At 7:30 p.m. last night I ordered ten items, and by 8:00 a.m. this morning it was at my doorstep! Awesome! No driving around, no negotiating two kids, no trying to find that specific item (this time a year I love getting Coffeemate’s holiday flavors, and they are impossible to find!). Very, very cool! I don’t know if this will be a regular thing for me, but I’m certainly entertaining the idea.
*Well, I need to go grab Avery from school. Did I mention recently that she HATES leaving school? Well, she does and is throwing major tantrums when I come to pick her up. It’s the worst—decompressing a pre-schooler is like…..I don’t know. It’s just bad, and ugly.
*Oh, and I can’t forget Ro. The FANTASTIC news is that she’s eating great! She loves picking up foods and shoving them in her mouth. Potatoes, beans, noodles, rice cakes—she’s doing great. And, yesterday she even let me spoon some baby cereal to her. She willingly opened her mouth and ate it. In case you didn’t know, the eating bit has been trying. And, she’s got six teeth now, and working on seven and eight. It's hard to believe that she's almost 11 months old. We're trying to come up with ideas for her birthday. If you have any ideas, please feel free to share them with me.
And, lastly, here are some very cute pictures of Avery and Romey at Sonny Acres (courtesy of Adam Self).
Okay, back to last night’s dinner dishes (my mom’s so proud of me!). Have a good weekend!
Ave riding the train with Zachary.
Avery: "Isn't this great!?!"
Avery fearlessly swinging. I think I told her to hang on tight at least ten times.
Sweet Ro in a silly bunny coat.
1 comment:
I love it! So proud of Ro and happy that Avery loves school so much (except the tantrum part). Enjoy your Peapod offerings and *hopefully* an afternoon with the whole fam damily. See you tomorrow!
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