Sparky

I took my youngest two; Sage & Rafe on a field trip to a local fire department today.  They had a great time!  They got to tour the living quarters, the smelly equipment/gear room, the bay/garage, an ambulance, helipad, ladder truck, meet Sparky and use a fire hose.  I did too!  (I was one of the few parents to do it....why are grown ups such chickens?  Too embarrassed perhaps?  Well, I'm just a big kid-so I didn't care)  Today I'm grateful to have a fun break in my routine and have the opportunity to take my kids to see some of what the fire department does.

 

 

My Pillow

I haven't been blogging for weeks now because I'm trying to find something, ANYTHING to be grateful for.  Sure, I could post the standards...my kids, my husband, my health.  We are all grateful for those things.  We should be.  But right now I'm simply overwhelmed. My life is changing.  I hate change, and I'm having a hard time feeling grateful for anything....even the things I should be grateful for.  I want an "easy" button, a fast forward remote or even hyper-sleep to get through the next few months.  I just don't want to be here for this and I'd be ever so grateful if Mr. Scott could just "beam me up."  I guess I watched too much TV as a kid, huh?  Well, I guess I can be grateful for my pillow.  It doesn't judge.  It's there for me every night.  It doesn't even mind those nights when I soak it with tears because I've cried myself to sleep.  See?  Even in sorrow we can find gratitude! 

 

Sister

I'm grateful for my sister!  Liz is silly and fun and I had a wonderful time visiting with her this last week.  She loves Tweety....can you tell?

We went to Disney World...

...and we had a blast.  What a loooong day!  But it was such great fun.  My friend LuDona was with us too and it was just so much fun.  I love this picture of them and Carson & Sage on Rockin' Roller Coaster!!

We also spent some quite time at the beach.  Liz was trying to work on getting some "color" but I'm not sure how successful she was.  But there is something so wonderful about toes in the sand!

We had a great time together...and it was all too short.  I can't wait until our next get together!!