We're not as close as I wish we were.
We don't hang out.
We don't spend hours on the phone.
We don't send each other funny emails.
We don't just know when the other needs us.
We don't share our lives extensively.
We don't miss each other when we're not together.
We don't go out for lunch/dinner.
We don't spend weekends together.
We don't vacation together.
We don't text multiple times a day.
I've realized that's okay. It used to bother me. Now I'm okay with it.
Tuesday, November 4, 2014
Thankful for Death
At dinner we tell our "best part of the day." In November, we mix it up and tell one thing that we are thankful for each night. Both of these allow us to really focus on the positives of the day. It keeps us connected to each other.
It's always great to hear what my kids are thankful for. I hear school, tacos, family, drama class, friends, etc...I love hearing how they handle the things going on in their lives. I love learning about new friends, old friends, the days activities.
Tonight, Ariez told us he was thankful for death. Whatever you say you're thankful for, you have to tell us why. He said "death gives us a chance to realize how awesome life is."
Wow...this boy! The wonderful, beautiful, energetic, thoughtful boy. This boy who has lost more in life than most of us could ever imagine. This boy who would have any and all right to be moody, depressed, act out...any of those things and many more. This boy who has been so hurt in life.
He gets it. He knows. He's right. He knows that being thankful for death doesn't mean it's not okay to be sad about death. He knows being thankful for death doesn't mean we don't miss those who've died. He just knows that we need death. That sometimes death reminds us how awesome life is.
Wow
It's always great to hear what my kids are thankful for. I hear school, tacos, family, drama class, friends, etc...I love hearing how they handle the things going on in their lives. I love learning about new friends, old friends, the days activities.
Tonight, Ariez told us he was thankful for death. Whatever you say you're thankful for, you have to tell us why. He said "death gives us a chance to realize how awesome life is."
Wow...this boy! The wonderful, beautiful, energetic, thoughtful boy. This boy who has lost more in life than most of us could ever imagine. This boy who would have any and all right to be moody, depressed, act out...any of those things and many more. This boy who has been so hurt in life.
He gets it. He knows. He's right. He knows that being thankful for death doesn't mean it's not okay to be sad about death. He knows being thankful for death doesn't mean we don't miss those who've died. He just knows that we need death. That sometimes death reminds us how awesome life is.
Wow
Monday, November 3, 2014
Halloween
Thursday was trunk-or-treat at church. It was SUPER cold but the kids didn't seem to mind. They ran around to each of those trunks as many times as they were allowed. There were hot dogs, chips, bounce houses, a giant blow-up slide, a cake walk. I think the kids did the cake walk about 10-15 times and still couldn't win! As if we needed the extra treats.
On Friday my work hosted trick-or-treaters. My phone is full of pics of so many cute kiddos. Sadly, it appears I didn't take any pictures of my own cute kiddos! Epic MOM FAIL moment!! For work we made "mummy bars" (Hershey bar wrapped in streamer and googly eye stickers) and we had juice boxes decorated as pumpkins and Frankensteins.
That night our friendly neighbors came over for 50 cent corn dogs. The kids had a bobbing for apple game and some kind of nasty green slime game. They trick-or-treated while the grown ups played games. It's so nice having a teenager who likes to take the younger ones. Much warmer for mom that way.
Ariez didn't make it long before his leg was really bothering him but his siblings and friends shared some of their candy with him.
Oh...even though we have no pictures, we had a baker (bet you can't guess who that was), a ninja (another tough one), a Scream costume (G), and a nurse zombie (R). Trey has never really been excited about trick-or-treating so he stayed home.
On Friday my work hosted trick-or-treaters. My phone is full of pics of so many cute kiddos. Sadly, it appears I didn't take any pictures of my own cute kiddos! Epic MOM FAIL moment!! For work we made "mummy bars" (Hershey bar wrapped in streamer and googly eye stickers) and we had juice boxes decorated as pumpkins and Frankensteins.
That night our friendly neighbors came over for 50 cent corn dogs. The kids had a bobbing for apple game and some kind of nasty green slime game. They trick-or-treated while the grown ups played games. It's so nice having a teenager who likes to take the younger ones. Much warmer for mom that way.
Ariez didn't make it long before his leg was really bothering him but his siblings and friends shared some of their candy with him.
Oh...even though we have no pictures, we had a baker (bet you can't guess who that was), a ninja (another tough one), a Scream costume (G), and a nurse zombie (R). Trey has never really been excited about trick-or-treating so he stayed home.
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