Trail Mix
Now, on with the crunchy, munchy, mixed-up life I lead…
- Raimy staggered out of her room after I pried her from sleep. With puffy eyes cracked open resisting the sunlight she said, “This has been a long week.”
- Timothy’s waking up routine looked strikingly similar to his sister’s this wonderful Monday.
- Mama made an executive decision: the children shall play hooky. Yes! If you can’t get away with it when you are a kid, when can you?
- We will bid papa farewell this morning as he is off to Mexico for a week and a day.
- Then we will go to the park and eat ice-cream.
- For my rule enforcer I proclaimed that there was one rule: no worrying, only fun for today.
- We really did have a full week, last week. Thus the Trail Mix so that you can munch along with me as I attempt to process all that is going on.
- Timothy turned 10 on the 11th. So we celebrated that day.
- Then he had a sleep over this Saturday that just passed.
- The night before his sleepover the girls were invited to spend the night at a friend’s house.
- This week my baby became a big boy. He is potty trained! Yes!
- The potty training is one of three proactive measures I have set in place as budget cuts in the home.
- Second, I have been preparing hot breakfasts in the AMs. We used to do cereal and milk, which comprised a huge chunk o’ change in our grocery bill.
- Third, we are giving scraps to our dog instead of allowing our help to take them home to their dogs. Dog food isn’t that pricey, but every little bit helps, right?
- 3/8 of ministry is try. (I just made that up right this moment. ha!) Anyway, ministry has been very trying these last few weeks.
- Creative projects on the horizon that excite me: writing a novel in November, the message for Sunday morning, three paintings commissioned that someone will actually be purchasing with money (that is always fun) and photographs from a Mt. climbing expedition that I am organizing (anyone wanna come?).
- On with the fun. Gonna go out with my kids. Good stuff.
On this journey of life, sharing my existence with God’s wonderful creation, there is nothing that thrills my heart more than knowing that my moments drip with purpose and destiny. 
Comments
Not a dull moment… sounds really exciting, I love the part of going to the park to enjoy a yummy ice-cream… :) I’d love to go on a Mount Climbing expedition sounds like lots of fun, maybe in the future ;)… I can wait to purchase that Novel @ngie, I’m sure it will turn out Amazing!! just like everything you do♥
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@ngie
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October 20th, 2009 at 8:10 am
Ana, the encouragement is greatly appreciated. Thank you!
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I love your trail mix! I hope you have a great week sans papa.
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Mozel on the potty training!!! A BIG step ;)
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dang girl. you always have so much, are so productive and have happy (if sleepy) kids! what a fun day off. my parents let us do that as well.
we, too, are potty training and are looking forward to the financial ramifications!
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