What a Blessing

By Sandy on May 9, 2012

I’m not sure how it came about. Chandler and I were talking yesterday as I drove her to school. Somehow we got onto the subject of Prom. Chandler is only 11. It will be quite a while before we even have to think about shopping for Prom dresses for her. However, this being Prom season, somehow, the subject came up.

Will you take Josiah to his Prom, I asked?

I quickly glanced over to the passenger seat where Chandler was sitting. I wanted to catch her initial reaction to my question. She broke into a huge grin and said, “Awe, I would love to take Josiah to his Prom. That would be so much fun.”

I’m Back

By Sandy on May 7, 2012

Okay. After a momentary lapse, I’m ready again. Ready to dig in my heels and make the best of this journey. Ready to look for the good in everything. Ready to respond and not react.

Sleep deprivation isn’t pretty. After a few nights of not enough rest, I am not at my best. After a few weeks of interrupted sleep, I really struggle. It’s important to maintain proper rest to ensure a sunny disposition.

Josiah slept great last night. He was actually asleep, in his own bed, before 10 pm. He slept through the night and woke cheerfully around 6:30 this morning. He came to the kitchen, plopped down in his seat at the table and smiled. He had a bathroom break and then was right back at the table, waiting for breakfast. About 15 minutes later, he was on the floor, not far from his seat, sound asleep again.

I’m Ready

By Sandy on May 3, 2012

The bowl cracked in 2 with a loud crash. Watermelon balls rolled across the floor, as Josiah hurled Chandler’s breakfast to the ground just moments ago. None of us reacted. Not even Chandler, who now was not going to get to enjoy the watermelon she had been so excited to eat this morning.

“Thanks for reminding me I need to mop the kitchen floor Josiah”, I said. Without skipping a beat, Rick added, “Now you have a floorgasboard for breakfast, Chandler.” We both smiled as Rick helped Josiah with the last steps of his morning routine. I scooped up the watermelon balls, tossing them in the trash, before using the Swiffer Wet Jet to remove the sticky residue off the floor.

They Have Journeys Too

By Sandy on April 23, 2012

Breanne unexpectedly came home from college this weekend. She had some things she needed to get done here that she wasn’t able to do there. So, she bought a bus ticket from Austin to Houston Friday afternoon. I picked her up at the bus station Friday night.

We laughed all the way home. When we are together, we laugh a lot. Breanne has a great sense of humor. I love that. It’s fun to be with her. Breanne is passionate about politics. She had an internship at the Capitol in Austin. She loves to keep current on political events and policies. That amazes me.

Rodeo Adventure

By Sandy on April 20, 2012

Josiah’s class went on field trip this week to a nearby rodeo. I went along and I’m so glad I did. Josiah was not real impressed with the cattle roping or bull riding. Even the mutton busting did nothing for him. He was not interested in the hot dog lunch that was provided. He had little desire to walk around the place. Overall, I doubt Josiah would rank this as one of his top 10 days. That is, until he spotted the carnival rides.

Allow me to provide some background here. Josiah is not into rides. Never has been. Years ago, we took him to a nearby outdoor amusement park. He wasn’t happy. We boarded the train ride, thinking he might enjoy it. We were wrong. Josiah screamed and shrieked and bellowed so loudly I really thought I was going to have to jump off with him in my arms, midway through the ride.