And a Picture Just For Fun

Tuesday, I don’t remember. Wednesday, I know I went to church that night but the only part of the day I remember well is when Ivan fell down the stairs. Thursday, I got some cleaning done but saved most of it for about four hours on Friday. Yesterday, or Friday, depending on when you are reading this, I got up and got the boys fed and dressed and headed up to Becky’s to take some things to their yard sale. I know I have more stuff to get rid of but I didn’t have time to go through all of it so I took what I could gather in 20 minutes. Which was about $30.00 worth of stuff. Not bad in yard sale terms. We’ll see how it sells. When the boys and I left the house it was sunny and fairly warm with the high listed at 69 degrees. We were in short sleeves and the boys were in shorts. As we drove to Becky’s I noticed how gray it was getting but didn’t think too much of it. When we pulled in Becky immediately told us we were going to freeze and went hunting down some sweatshirts and jackets for us. I had a quilt in the van as well so I wrapped Ivan in that and parked him in his stroller. It was very cold. The temperature must have dropped just in the time that it took us to get to their house. I sat with them for a while and visited while Owen played with Hope. He cried when it was time to go because he wanted to bring her with us.

We then headed into Old Hickory to the barber shop to get the boys haircuts. They were very good, though it is difficult for Owen to sit without squirming. I never would have dreamed he would be a squirmy kid, but he is. It’s hard to get pictures of him, and hard to hold him on your lap, no matter how badly he wants to be there. He cannot keep still. He will stay in one spot for as long as you ask him to, but he will not be still. I think I remember being accused of this as a kid, so I guess he gets it from me. Ivan sat very still and only moved when he was completely distracted from the sucker that the barber handed him. He was loved that! He loved it so much he began biting the stick until he bit the head of the sucker off with about a half inch of stick still in it. Nothing wrong with his teeth I guess. He was a mess and frankly, so was I since I had to hold him in the chair. The barber gave us a fresh wet towel to wipe off with and we were only a little sticky upon getting back into the van.

We then made our way into Hermitage to do a bit of grocery shopping for dinner. The Fadely’s joined us for Pita Pizza’s (a favorite at my parents restaurant when I was in high school) and homemade ice cream. The premise for inviting people over was in celebration of Kris’ last day of work. Yes, he will still be working but he will be self-employed and no longer tied to a job that he has little control over. That’s not the entire reason for the move, we both feel that God is leading him on and that’s really enough isn’t it? We had a great time last night and having not had company in such a long time I think I really missed the fellowship in my own home of close friends. The kids played inside and out and ate quickly to get back to whatever they were into. The adults ate in the dining room away from the bustle and upon the new dining table which is only it’s second formal use in our house. Pretty exciting stuff. The Fadely’s began their long drive home and the boys went to bed pretty easily after a full night. Owen still needed reminders on how to behave at bedtime but we got through it. Ivan was exhausted and laid down with a sigh of relief, but still cried for a minute when I left the room. Kris and I started watching a movie because we both felt sort of awake, but about 10 minutes into it my eyes were too heavy and I had to admit defeat. I just couldn’t stay awake. I slept pretty hard but was still awakened about three times by Owen. I realized as I went back to bed the second time, that I still get up quite often in the night though neither of the boys actually wakes up. Owen will often cry out in the night due to a dream or something and I’m tired of it. We pray every night but I think we need to work on this a little more because to have a scare in the night almost every night is just not right. Last night I went in there and found him curled up asleep on the floor. I don’t know how he got there and he didn’t remember getting there when I asked him. I am not going to allow sleep walking to be a part of this regimen so now is the time to put an end to this.

Today is gray again but with the promise of sunshine to follow. I’ll be taking it easy as I believe it is beneficial to my overall health.