A Little Bit of Button Time

I love the name Button…it just fits in so many cute titles and clever sayings. I hope that my friends don’t mind my abuse of it.

On Saturday…the day that Ivan got sick…we had planned to relax throughout the day and then all go to a wedding. Shane and Mary were tying the knot on the first day of the year and we have known Shane for a long time. His Bride, is a friend of our friends the Buttons, they went to church together and Amy had babysat for Mary’s little boy, Isaac. Because of these relationships, both families were invited to the wedding and of course we intended to make the most of the opportunity. The reception was intended to be a kid free event because of limited space in the hall. I did not wish to get a babysitter for New Years Day as I had just had to have a babysitter for New Years Eve. (Ivan getting sick would have messed that all up anyway.) Our plan then, was to all go to the wedding and then Amy and I would leave in our van and come back to the house while the men-folk represented us all at the reception. That’s pretty much what we did except my boys and I didn’t make it to the wedding because of Ivan’s crazy high temperature.

Amy and girls showed up and enjoyed chili and cornbread with us and we were able to talk a little. Honestly it was much more interrupted conversation than I had anticipated because though Ivan was quiet and on the couch most of the time, he would on occasion sit up and scream for me. He was miserable.

Regardless, we were able to catch up a little and then when Travis and Kris joined us after the reception we all were able to sit in the living room and talk. It was refreshing.

I just want to say that my friend Amy has always been a great person to hang around. As long as I have known her she has had a strong sense of truth and justice and right and wrong. I love the black and white she often presents. It is always fun for me to present my mottled view of things to people like Amy who are often (not always) able to draw straight lines where I could only see loops and figure eights. In the past year though, she has been through the ringer, as they say, and has come out somewhat changed. She is still Amy, true to character and temperament, but she emits a peaceful wisdom that I admire greatly. I like being around Amy, even more. When the Button family left Saturday night, I felt peaceful. Not because they were gone…I think it was because they had been here.

Love you guys!

And…Happy Birthday to Travis today!