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Friday, December 17, 2010
Thursday, December 16, 2010
Greatest Gift
It seems like I just got back from Florida (and still have yet to blog about most of my adventures!) and yet we are turning around and going back next week! This time we will be doing the road trip.. aka.. 2 1/2 days of travel down, 2 full days coming back. I know some of you may think that's silly.. why not just fly.. but when you factor, air fare, renting a vehicle, shipping Christmas gifts to and from Florida, it just made more sense to drive.
The last few weeks have been hectic. My poor husband has had severe bronchitis to the point where his ribs hurt and, if he has the misfortune of laughing, it just sends him into a coughing frenzy. He's been on almost every medication known to man and is finally getting some of his strength back.
Chris is excited about next week, although he is not thrilled that he will be missing 1 1/2 days of school (he seriously LOVES school). It's such a blessing to have a little boy and I'm so in awe of how God uses him to show me things. A few months ago, the kids at church were asked if they wanted to participate in the upcoming Christmas program. At first, Chris was excited.. he is a total ham when he sings with the kids choir and Steve and I grew up doing Christmas programs so we thought this would be great... a rite of passage so to speak. So, he went to the first couple of rehearsals and then he announced that he didn't want to be in the play. My first reaction was of course you are going to be in the play.. you started rehearsing.. some of your friends are in it.. .Mommy and Daddy grew up doing these.. it will be fun! He let it go for a few days, and then he approached us again. It wasn't that he didn't want to be in the show as much as it was that they practiced for the program during children's church so every Sunday he was missing out on the bible lessons, play time, craft, snack, etc. What a little sweet heart. So, I told him, that if being in children's church each Sunday was more important to him than he didn't have to be in the program. I thought how blessed I am to have a son who seeks to have the word of God poured into him each Sunday... and that he doesn't want anything in his life to interfere with that. My husband has been asking me what I want for Christmas this year, but I think I already got it....
The last few weeks have been hectic. My poor husband has had severe bronchitis to the point where his ribs hurt and, if he has the misfortune of laughing, it just sends him into a coughing frenzy. He's been on almost every medication known to man and is finally getting some of his strength back.
Chris is excited about next week, although he is not thrilled that he will be missing 1 1/2 days of school (he seriously LOVES school). It's such a blessing to have a little boy and I'm so in awe of how God uses him to show me things. A few months ago, the kids at church were asked if they wanted to participate in the upcoming Christmas program. At first, Chris was excited.. he is a total ham when he sings with the kids choir and Steve and I grew up doing Christmas programs so we thought this would be great... a rite of passage so to speak. So, he went to the first couple of rehearsals and then he announced that he didn't want to be in the play. My first reaction was of course you are going to be in the play.. you started rehearsing.. some of your friends are in it.. .Mommy and Daddy grew up doing these.. it will be fun! He let it go for a few days, and then he approached us again. It wasn't that he didn't want to be in the show as much as it was that they practiced for the program during children's church so every Sunday he was missing out on the bible lessons, play time, craft, snack, etc. What a little sweet heart. So, I told him, that if being in children's church each Sunday was more important to him than he didn't have to be in the program. I thought how blessed I am to have a son who seeks to have the word of God poured into him each Sunday... and that he doesn't want anything in his life to interfere with that. My husband has been asking me what I want for Christmas this year, but I think I already got it....
Monday, December 13, 2010
Cell Phone
While I am on my cell phone talking to my sister, my son has the following conversation with me:
"Mom, I need a cell phone"
"What for?"
"You know.. to talk to people. This phone you gave me doesn't work" (we had given him our old cell phones).
"But you are only six."
"I"m six and a half!"
"Well I don't know any first graders that own a real cell phone"
"I could be the first!"
I don't think so.......
"Mom, I need a cell phone"
"What for?"
"You know.. to talk to people. This phone you gave me doesn't work" (we had given him our old cell phones).
"But you are only six."
"I"m six and a half!"
"Well I don't know any first graders that own a real cell phone"
"I could be the first!"
I don't think so.......
Wednesday, December 8, 2010
Who Do You Know??
For those of you who are Facebook users, there's a section that has a friend finder called "People You May Know." The premise is that because you are friends with "Susie", you may also be friends with "John" who is a friend of Susie. Kind of like the six degrees of separation.
Well, this morning I had quite the chuckle because the list of people my husband may know on facebook had quite the cast of characters. His section has tons of politicians, movie critics, movie stars, local and national news anchors, reporters (i.e. Al Roker), singers (Thalia - who is married to Tommy Mattola), etc. Who's in my list of People I May Know? Beats Me!! 95% are people I've never seen or heard of.. and the ones I recognize are the mailman, the garbage man, the guy who pumps gas, the hunter down the street who had a dead bear strapped to the back of his pick-up... Just kidding about my list, but I totally get the sense that Steve & I are running in very different social circles on the work front. Let's just say last Friday he was working a concert with Casting Crowns in our church, and I was with Christopher at a Happy Birthday Jesus party surrounded by puppets.
Guess that's what makes us such a good match.!
Well, this morning I had quite the chuckle because the list of people my husband may know on facebook had quite the cast of characters. His section has tons of politicians, movie critics, movie stars, local and national news anchors, reporters (i.e. Al Roker), singers (Thalia - who is married to Tommy Mattola), etc. Who's in my list of People I May Know? Beats Me!! 95% are people I've never seen or heard of.. and the ones I recognize are the mailman, the garbage man, the guy who pumps gas, the hunter down the street who had a dead bear strapped to the back of his pick-up... Just kidding about my list, but I totally get the sense that Steve & I are running in very different social circles on the work front. Let's just say last Friday he was working a concert with Casting Crowns in our church, and I was with Christopher at a Happy Birthday Jesus party surrounded by puppets.
Guess that's what makes us such a good match.!
Monday, December 6, 2010
8 Years Ago!
On a crisp, cold and snowy day, very much like the one we are having today, my boyfriend, (now) husband, took me out on a date... we had dinner, watched a movie, and then we went for a leisurely drive to Boulevard East where you can really see the NYC skyline. It was there that he handed me 3 dozen roses which he had hiding in the trunk, dropped to one knee in the snow and asked me to marry him. Thanks, Steve, for choosing me! I love you!!
Thursday, December 2, 2010
Heart Breaker
Today I found out I am the worst mom ever... I am responsible for breaking the hearts of at least one first grader... possibly more to come.
Yesterday on the drive to school, Christopher expressed concern over his loose tooth. It has been getting really wobbly and he was anxious about having it fall out while at school. Nothing is worse then losing a tooth at school because he's afraid that 1) it will fall out and he won't know that it fell out and therefore have no tooth to bring home which means 2) the tooth fairy will not come. He was going on and on and on and for a while I just came up with all sorts of scenarios about what to do if your tooth fell out... that the tooth fairy will still deliver money, etc. But then, I thought... is it really worth it to continue to let him believe in this tooth fairy? Then the light bulb came on... just COME CLEAN! Tell him the truth! The Truth Will Set You Free!
So, I did it... I looked at him in the rear view mirror as we approached his school and broke the news to him. "Honey... the tooth fairy actually lives in our house."
"She DOES!?????????"
"Yes... she is part of our family. The tooth fairy is actually me & Dad"
"WHAT!?!?!? But you don't have WINGS!!!!!" "You don't fly... you are not a fairy."
"I know.. it's just all pretend."
".................(silence).................... "oh"
...................(silence)..................
"What about the other kids? Do they have tooth fairies?"
"No..it's their mom and dads... but you can't tell them.. it's a secret until their mom's and dad's tell them. Ok?!?!? "
"OK"
"Love you, buddy!"
And off he went. I felt great about coming clean... that was until he announced to me this morning that his best friend Peter lost a tooth at school yesterday. Me -"You didn't tell him about the tooth fairy, did you!?!????!? "
"Yes.. I told him it was his Mom"
"But it was A SECRET!!!!"
"But he should know!"
I tried to explain that it was up to his mom and dad to tell him... for all I know this kid ran home and told his mom that I am to blame... the whole first grade may know that the tooth fairy is a fraud by 3pm today. Let's see what kind of fallout I receive later this week.
Wait till he finds out about Santa!!
Yesterday on the drive to school, Christopher expressed concern over his loose tooth. It has been getting really wobbly and he was anxious about having it fall out while at school. Nothing is worse then losing a tooth at school because he's afraid that 1) it will fall out and he won't know that it fell out and therefore have no tooth to bring home which means 2) the tooth fairy will not come. He was going on and on and on and for a while I just came up with all sorts of scenarios about what to do if your tooth fell out... that the tooth fairy will still deliver money, etc. But then, I thought... is it really worth it to continue to let him believe in this tooth fairy? Then the light bulb came on... just COME CLEAN! Tell him the truth! The Truth Will Set You Free!
So, I did it... I looked at him in the rear view mirror as we approached his school and broke the news to him. "Honey... the tooth fairy actually lives in our house."
"She DOES!?????????"
"Yes... she is part of our family. The tooth fairy is actually me & Dad"
"WHAT!?!?!? But you don't have WINGS!!!!!" "You don't fly... you are not a fairy."
"I know.. it's just all pretend."
".................(silence).................... "oh"
...................(silence)..................
"What about the other kids? Do they have tooth fairies?"
"No..it's their mom and dads... but you can't tell them.. it's a secret until their mom's and dad's tell them. Ok?!?!? "
"OK"
"Love you, buddy!"
And off he went. I felt great about coming clean... that was until he announced to me this morning that his best friend Peter lost a tooth at school yesterday. Me -"You didn't tell him about the tooth fairy, did you!?!????!? "
"Yes.. I told him it was his Mom"
"But it was A SECRET!!!!"
"But he should know!"
I tried to explain that it was up to his mom and dad to tell him... for all I know this kid ran home and told his mom that I am to blame... the whole first grade may know that the tooth fairy is a fraud by 3pm today. Let's see what kind of fallout I receive later this week.
Wait till he finds out about Santa!!
Wednesday, December 1, 2010
The Trip
Had a wonderful Thanksgiving... spent Thanksgiving Day with Shirley, Dad M, Ruben & Jonathan down in South Jersey.... if you have never experienced Puerto Rican cooking on a holiday, I hate to tell you, but you are truly missing out. I would eat Pernil (pork roast) over turkey any day of the week. All I can say is that I was blessed in more than one way when I married into this awesome family!
So, after stuffing myself on Thanksgiving, we traveled home and got a few hours sleep before heading to the airport. We had a pretty good flight (meaning that I only had to squeeze the life out of my husband's arm about 3 or 4 times because of turbulence). When we arrived, it was a wonderful reunion. We had Thanksgiving dinner and the kids were in the pool. You've got to love being able to swim during November in Florida.
More stories and pictures to come over the next couple of days. I snapped this picture while we were driving up to my sister's house one morning and thought it was great! If you can't read the print, it is Jeremiah 29:11.
So, after stuffing myself on Thanksgiving, we traveled home and got a few hours sleep before heading to the airport. We had a pretty good flight (meaning that I only had to squeeze the life out of my husband's arm about 3 or 4 times because of turbulence). When we arrived, it was a wonderful reunion. We had Thanksgiving dinner and the kids were in the pool. You've got to love being able to swim during November in Florida.
More stories and pictures to come over the next couple of days. I snapped this picture while we were driving up to my sister's house one morning and thought it was great! If you can't read the print, it is Jeremiah 29:11.
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