FromBonnietoMommy

Well, last week went pretty well. I stayed on task to accomplish my Mommy Resolution. Never ate out and brought that sack lunch religiously. I managed to keep my priorities in focus. Oh but then-then came the weekend:( Birthday party gift was an unexpected expense. Then next came a night of grilling with friends that required a few extra... well ummm extras. Next up was a final farewell to my dear friend Alison at the local Tex-Mex place. So the weekend was basically a failure. Then comes today- I am missing several key supper ingredients and the kids ate sandwiches for a snack unexpectedly and I am out of bread already. Ugh. I will never get out of this hole. Help me Lord to figure this out. Unfortunately, this afternoon I have to pay an unexpected pest control bill and then some crazy medical expenses from my unplanned surgery:( Feeling quite defeated today. So as far as our yard getting done to please the neighborhood I am not seeing that happen. Say hello to seed and straw folk...

Reflecting back on the years that passed while I prayed for a child and made every attempt to have one- only to be frustrated and crushed as I would start my period again or have to adhere to some new med routine just to have one... I feel beyond blessed to sit here in my recliner with the backdoor open- feeling the breeze and hearing the laughter of my two miracle babies playing back there. They are singing and laughing and vividly imagining worlds far from here. They both have on their rain boots and Logan is carrying his new umbrella even though the sun is beaming down. They have been having parades filled with song and now they are back on the swing set up in the clubhouse together. They are sitting "criss cross applesauce" and looking through the cracks in the floor like it is the best idea they have ever had.  I hear Aidyn Kate teaching Logan about daisy heads and ticks, lol. I heard her say, "see brother you can always go on a new adventure and have new d...