Today was church day and Rachael's best friends father was preaching at our church so, for the first time in I don't know how long, we actually got the kids up, without a fight, got ready for church AND--and this is what is amazing, left for church ten minutes EARLY! Now this may not seem like a big deal, but for us, it was a miracle. Everything went right today. It doesn't happen very often, but when it does, I have decided it deserves it's own blog! Have you ever got up and just felt like all was right with the world today? The sun was out, Courtney had snuck in the bed earlier that morning and was snuggling up close, the dog who,as soon as the alarm goes off inches her way out from under the covers right to the top of my chest, was burying her head in my neck for her morning hug and Kirk was snoring lightly right beside me. As I lay there I realized that I may not have many more mornings like this one. I mean--surely Courtney will quit coming in for her morning snuggle and quiet talk pretty soon. She will be seven in March and I can't imagine that she will be coming in for too much longer. Sometimes I wish she would stay in her own room but this morning, as she snuggled close, I cherished this moment. Like I said, everything felt right.
Anyway, we had a great church service and afterwards had a nice lunch with our very best friends. It is so hard to have friends when you have kids that take you from one place to the next, but somehow we have managed to develope a nice friendship. We have kids the same age and they play the same sports so we see them often at the games but it is always nice to sit down and catch up.
After we got home, everyone split up and I found myself in my room for a quiet moment. It doesn't happen very often, so I took camera in hand and I set out to capture my picture of the day. I got a new lens for Christmas and I have been dying to try it out so I set about on my new mission. Well, I got the cold shoulder from Rachael, Kirk was taking his nap and Leah had, once again, closed herself up in her room and was watching 24 hours of the show "24" It was cold today and the heater went out on their side of the house so she was in her pajamas under the covers with her little DVD player and cell phone right next to her. I just got a pillow in the face--no good picture. I do not think that they really appreciate my picture a day resolution! Now Courtney, she will pose for anything so I headed to her room. She lost her first tooth a few months ago and she has a new one that is beginning to get loose. She informed me that she needed to eat more apples because it would help her lose that tooth even faster! So her mission and my mission coincided. Hence my POD.(picture of the Day,for those who are wondering) I am going to miss having a little one around. With Andrew turning 18 and Rachael fixing to drive, I have realized that they grow up way too fast. I miss those days when the only thing that was important was whether or not their tooth would fall out while eating an apple. It really makes me want to capture everything about them so I won't forget. I think a picture a day is not enough......I hope they get used to the camera. :)
You ever have those days when everything just seems to be right with the world?? Well, I had one today and it made me smile.
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