Thursday, April 12, 2007 Just another day.... Current mood: grateful Yup, just another day in the life of a mom. I never really understood all the hub-bub about being a "mom" and how many hats you juggle. In just one day, I was an alarm clock, a dry cleaner, a maid, a cook, a taxi driver, a medication handler (this was all before 6:30 AM). Then, I was a medical records keeper, commuter, teacher, friend, commuter, taxi driver, medical assistant, secretary, personal shopper, bmx coach, videographer, cheerleader, EMS personnel, nurse, bicycle mechanic, behavior specialist, chef, babysitter, baseball player, referee, massage therapist, aroma therapy person, clown and court jester wrapped up in one, nanny, book reader, TV rater, and prayer warrior. WOW..I know that is a bit of an exaggeration, but it's just amazing the stuff that a person can accomplish in a short time! I'm enjoying being a mom. Tonight, Shane sat with me in the "big chair" and we watched a few minutes of survivor together. He snuggled up beside me and I said "are you my boo boo?" (that's what I call him sometimes). he said "I'm yours AND daddy's!!" He was busy giving me kisses all evening and was being very very sweet. He must have said I love you 50 times tonight. I know there are good days and bad, but tonight....I feel good, and I'm really happy that God chose Shane to be our son. 8:29 PM - 0 Comments - 0 Kudos - Add Comment - Edit - Remove

Monday, April 09, 2007 Our First Easter Yesterday, April 8th, 2007 was our first Easter together as a family. With the addition of our son, Shane, we just had to make it a special one. Okay, so I went a bit overboard with the presents, but come on.....when you look at that face, it's just hard not to. So, he walked out of his door on Easter morning and saw his many toys that the Easter Bunny had left him. Of course, he only "sort of" believes in the Easter Bunny. He knows it's just a guy in a costume, but we decided that since he came to us with that belief, and it wasn't something horrible (heck, I believed in the Easter Bunny)....we decided to let him keep that. Anyway, he said "I think maybe the guy in the suit at the mall is the one who came to our house." We laughed and told him that we'd be hiding the eggs since when the Easter Bunny came, it was too wet outside and his costume would have gotten all yucky! He laughed. So, we did our stuff that morning, and then had a short talk about the true reason we celebrate Easter. Shane knows the real reason is Jesus ressurection, but we've talked about it several times just to make sure he knows it's not about the bunny. We then headed off to church where Shane was performing in his first Easter play. He had 3 lines to say and he did fabulous! He was told to speak up, and boy did he speak up!! The audience laughed, we laughed, and he was happy he had done a good job. At least he did it in his normal voice and not with the tough guy new york accent he'd been practicing with all week. We came home, had a quick lunch and nap and started hunting the eggs. We had to play the "you're getting hotter/colder" game on a few of them. He was happy, we were happy. After the egg hunt, he went to play with a new friend while we relaxed for a few minutes. He later came in and we all sat down for a family movie and some popcorn. We watched part of the movie, and then it was bath time for Shane. So, he took his bath and we went to lay down and read our bedtime story and say prayers. We read some poems by Shel Silverstein and we all said our prayers. Shane was very sweet when he prayed "Thank you for my mommy and daddy. And I pray for Mrs. Ratliff to get better." He's been praying for her, a lady in our church, every day since we heard she was sick. It was a wonderful first easter together and I cannot wait to scrapbook it!!