*sigh*

*sigh* How is it one careless match can start a forest fire, but it takes a whole box to start a campfire?

I am blessed!

Today I am very grateful for family and friends that I can call upon in a nanosecond to help! I’ve suffered with migraines and kidney stones quite frequently lately. And when the pain comes, everything in Anna’s world comes to an abrupt halt, but thanks to an incredible family and wonderful friends, life can and does go on without me. So, when asked, “Who are my super heroes?” My reply is my family and friends! They will stop what they are doing and help me find relief and then – here’s the best part – they will rearrange their schedules and pick up right where I left off to help with the children, house, etc. For example…yesterday, I had a ferocious migraine that had been working on me for 5 days. I finally went to the doctor for a shot. Not being able to drive, Daddy came to the rescue. Mom was heading out of town and Joshua was working late, so dad strapped on his boots and became the superhero of the evening. He drove us around gathering all the stuff needed. I went to bed and when I finally aroused around 9:30. All the children were fed, bathed, had all the homework completed. Is my dad cool or what!!! Also, this is homecoming week and today is Cartoon day. Hannah is Smurfette, so her costume had to be cut out of fabric and put together last night as well. Whilst I’ve got faith in my dad that he could have managed, I did somehow coherently ask Carrol Hays for help with this one, and she did an excellent job! Kudos for Carrol!! The best part is that I’m able to have confident faith in these guys when I just can’t go anymore. I had no worries that everything would work out just fine. I’m SOOOOOOOOOO blessed!

Explain to me why my son, who has been going to school for almost 3 solid months, who does the SAME routine every night, that when I say, “Do you have your school uniform laid out, including your socks and shoes?” And he then replies, “Yes Ma’am,” that by any stretch of the imagination, he thinks that socks and FLIP FLOPs are appropriate! Therefore, when morning comes, he pulls his little trick and then looks at me like I’m crazy that there is steam coming out of my ears, especially when he can’t find either pair of his tennis shoes! That he thinks he might have left them at Aaron’s, outside, to which they have now been rained on! And now I’m having to problem solve at 6:45 in the morning!!! I don’t like to problem solve in the morning, hence the routine at night, whereby you lay out your uniform, including your socks and TENNIS SHOES!!!!!!!!!!!!

The game of LIFE

The other night, Lauren and I were playing the game “LIFE.” She is a board game freak! LIFE is kinda like monopoly, but much more fun in that you get to choose your career, homes, get married, possibly have children, and then retire with millions. It’s a total oxymoron! Anyway, 1/3 of the way through the game, Lauren gets married and has a baby girl. Then ½ way, she has yet another baby girl. At this point, I have a husband, but haven’t “landed” on any of the children squares. ¾ of the way, she lands on the square that says… “Congratulations! You’ve adopted twins!” To this she exclaims, with her hand to her forehead, “I’m exhausted, and I don’t have any more room in my car!” I thought I was going to fall out of my chair laughing! Reckon where she picked up that drama...!