When Did This Happen?

Today was just one of the days when I almost did not recognize Alex. He seems to have kicked on the "Big Boy Switch" (and I thought he was too short to reach it--dang!) In a single day, I witnessed my "baby" pulling down his pants and underwear, climbing up on the potty BY HIMSELF and going POOP!!! Does it get any better than this!!!?? I am sure that high school graduation will pale in comparison to this achievement.

THEN, we got up the big boy bed and, you got it, HE SLEPT IN IT FOR NAP LIKE A CHAMP! I tucked him in tonight, and all was quiet....for a little while. I soon started to hear the quiet rattle of legos coming from his room. Upon inspection, he was on the floor preparing to build what looked like a major city. Our eyes met. My lip snarled. He lept back into bed covering himself up midair. HILARIOUS!! And all that was in a matter in 13 minutes. It has now been 26 minutes, and I will have to go check on him again to see if he is starting any more civil projects. From the look on his face when I caught him, I think he may stay in bed until he's 18.

One more thing: Last night as I was tucking Alex into bed, he said it....unprompted...uncoached...he just said it: "Lub you, Mommy." Boom...there it was ....the first I LOVE YOU. Now I know why God put our hears inside a rib "cage...."otherwise mine would have lept out of my chest and soared around the greater Indianapolis area!

My baby is really growing up....sigh. I lub you, Bug!

Love,

Mommy

Me? Political?

For those of you who know me, you know I have never really been into political issues. Maybe it's because I now have two boys whose livelihood depends on me, but lately I have been paying more attention (and getting increasingly annoyed!). I got the following picture, and I just HAD to post it:You may have to zoom in to read the fine print....it's worth it!

Wordless Wednesday

To My Boys

Dear Alex and Noah,
You both noticed that today was a special day because the T.V. was on all day. I tried to explain to you what we were about to witness, but I knew you would not understand. Still, I wanted to share as much of this with you as possible...because someday, when you are reading about this day in history class, I want to be able to tell you that you saw it as it happened. The greatness of this day was not only the swearing in of the first African-American President in hisory...the true magic of this day was in watching millions (yes, MILLIONS) of people from ALL walks of life gather together and commit themselves to making the world a better place.
So, Alex, although what impressed you most today was footage of Air Force One ("Mommy, aiwpwane!!!!"), I pray that as your mommy, I will impress upon you the importance of service to others. That is my committment to you.
And Noah, although you spent a good deal of the inauguration coverage running from room to room hugging your stuffed puppy, I pray that as your mommy, I will guide your intense passion for life so that you may ignite a similar fire in those you touch.

History

Tonight as I peaked at my sleeping boys, I prayed that tomorrow will indeed be a new day--that the spirit of hope that has filled this Inauguration Day will continue to propel us forward through the challenges that this country now faces. I pray that my boys will grow up in a world where the color of their skin will be as irrelevant as their shoe size. I pray that my boys will always strive to make the world a better place-one person at a time. Tonight I am filled with hope. Hope for this country. Hope for our future. Hope for my boys. Hope for a better tomorrow.

Congratulations, Mr. President...and thank you for challenging us to be better than even we think we can be.

Dear World:
We, the United States of America, your top quality supplier of ideals of democracy, would like to apologize for our 2001-2008 interruption in service. The technical fault that led to this eight-year service outage has been located, and the software responsible was replaced November 4, 2008.
Early tests of the newly installed program indicate that we are now operating correctly, and we expect it to be fully functional beginning tomorrow, January 20, 2009.
We apologize for any inconvenience caused by the outage. We look forward to resuming full service and hope to improve service in years to come. We thank you for your patience and understanding.
Sincerely,
THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Shoe Fly Shoe!

During a routine trip to Walmart this weekend, I saw a shoe flying through the air. This particular shoe hit a poor unsuspecting gentleman on the head, bounced off and landed in his cart. The man picked up the shoe (now starting to look a little familiar to me) and stared at the ceiling as if someone had chucked a shoe at him from above. A quick glance at Alex solved the whole mystery....my darling child was wearing only one shoe. Yes, my quiet little man took off his shoe and hurled it across the meat aisle at Walmart and then looked at me like..."uh....how'd that happen?" Fortunately the man had a sense of humor and complimented Alex on his throwing arm.