I had such a gift this weekend! Several weeks ago I told Bryon that I needed a day to prepare for the summer and get organized so I could enjoy having all three children home all day. He agreed and took the boys down to see his parents Friday night through Sunday after church. I was able to clean the house, organize closets, finish a book, make out a daily schedule, and pray for a fun summer.
My parents had been on vacation in New England for 10 days. They went and watched my cousin graduate from West Point. On the way to drop off my parents at our regional airport, they asked me if I could pick them up 10 days later when they returned. I said of course, so I went to sleep on Saturday night excited about seeing my parents the next morning.
Sunday morning at 6:45, my mother called just to let me know which gate she was coming in at DFW airport. I asked her why she woke me up to let me know this information.
"So you know which gate to pick us up at in Dallas."
"I am not supposed to pick you up in Dallas, I am picking you up in Waco."
"I thought I told you to pick us up in Dallas."
"I guess you told Lauren that not me."
"Well, we are only cleared through Dallas so you are going to have to pick us up here. I am so sorry but our flight will be getting in in four hours!"
So I jump out of bed and race around getting ready for my unplanned trip to Dallas! Thankfully, Lauren agreed to go with me, so it made it fun! Halfway up to Dallas, I was drinking a grande coffee from Starbuck and the lid came off spilling half of the very hot drink all over me! I had to drive the remainder of the trip with my pants hung up near the air conditioner!
We had a very nice holiday yesterday. I had the entire family and Josh's best friend over for dinner. We had a great meal made up of pork tenderloin and fresh veggies from the farmers market. For dessert, homemade ice cream. Yum Yum!
Now that the house is organized and I have had some time to reflect on my goals for the summer, I am very excited about having the children home and making this time fun and memorable.
Had a thought.
17 hours ago
3 comments:
WoW! I always enjoy reading your blog! I am a mother of a 20 month old and am having him by myself all summer as my husband is deploying to Kuwait for four months. What types of things do you put into your daily schedule with your boys? You are such a good mother! What a neat idea to pray for your family's summer. That never occured to me. Now I'll do that too! Could you include an idea of your schedule? Do you feel like Supernanny?
Thanks,
Teribeth
Thank you for your sweet comment!
I will write a post about my schedule. I know this summer will be a lonely one for you. My husband works a lot (quite a bit with the military) so I know what it is like being the sole parent most of the time!
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