A New Birth

This has been a busy weekend. We went over to celebrate Mom's 70th birthday. It was a great surprise party and a fun time. While I was there my mom gave me some pictures of herself and Dad on their wedding day, then a picture of her mom and dad, then a picture of Dad's mom and dad. It really gets one thinking of how life passes quickly. All of my grandparents are gone now. It was a bit melancholy and especially considering I have celebrated my own 50th now and the years are flying by.

I hope that someday when my kids or perhaps their kids get a picture of Rob and I when we were younger they will look at it with fondness. My prayer is that we will have fulfilled God's plan for our lives. He has given us so many special blessings.

Today, this very day, God has given us a brand new grandson! Thanks be to God! What a delight. The pictures are grand and he is beautiful! I would love to hold him, snuggle him, smell him and delight in who he is. I pray for the Lord to be able to claim him as His own someday. I am a bit sad that I can't seem him right now, but the Lord knows the desire of our hearts and grants them in His own timing.

Tips Too Late for Me

Tip # 1: Never take two boys ages 5 and 10 to the eye Dr. at the same time if you can possibly help it. If you do you can hope that the Optometrist has a good sense of humor.

Tip # 2: Don't make all your dental and optometry appts. in the same month when you have 5 children who need to be seen. If you do, be prepared to spend a nice portion of your life savings in co-pay fees.

You would think I would know better, but I tend to be a slow learner. I am on a definite first name basis with everyone in both our dentist and optometry offices. I still have several return appts. scheduled for both offices. I think I should probably take them cookies or something.

I really have spent a tremendous amount of time trying to catch up with missed appts. We really got off schedule due to the move. It took me awhile to figure out the whole new insurance "stuff" and where to go and who to see. I have another appt. scheduled for myself next week and will need another one after that.

Kelly, Mark and I all have to return to the Optometrist, Mark is due at the dentist twice more for fillings, (I know I should have been brushing his teeth instead of letting him do it himself!), and I need an annual exam and we all know how much fun those are, don't we?

We also need to get our flu shots. I think they are finally giving them out now that they have hyped them up by telling us how horrible this flu season will be. By the way, we missed getting these last year as we were busy preparing to move.

So the moral of this story for me is to become more organized, make better use of my time, and quit PROCRASTINATING. Actually, I need to go pay bills, but oh, I think I will do that, maybe tomorrow!