Last night we had a party for my Mother-in-Law's 50th Birthday. I used our lil' George Forman grill to cook the burgers (which took longer, yes...) but with wind gusts at over 40 mph, we kinda thought that using the charcoal grill was not a great idea after all. We had a fun time, and of course some yummy (storebought) cake. Unfortunately I didn't buy candles, forcing me to use what I had. I put a 3 and a 9 on the cake. Just making due with what was on hand. Either way, she turned 39 again, so hopefully that was ok with her! :)
Sometimes as a parent, I wonder about the impact I am making on my child's life. I try to limit the amount of time he spends with his beloved PBS and we read to him, Bible stories and LOTS of books, teach him, train him, try to make sure he has proper social interaction (or playtime with other kids:) and hope and pray he will turn out to be a man of God with strong character, willing to stand for the things he knows to be right. The other night he gave me a glimpse of what he hopes for the future. At the tender age of 3...I was excited to hear what he had to say. "Mommy, when I get big...I can reach the candy." Well, yes son. You definitely can. We keep the candy (mainly from Easter) in the cupboard only we can reach at this point. So you see, he has a worthy goal. And that is the first step, right?
Potty-training has been going well!!! Just as I was at the end of my potty-training rope, hanging by just a tread-bare strand, it appears P has finally grasped the CONCEPT. I used to ask him if he had to go potty, and he'd say 'No, maybe tomorrow.' Well, that's great and all, but it's a pretty long time to HOLD it. But the past few days he's been keeping his pants dry...for the most part. And I am super proud of him! We're not at the end of this road yet, because it'll be a while before I'm comfortable taking him out and about in his 'big boy' underwear. But, I now feel like we are getting CLOSE and it's not some unattainable goal for us any longer!
We had a good Easter, and it's great to get to spend time with both of our families living in the same town now! As a Christian, I feel that Easter is the most exciting Holiday we can celebrate!! Christ is Risen! That is cause for celebration. Yes, we did the Easter egg hunt(s) and ate way to much candy and yummy food but the reason for the celebration was of course the exciting part! Saturday evening Joel and I were talking about the Easter 'season' and how it signified 'new life', and I realize that as a born-again believer, I have a new-life or new-beginning in Christ. Sunday morning on the way to church, out of no where, a large pheasant slammed into the front of our car. It was DEAD. Even broke our headlight! I was horrified to see a feather sticking up in the air. Yes, the pheasant rode the rest of the way to church with us, stuck in our headlight/hood. When we got to church my Dad gave us a curious look as we pulled in and then we popped the hood and Dad rescued the poor dead pheasant. I told a friend that we'd just been discussing Easter signifying this 'new life' and now we'd brought a dead bird to church. She pointed out that we could eat it...Well, yes! The Lord had provided an Easter dinner for us after all! It was so tasty. I'm kidding of course. We didn't eat the pheasant. But I'm pretty sure that P wanted to keep it. When we went back to church on Wednesday, he was concerned that the bird was gone. I'll close with a photo of the unfortunate pheasant (because I'm sure everyone wants to see it.)
Here is P having a 'picnic' with a friend...NOT having pheasant. :)
