We're Up and Running Again

We are hooked back up to the internet after a 4 day lay-off...yeah! I think there were only 60+ messages to go through. One very good email we did receive during that technology free period was an offer on the house from a prospective buyer! Tim received it at work and now we are waiting for the next part of the process. The inspection is Monday and we move Friday; how's that for God's timing. I pray God will continue to be in control of this process and the sale will go through without any hitches or unforeseen problems. Let me reword that: I am thankful God is in control of this process so I do not have to worry about any problems that may arise and truly put it and leave it in God's hands.

This and That!

There are a lot of little things that come up in the week that makes it difficult to put everything in a blog, and still make sense, so I will just share some snip-its for today.

Halloween is coming soon, as everyone knows, and Sydnie has finally decided on a costume. Last week the waffling ended and she decided to be.....( and the drum roll please)....a clown. It actually fits her as she is developing a sense of humor and telling jokes ALL the time. She also told me, "Mom, since you are an expert knitter, you can make it for me." I tried to explain the difference in knitting and sewing, but she didn't quite grab it, so I surrendered that teaching moment and just agreed to try to make it. She picked out the colors and fabrics. What a crazy, colorful clown she will be...if I am successful. I'll post the finished product, if it is wearable. If you don't see it, you'll know it went away, never to be seen by human eyes.

We voted Tuesday, another wonderful teaching moment. I explained the process and what she would see and how votes were cast, all that good information in a way that would make sense to a 4-year-old. She was not too sure about it all, but she was very attuned to happenings around her, even pointing out that I could not take my cell phone in with me. It actually just had to be turned off, but she was "reading" all the signs as we were waiting in line. After we finished, she asked if "your person won?" Oh, how I wish it was that easy!

Tuesday on the way to preschool, Sydnie and I were talking and she started asking me about school: school past preschool. As we chatted she asked me about college and I explained I went to college to learn how to teach. This is a little bit of the conversation:

"What did Daddy do ( in college)"?

"He learned about communications and social work."

A puzzled stare..."So he didn't go to class"?

"Yes he did, just different classes to learn different things."

"I don't want to be a teacher. I'll have to think about what I want to be."

"You don't have to be a teacher, you have many choices." And I named several. And then a few more. Finally, she decided she wanted to be a painter.

"I'll be a painter! I like to paint." I mentioned a few other things, I don't know why.

"No, I'm going to be a painter, just a painter!"

OK with me. a future artist :)

This and That

Blessings of Friends

Today began as an ordinary Thursday, nothing very exciting: I woke up a little earlier to get some things accomplished before Sydnie woke up; I woke her up, actually at 7:30 gave her oatmeal pancakes, that is a blog in and of itself , "Where are the good wheat-free pancakes?", and then rushed around the house as quickly as possible to get her bathed and ready for school so we would not be late. It doesn't matter how prepared I am for the morning, we always end up with a rush the last 10 minutes :( Anyway, after dropping her off at preschool I decided to take advantage of the cool fall morning and go for a run. It was a nice interval run and the cool breeze was perfect. After my run I popped in to say "HI" to Laurin, my customary pop-in during the week. After a short visit I may Kayren for lunch before picking up Sydnie at preschool. As I said, it was not an extraordinary day of events, but one that truly made an impact on the blessings of friends. God has blessed us in San Antonio with friends who are as close as family and I am sorry I have not let them know often enough how special each one is to us. I know I am preparing to move to Rockwall and the life God has prepared for us, but it is becoming very difficult not to focus on leaving the treasures he has given us. I must remember, as should our friends, we are only 4-5 hours away. If we don't see them, there might be wrath to pay!! I may not get angry very often, I don't want to start now, so just know the interstate, whichever one it is, travels both ways and we are expecting guests, as you should expect us to visit as well.

Blessings to all.

Outdoor fun!

Last month Sydnie and I went to a near by playground for a picnic lunch. It was a picture perfect autumn day, so I took my camera :) It was a great! We had a nice lunch, peant butter and jelly of course, and Syd played on the structures while I snapped pictures. My favorite were the sequence of climbing trees. She has been very intrigued by trees and wanting to climb all that she sees lately, and what do you know...the perfect tree for a beginning climber. I love the final shot! You can see the joy and pride of accomplishing a task in her little smiling face. I am thankful for the day and the reminder that joy is ever present in our lives, we must only be open to finding it.

Oh My

Oh my! I knew it had been a while since my last entry, but I didn't realize it had been sooooo long. Can you say "Life"? I knew you could. Yes, I have to admit that life has been busy, non-stop, chaotic and out of routine. Instead of trying back date, I have decided to give an overview of the last month.

We finished our home projects. All of the main areas and the office have been painted Dapper Tan. The kitchen and bathrooms have new tile. The office and dining room have new light fixtures. We like it, in fact I would buy it again. Sydnie was very disappointed we did not paint her room blue, since that is in fact her favorite color right now. Somehow sell-ability doesn't mean much to a three-year-old.

Our house is on the market. We have had 2 lookers, but no buyers. I can't imagine why...We can take the company buy-out this month, so we don't have the added pressure of needing to sell immediately. The house is clean, but I must admit I have relaxed my expectations with no prospects knocking on the door. We do still live here and I have to give up a little control of the living /neat factor. That's not so easy, but we're making it :)

We went to Dallas last week and found a house. It is in Rockwall, east of Dallas across from Lake Ray Hubbard. It's in a great neighborhood on a cul-de-sac and we can see the neighborhood lake from the front yard. We are in the 10 day inspection and waiting period with a closing date of November 10. We are all ready to move and get settled, even though we hate to leave San Antonio. This has truly been our home away from home. I'll write more about our transition as the move approaches. Sydnie will miss her friends and her school, but is excited about the future, as she can understand it. She will get her big girl bed when we move, so she has an added incentive to move.

Sydnie and Regan celebrated their 4th birthday. We had a princess/fairy theme since Regan loves princesses and Syd "is really into fairies right now". The moon bounce was a pink castle. The little princesses loved it!! Thanks Joy and Cory for your generousity.

I am sure there are things I have missed in this filmstrip of our lives. (It's a little too long to be a snapshot this time.) Sydnie has given up naps and quiet time is not much. I'll have to find another time to blog. Hopefully, I'll be able to add more pictures. As they say, a picture is worth a thousand words, I just have to remember to use the main computer since that is where the digital equipment is hooked up. Oh, well, as I said. "Life" there is never a dull moment and always too much happening. I pray you are able to see God's goodness in the midst of your 'busyness'. In all of the transition that is one thing we are reminding ourselves: God has a plan for us, we just have to have the faith and the eyes to see it. There is much to unfold, and I'll will be honored to share it with you.

Blessings