Life

Well, last week was very stressful to say the least. Andrew had a cold almost all week, so I thought that might keep him from having surgery on Friday. Luckily, his lungs were clear, and the doctor gave him the o.k. We were there much longer than expected. He was taken back over an hour late and his surgery took almost an hour longer than expected. So, instead of being there for 3 hours, we were there for 6! Everything went great, though. Thank God we have a well behaved son. He didn't get to eat anything until he woke up from surgery at about 3:45, and he only whined once the entire time we were there. I was so proud of him that day. Paul and I are both so relieved to be done with that day! Before: After: It's crazy sometimes how God can teach you something when you least expect it. I have been kind of down lately. I don't really know why, I just have been feeling a little out of sorts. Then, I see this kid who went through surgery, and he is up bouncing around as if nothing happened. On Saturday, Andrew was running and climbing just like he was Friday morning. If it weren't for the stitches, you could never tell he had surgery. I think that's what God wants us to be like. Things happen to us, and God has to stitch us up. Scars are going to happen, but it doesn't mean our lives have to change. God does His part in healing us, and we need to do our part in letting Him! And, just like scars on the outside, it gives us a cool story to tell down the road.

My Birthday

My birthday was over a week ago, but I have to share about the crazy events leading up to it! The week leading up to my birthday, the power window on our new car broke so I had to sit in the shop for two hours with Andrew during his naptime. Then, the next day I got pulled over for speeding, but really my speedometer was messed up. Later that day, we found out that we didn't have the warranty for our car that we thought we did, so it would cost $800 to fix everything! Then, the day before my birthday, I locked myself out of the house!!! Sounds like a great week, doesn't it? My birthday weekend was great, though. Friday morning (my birthday), Paul had to leave the house at 6:30am to get to a meeting at work, but still managed to get up early enough to run to Wal-Mart and get me my daily morning fountain pop, and some Ben & Jerry's! And, he surprised me with this new camera! We have a nice camera that is great for trips to the zoo, or other big events, but I had wanted something small to fit in my purse for the everyday pictures I feel like taking. It's nothing fancy, but it is pink!! We went to Dave & Busters on Saturday night and had an awesome time playing the games, and acting like kids again. We both agreed that we need to get out more without the munchkin. It was all in all, an amazing weekend.