So adorable.....

Benjamin is doing so many new things now it is hard to keep up with all the changes. He is saying" Uh Oh "'when he drops things. He seems to have Judahs affinity for Thomas the train. It probably helps too that I have all three trains painted over his crib. Each night I tell Benjamin to say , "night night Thomas, James and Percy" I didn't think too much of it but each night I could see his wheels turning when I would tell the trains good night. Now when I put him in his crib he will reach his sweet little hand up to the paintings on the wall and point to each train and say,"nigh...nigh...." then I say blessings over him, kiss his dear head and I wave good night to him and he stands up in his crib holding the rail with one hand and smiling and waving to me with the other. Is there any thing on earth that would touch a mothers heart more? So sweet these days with my baby.

The Apple.....

Oh that darling baby Benjamin had David I just laughing tonight. He was sitting in his high chair at the table. He has so many adorable quirks It would take a book to list them all. But one that I want to highlight is his need to hold something while he is eating. Usually I just give him a spoon or something to play with while I feed him. It keeps his mind occupied and allows smoothe suppers. Tonight his spoon had fallen on the floor so I just handed him an apple from the bowl and just thought he would play with it while I finished feeding him. Much to my surprise and David's He started chewing on it and when he got a taste of it he just chowed down! We were laughing so hard! He sounded like a man biting into that thing. We were worried about the peel that seemed to bother him so David took the apple away to peel it for him and you should have seen the river of tears that flowed....it was rather funny and sad all at once. Then when the apple was handed back to him the water works stopped immediately and such a sound of relief came from Benjamins' mouth. It just cracked us up. Who would have thought about a 13 month old going to town on an apple?

Whew......

I cannot even begin to write of the relief I am feeling right now. I have just finished another semester at school. I had two anatomy classes this time back to back and they nearly did me in. I studied and studied but all I could pray after I glanced at the final was "dear Lord just let me pass" When I say it was horrible I want you to know by no stretch of the imagination that it was truly horrible. The way it was worded, presented, laid out....Horrible and may I just add one more adjective....Hideious....maybe another one odious....and just to sum it up in my children's lingo....poopy stinky diaper! But by some grace I passed and not only passed but came close to a B, with that averaged in with my other tests and participation for the class I walked with an A. Whew, whew, shoooo weeee! Now I just have two more of those stinkers and then I am home free from Anatomy! I love learning about the body but not under this much pressure! I made an A in My other Anatomy too which I think makes me feel deserving of a night out on the town! A movie and supper at some fancy resteraunt downtown. Well a girl can dream can't she? Well maybe a movie at home and a bowl of goodberry's flavor of the day! I can't believe it...by the time Christmas rolls around I will have finished half of my education for this trade. Wow! That is exciting! I cannot wait to be employed.

Old friends.....

I am finding such comfort in listening to music I heard as a young child and then as a teen. Music shapes a person in so many ways.I think our spirits are so unique that we naturally gravitate to different styles and that in turn causes our lives to become even more solidified on it's path. Since very young I have been drawn to music with powerful lyrics that stay with you for a lifetime. Right now I am listening to some of my favorites like Don Mclean who wrote such haunting melodies as Empty Chairs and Vincent. My brother in law Suggested Pandora web site on his blog and I am so happy I looked into it. Late into the night my stressed life is soothed by James Taylor, Alison Kraus, Vince Gil, Simon and Garfunkel. Old friends come back to me after all these years to hold my hand through these endless days of work.

Funny Funny.......

I took the rare trip to the movie store last night to find something for the family to watch. I wanted something funny. We needed a good laugh. Well I remembered seeing the trailer over the summer for Mr. Beans Holiday. I sat there in tears in the theater over just the trailer so I thought Judah and Audery would get a kick out of it. I was a bit worried because sometimes trailers show all the high lights and all the rest of the movie is boring. Well I could not have been more delighted. We laughed pretty much all the way through. Judah and I just laughed and hugged each other. I had tears streaming down my face it was so hilarious. If you want a CLEAN movie, with nothing offensive for the family this is it.