WHEW! What a day, what a day!

Okay, well...we definitely had a FULL day today but we had SO much fun! Alf and Mara are out of town for 5 days so the boys are getting good quality time with "Aunt Holly" while they are gone. Today is the only day that we literally had ALL day long to things together because tomorrow we'll be at church most of the day and with school back in session,  Alf and Mara will be back before we know it! So....off to planning we go! The boys woke up, ate breakfast, and chilled on the couch watching Saturday a.m. tube for a little bit. When we were getting ready, Barrett kept telling me that he couldn't dress himself and that he needed help....well, you ain't pulling that on this lady! I started playing a game of counting with him to see just how long it would take him to put his 3 pieces of clothing and shoes on. Before HE knew it he was dressed and ready to go with a big smile on his face for his accomplishment! When I was counting with Barrett, Brock was excited cheering him on that despite how many times I told him to quit jumping on the couch, SMACK....there went the head straight down into the coffee table. Major catastrophe averted, however, I continued to pray throughout the day that black eyes didn't show up and that the weird looks from people would go away. He was so brave and kept his ice pack on his nose. Of course, I gave in and let him have his pacifier to help comfort and calm him. We have to make excuses SOME times! We decided we wanted to go to Build A Bear and then eat at Chick Fil-A in the Food Court. They boys had so much fun stuffing, bathing, and dressing their bears! Not to mention I'm convinced that Chick Fil-A sent the cow to the Food Court today JUST because they knew we would be there! The boys were thrilled! After lunch we got special cupcakes for snack later from this GREAT place in the mall and then off to Target we went! We decided we wanted to make homemade pizzas for dinner and while we were there we found a $5 blow up pool that provided a few hours of entertainment in my backyard! They were tuckered out by the end of the night and both were cuddled and asleep in NO time with their new friends from today! Below are the pix that cap Day One with Mom and Dad gone....NOW, some of you may be thinking after a long day like this why I'm not in bed. Normally, I would be thinking the same thing myself, however, I bleed Orange and would never miss a Longhorn Football game! Who's crazy idea was it to not start this game until 9:30 at night! UGH! 

The School Bell has RUNG!

Well, yes, it's that time again. Today was our first day of school. I haven't gone to bed before 1-2 a.m. in the past week. God has shown Himself SO REAL to me in the past few weeks with His PERFECT plan. I'm anxious to watch God as He uses our teachers to show HIS love and uses our program to partner with these families in raising their children to love Him with all their hearts! WOW....it was definitely a busy day! Busy and tired are such relative terms in everyone's life these days. BUT.....my sweet Jesus truly showed Himself REAL to me today. I love it when His provision shows up even in the craziest of ways. Such ways that you ONLY know it comes straight from His hand. I was running late this a.m. so I did not have time to stop at my usual morning stop of getting my Sweet Tea from Chick-Fil-A. Yes, I'm addicted. I get my large sweet tea nearly every morning and it stays on my desk all day. When I was at school helping parents finish their incomplete paperwork, my sweet friend Lara Ruthven, whose little girl, Gracie is starting at OLC this year, walked in and over to the busy table full of parents and slipped across a large sweet tea to me! GOD so KNEW! I just looked at her and smiled. Who even knows how she knew that was "my thing" but God did. I didn't even sit behind my desk until nearly noon when at that time I realized it was lunch time (probably the reason my stomach was growling). My cell phone rang and it was my precious friend, Michelle, calling to ask me what I wanted for lunch b/c she wanted to bring something to me! WOW! Another, "how did she know" BUT God did! I just sat in my office in awe of the little things we sometimes miss but yet I praise Him that he's faithful to our needs. It just brought a smile to my face. Watch for our sweet Jesus in the little things....He'll BLOW YOU AWAY!