Sunday Morning Sermon

NOT!!!!!

Shawn was sick this morning. So I took some time to

get caught up on some things around the house while the

kids played before church. When it was (past) time to get

ready we had ponies we had to negotiate about and hair to

cry over and dinosaurs to find.

We couldn't leave without both kids

having potty emergencies and then Berklee's dress got wet in the

urine filled toilette. (I'm sick of urine already because Hayden peed

through his diaper last night and Berklee wet the bed which

are some of the tasks I was trying to get caught up on before church!)

We hit every red light on the way and got stuck behind two cars

who road side by side going 40 in a 50.

This is a HUGE pet peeve of mine!

So of course we were late to church.

Then Hayden, the boy with a dependency on routine,

freaked out when I dropped him off at his class

because, you see, this is daddy's job every Sunday

and there were two new teachers.

I left him screaming and they paged me almost immediately

after I found my seat. Typically he has a great time and I

knew it was all about the routine thing not sickness or

tiredness. So I went and threatened and spanked and negotiated.

No such luck. Into church we went for 5 minutes before his

two year old mouth could take no more.

He began blurting out questions.

"MOM, WHY ARE

YOU WRITING? MOM, WHY ARE YOU READING?"

(Our church is small and we meet in a small school-like

theater which means everything is amplified.)

So now I am standing here outside the church,

in the heat while Hayden is being forced to sit quietly against a

wall until Berklee is finished with her class.

She loves it so much I don't want to ruin it for her too.

Here Berklee is dancing during their worship time

as we are waiting, waiting.

She absolutely loves it!

And Hayden has just informed me that he wants

to go to his class now.

Good, that was the point of making you sit still

and quiet for 15 minutes!

I pray the Lord would open my eyes this morning

because I sure feel like nothing good could possibly be seen.

This is my life without the help of my husband on a Sunday morning.

I feel a little better now. Thanks for reading my rant. :)

-----Sunday Evening----

Spending a family evening at my mom's new

house made my day even better than expected!

Her awesome house wraps around this awesome pool.

And I love this tree right outside the back door.

Shawn spent the evening in the basement/theater room

watching a movie while the rest of us

grilled burgers and dogs and swam our

little hearts out!

We will now be going to my mom's

for our date nights.

Drop the kids off upstairs and

head downstairs to the theater!