Rockin' To Richmond

After a very long day of errand running, housework, and a cranky baby - I had a delightful and treasured moment this evening.
I was rocking my son in my left arm and I had Isaac the Gray cat nuzzled up in my right arm and purring loudly into my ear. I also had Ceili the dog at my feet. The wind was blowing through the nursery window sending in a relieving cool breeze and Jeremiah and I had a deeply involved conversation about wookas and gogs.

Christmas Is 88 Days Away

There hasn't been much time for much other than mommyhood! With Jeremiah's 1st birthday, a trip to the zoo, the Scottish Festival, and various doctor appointments -I haven't had the time to dedicate to the Holiday Grand Plan that I wrote about several entries ago.
This plan helps me keep "it" together. "It" being everything. I was feeling pretty anxious because I was so far behind schedule (and then I thought, wait a minute - I'm worrying about the holidays in SEPTEMBER?).
So I decided that this year I will plan to participate in a six week plan called the Christmas Countdown which doesn't start until October 23. I will continue to do some things that I know are on the plan but I will not become neurotic about it. I have other things that need my attention like my husband, son, and paying the bills.

Speaking of other things, I'm off to tidy up the guest room for my guest and then cook dinner for my guys.

It's almost 3 pm and the house is quiet. It's raining outside - bits of Hurricane Ophelia making it's way up the coast.
MIL just left with the baby, he's spending the night with her and suprising Auntie P.

I am grateful for the quiet, I am grateful for the much needed time to myself. Time to decompress, clean house, and decorate for the baby's 1st birthday party tomorrow.

I think this afternoon, evening, and tomorrow will be odd though without the baby. He really does feel like he's mine and has been mine all along.

This weekend and the following two weekends are so busy for us as a family. September always is, and it helps to stay busy so that my mind is off of the coming season. I do everything I can to make the transition away from summer a positive one. I think this year it will be good. Well, as good as it gets as I walk into fall.

Count it all joy

In light of the piece that ABC chose to do on Operation Blessing I had written a letter of scathing rhetoric to the oh so smart folks at that network. There are other factors that go into why I'm just fed up with ABC but the segment they aired tonight was absolutely uncalled for. I was pleasantly surprised by what my MIL said. She said that maybe this will be a good thing and turn out for the positive.

That's exactly what the Bible says. God causes all things to work together for His good. So I must not be angry, I will sit back and see what God will accomplish with the publicity we've just gotten thanks to our liberal media.