Love Notes

“A task list with ‘I love you’ at the bottom is not a love note” – Jenny

But it’s better than nothing right?

Like Mother Like Daughter

It is always interesting (and sometimes humbling) to see yourself through your child’s eyes. Now that Livy is full of personality and imagination, I’m seeing more and more of her impressions of me. She is currently trying to read a book to Molly (who is not interested and walking away).

“Do you want me to read this book or not? Are you even listening? Molly I’m not going to read this book unless you come sit down. Right now. MOLLY!!!!!!!”

Followed by:

“Molly, I’m not very happy with you.”

All of which contains plenty of dramatization! I’d like to note for the record, that I am not usually so stern when it comes to reading books, however, I also cannot deny having said all of the above at one time or another.

Gotta run, Livy is now standing on her step stool in front of the stereo, holding her Wheels on the Bus CD, trying to figure out which button opens the tray!

How I became pro-life

For me, the answer is easy – I was brought up to believe that life is sacred from the moment of conception until natural death. It was completely acceptable to me from the beginning and I have never questioned that belief. However, not everyone comes to the pro-life position in such a way. I have a new friend who is an eloquent writer and her story is much, much more interesting. It’s quite a long post, but definitely worth the read. Here’s a teaser – she grew up an athiest and converted on a purely intellectual level (at first . . .) – it is a fascinating story. And while you’re there, enjoy the many interesting & entertaining posts she’s compiled over at Conversion Diary.

A Salute to our Veterans

I couldn’t let today go by without a salute to our veterans, especially those nearest & dearest to my heart – first and foremost, my brother, 1st LT Nathan Kane (he’ll be a Captain in the spring!). He recently served our country as an intelligence officer by making decisions regarding convoy routes in Iraq. Due to his service, he missed the first year of his precious baby girl’s life. They are now making up for lost time, thanks be to God! Nathan continues to work for our country as a civilian in the Washington State Army Reserves training soldiers headed to the Mideast. Please keep these men & women in your prayers.

We are blessed to have several other veterans in the family as well – my brother-in-law, Adam Tesmer, served as a fire fighter in the Army Reserves in Bosnia; my Grandpa Hatt served as a submariner in the south Pacific in WWII. Grandma Hatt is not technically a veteran, but she signed up as a cadet nurse in WWII, and thankfully the war ended before she was asked to serve. We can count several more veterans in the extended family. Thanks be to God for bringing them all home safely and may they be blessed for their selflessness.

May God bless America!

Mama’s Random Thoughts

Maybe I should keep my clocks on regular time. It would really be nice to have a one hour buffer with the rest of the world. I can’t count the number of times I needed an extra hour before an appointment or meeting friends for a playdate (especially when I was hosting the playdate) . . .

After observing how pleased Livy was wearing the Camelbak we took camping this weekend, I thought perhaps I should just strap a full Camelbak on each of them at the start of the day . . . would keep them properly hydrated and I wouldn’t have to refill sippy cups untold number of times . . . on second thought, it might cause more accidents & diaper changes – definitely don’t need any more of those unnecessarily . . .

My children excitedly drink V-8 in small cans – there must be a medal I’m eligible for out there somewhere – we call it “tomato pop” and they think it is a special treat. I should be offering this ‘treat’ more often.

The fact that I’ve gotten confused about “real” time and “new” time more than 5 times today makes me think living on a different clock than the rest of the world may cause more harm than good . . .

OOO

That’s right, we’re going to be “out of the office” this weekend – it’s time for our fall family camping trip to Bastrop State Park (and the Lost Pines) Take II! Should be just what the doctor ordered – highs around 80, lows about 55, plenty of sunshine & quality family time. We promise to update the pictures & such when we get back.