My coworker and I were talking yesterday about Heaven and what will be. She has Cerebral Palsy that affects her legs. She has gone through so much in her life just to be able to walk. And walk she does.

We were talking about the joy of heaven and she was telling me a conversation she and her daughter had about her legs; how in heaven she'll be able to walk. She said she is so excited because she will be able to be 'normal'. What a feeling it would be to be able to walk around heaven.

I hated to disagree with her but I said 'P. you won't be walking in heaven.' She looked at me and said 'Yes I will.' I told her 'I have a feeling you will be too busy running and dancing to walk.' She beamed and said 'How wonderful that would be!'

This conversation got me thinking about my scar. I have a nice white scar running down the middle of my chest from my open heart surgery when I was 2 1/2. I love my scar. I proudly show it off. I think people who don't have scars look weird. It's something that has literally always been with me. The only people who have seen me before it are my parents and older siblings. I can't fathom what I'll look like once I get to heaven. I told my coworker I would probably ask God for a mirror and I won't be able to tear myself from it.

My coworker said I can have her seat at God's table in heaven, she won't need it she'll be too busy running, and I can put my mirror on it and stare at my perfect chest.

Can't wait.

Bored - B.O.R.E.D

I grew up in a house where my mom was a stay at home mom. Great, huh? Sure. But she watched TV ALL day. ALL DAY! While my siblings and I went outside and played she would be inside watching TV. After supper, she'd be inside watching TV. When we had to come in, we'd all sit and watch TV. Saturday's she'd be inside watching TV. When we would go on 'vacation' for the weekend (it was all my parents could afford) at a resort a couple hours away, my mom would spend the whole time in the room watching TV. I was bored then and am bored now.

I'm all for lazy days and quiet weekends, don't get me wrong. I do enjoy quiet time and mundane TV. I do have my favorites that I watch. TC has been on overtime the past couple months. At night it's just JT and I and he goes to bed at 7pm. I know some people wonder why not have him stay up later. The answer is he needs his sleep. He is an early bird (even if he goes to bed at 8pm or 9pm) and if he is up later he is Mr Crankypants the next morning.

This leads me to a long night of TV watching. And I'm getting bored. I'm not going to spend every night cleaning my house from top to bottom just to stay busy. I'm trying to find things to do at night. I'm going to find out and see if I can work overtime at home (we got approved to work overtime at work) since I can't stay late. If I can't, I'm wondering if there's anything I could do to make money those few hours a night. I'm wondering how I can make money with my blog. We're starting the IVF process and I'm sure it'll be great entertainment once I start giving myself shots. I just don't have a clue where to start. It's hard to know what is a scam and what actually works.

I guess I'll just keep looking. If you have any suggestions what I could be doing leave a comment and let me know.

Love it!

I'm not one to watch a commercial on TV and have to buy the product. That's just not me. I may be intrigued but I won't actually go out and buy it.

This time I did. One night last week I was watching TV and there was a commercial for shampoo, Pantene, and two words caught my eye; Medium-Thick. Me having VERY thick and frizzy hair this caught my attention. I have been looking for the 'right' shampoo since college. When my thick but straight (and slightly manageable) hair went frizzy and wavy. That was 10 years ago. I literally ran to the store today and bought the shampoo and conditioner. They have a new line out and one of them is designed for people with medium thick hair. I bought the shampoo and conditioner and also the straighten and smooth creme.

I did the ultimate test. The most unthinkable thing I now dread doing with my hair (but was able to do in highschool). I blew dry my hair. Yep just grabbed a brush and used my fingers to blow dry. I added the creme to my wet head before drying. And OH MY GOSH! My hair is still thick but it was NOT this huge poof ball that it usually is after blow drying.

I AM IN LOVE!! Too bad I have a full bottle of my other shampoo and conditioner left to use. Maybe I could sneak them into TC's bottles and have him use them up. :)

Hello Summer

After a brief and cold Spring summer has sprung upon us. The sun, green grass, long days, and of course the heat. And if your a mom there's also sand in the shorts. Sigh. I picked up JT from the babysitter's today and he was covered head to toe (literally, it was in his hair) in sand. I was cleaning him up and noticed when the shorts fell on the ground that sand soon followed. Yuck. He got one long hot shower and we got about 1 inch of water on the floor. It's tough trying to lean into the shower to scrub him down and get everything off.

I wouldn't say I'm a neat freak but I dislike dirt. Dislike seeing kids walking around with snot running down their nose with dirty hands and faces. It's just something I have trouble grasping. And now I have one of those kids. I suppose it's because he's a boy and as a girl I wasn't one to get that dirty. I just need to get used to it, right?

Although on the bright side...only 5 more months until colder weather is here. :) Remember I LOVE the cold, love sleeve shirts, jackets, and soft scarves and hats, winter boats and cold nights. I'm also VERY excited to put the Christmas tree up in our new house. I can't wait to see it twinkling in front of our livingroom window.

Ok ok, I'm back to the bugs and the heat.

It's our decision

As most kids count down to the end of the school year I am counting down to when JT starts preschool the end of Aug. A little over 3 months and he'll be in school.

While buying a piano on Saturday, the salesman saw the city we live in and asked how the school district is. I said huge. It's 2 cities with LOTS of kids. He said but the area feels and looks like a small town. I agree. It does have the small farm town feel and that's why we love this area.

A coworker and I were talking about JT starting school and I mentioned how many people have mentioned how smart he is. She asked about our school district and how they should have programs for him if he is an advanced learner. I also told her the district is huge and I worry about him getting lost. Not lost in the school but lost in the system.

Our decision is this, JT (and all future kids) will be going to private school. They will be going to school at our church and God willing to the high school I graduated from (which is a school supported by our church's synod). This decision was fairly simple. TC and I both went to grade school through our church's. TC went to a public highschool and I to a private highschool. We want our children to be nurtured everyday in God's Word. I know the standards the teachers hold.

This is our decision. So why do I feel I have to defend it? Why do people turn up their noses when they hear 'Private School'. TC admitted to me his preceived idea of a private school kid. You know the Preppy dressed kid driving the BMW off to lacrosse. Wrong. When I hear of a private school kid who goes to a Christian school I think of a teenager going through the tough years with teachers who when a student approaches him/her they take out their Bible and pray. They aren't hindered by what the government says. I know the teachers hold the same values I do in how they live their lives. I know that JT will be able to know ALL his classmates. I graduated 8th grade with a class of 6. I walked along with 74 of my fellow senior classmates as we graduated in 1997. I loved going to my 10 year highschool reunion knowing everyone. TC went to his 10 year highschool reunion and had people talking to him he didn't even realize were in his class.

And again, this may not be most people's choice for their kids, but it is ours and we are happy with it.

Motivation

I love this blogging roller coaster. I write pretty regularly and then I don't. Then I'm up writing and then it dries up. It's pretty hard keeping up with the writing when only 3 people, if that, check in. That's even including the few I have no idea who they are. I have one person who comes up as unknown and that's pretty scary. I just looked and someone from Australia and Canada checked. I understand Australia as it came from my friend's blog but Canada? They actually had to know my blog address. I don't know anyone in Canada. I know people who may go to Canada but they don't know my blog address and it isn't published.

I suppose I should just be happy someone's logging on. Although in this day and age I worry about hackers and not so nice people. So I had removed our pictures from the side. Just for my sanity. I didn't have a watermark on them and I don't want people copying them and using them to their discretion.

So hopefully soon I'll get motivated again to write. Until then enjoy this beautiful weather (if your in MN) we have coming.

Family Vacations

Ever since TC and I got married we always talked about what we would do for family vacations. That one special trip once (or twice) a year. While growing up my family would visit this resort in Western MN every Spring and then every Fall. Money was hard to come by so we were only there for the weekend. We always had a blast (even if my mom just sat in our hotel room all weekend and watch TV, sigh). TC's family would drive somewhere every year.

Sure we could keep going up North and stay at Eagle Ridge in Lutsen MN. We've done it a few times and will keep doing it. But it's hard when most of his family still live in that area. When they find out we are going up there they expect us to go visit. Honestly, we are on vacation. Don't get me wrong we love them and will happily take a weekend and make that our main agenda to visit all his family members up there. We have a blast every time but want something JT (and future kids) can remember as that special once a year vacation with our little family.

TC got an email from his uncle last week that said he won a free stay at this, well I don't know what to call it. They have cabins on a lake and you can fish or even hunt. It's in Canada and very beautiful. His uncle has been here before and loves it. TC was looking at their website and saw that you can rent cabin (with all necessities, laundry, running water and housekeeping etc) that sleeps 6 for a week for around $300. Now that's a steal! We talked about it and how fun would it be to go up there and fish. Hang out on the dock and watch the sunrise and sunset.

So we decided next year will be our first year. We are SO excited! TC will be getting his passport soon for his trip this year with his uncle (which is over July 4th weekend). JT and I will get ours sometime in the near future.

I'm so excited to start this new family tradition. The memories that will be created will be wonderful. Can you see us sitting in a boat watching JT catch a fish? Going to the cabin to fry it up for supper, then sit in front of a fire and talk and enjoy nature.

I can't wait!