Home from vacay

What a beautiful time. Luke and I got home last night from Washington. We celebrated Kayla's 2nd birthday with a huge party at Earl's, where we sang horrible kareoke and drank too much and the kids had a visit from Spiderman. We also did a short camping trip to Wallowa Lake. Dad and Joy in their RV and Earl, Nora and the kids in the tent trailer. The simple things in life remind me how unbelievably rich in love I am and all that I want..I have.

It felt good to come home. Tim and Kenna picked up Luke and me right on time at the airport. When I walked in the door of our house the colorful, whimsical, warmth enveloped me completely. I breathed a small sigh and let myself feel the good feeling of being at home.

This morning as I look around the house and haphazardly wander through picking up things to be put away, dishes, laundry ect.
I feel I am the most blessed woman in the world. From where I have come from.....to where I now stand.....there is nothing I can think of that explains the journey from darkness to light, except God has shined His face on me and on my family, from the very begining. During all the hard years and now during these joyful years.

I do dishes and fold laundry and think about life. Swirling thoughts of Kianna, my sweet sweet niece, my brother and his wife, Michael, and Kayla, Dad and Joy. Quilts, and wooden bowls, my thoughtful and challenging husband whom I could not get bored with...Luke.....(he gave himself a haircut this morning while waiting for his parents to finally get out of bed.)...and I am profoundly grateful and I realize my happiness overflows and I couldn't even hold it in my hands if I tried.

Luke's first day of pre-4

Well, Tim and Luke are off. Tim drove Luke to his new school for his first day of pre-4. Everyone is excited about it. Especially me. The house is really quiet.
I went over some basic rules for Lukey before he left, which are as follows: 1) The only private parts you touch are your own. 2) No bad words. 3) No playing gun games at this school or you get booted.(Their rule not mine.)
He seemed to get it....
Luke dressed himself in full camo gear and was ready to rock. I however, changed his shirt so he didn't look so ready to wreck havoc. So he kept the camo pants but I got a normal shirt on him. sigh.
I have no doubt the boy is completely hetero.


Tonight, Luke and I leave on the red eye for WA to meet up with the fam for the Anema camp out. I plan to bring lots of reading materials and do alot of daydreaming as well.
See you all soon.