Best of Both Worlds

Heath's brother got a new puppy a couple of weeks ago. My kids are in love with it. Cody isn't home much in the day so I decided to go get it today so my kids could have some dog time. They are constantly driving me crazy about getting a dog so I thought we could go get this dog once a week and they could have their time to play and then we wouldn't have to get one ourselves. We had such a fun day. Hannah would hardly share the dog. She held it all day. It really is the cutest little thing. I didn't hear it bark all day and it was a pretty docile dog. I actually enjoyed the day a lot. So now I think - maybe we should get one. I really fell in love with the little thing today which is very surprising because I am not a dog person. Am I crazy to think that way? Should we break down and get one or should I just enjoy this best of both worlds situation?

Nocturnal

Hannah must have learned the word "nocturnal" at school because she has been using it a lot lately. I thought her application of it was great the other night. She woke up in the night and I went in to check on her. She said she was scared so she said a prayer. I said that was a great thing to do. Then she asked, "Mom, is Heavenly Father nocturnal? Will he hear my prayers in the night?" It is hard not to let a little chuckle out in those situations.

My Rock Man

Have you ever been tired and looked around and thought I will lay down on a pile of rocks. That will be really comfy. Well, this is how I found Hayden yesterday afternoon - sound asleep.At least he used the tube for his head. This kid always keeps me laughing one way or another.

She made it!

Hannah made it through her first day of Kindergarten! I didn't even cry today. I was very proud of myself. She was so excited to get on the bus. Luckily, she has good neighbor friends to take care of her. She did give that one scared look as she got on the bus, but she was brave enough to do it. I met her over at the school basically so I knew she made it to class. She says she will be okay tomorrow without me. She loved every minute of it. It was fun to hear all her stories when she got home. It was a hard day on Hayden though. He was pretty sure he wanted to stay there with her and not go home with boring mom, but then Zach came over and all was well. I love the feeling of back to school time. There is almost something magical about it.

Surprising Tears

I'm not really an emotional person. I don't cry often. That is why I am surprised today at the tears that keep coming to my eyes. I didn't think I would be like this about sending my little girl to school. I am also really excited for her. She can't wait. I'm not sure if she is more excited about going to school or about finally wearing her school clothes. She needs the routine in her life. She needs the stimulation for her little brain and I'm ready for that. It's just one of those markers in life. It seems she just looked liked this . . .and I blinked and she is going to school. I remember chuckling quietly at the moms who teared up when they dropped off their kindergartners when I taught . . . that was before I had children of myself. I read in a book this week where it said, "You can't start a new journey without the old one dying first." I guess that is kind of how I feel today. Tomorrow will come and it will be new and exciting. Am I being extra emotional or is this normal? Did you feel this way too?