The Weekend

We all went to our friends house up in Ogden on Saturday to have a little dinner, play some games, let the kids play(they have a 3 year old girl, who is just a smidge shorter and lighter than Lukey, that Luke loves to play along with).  We had a lot of fun and thank goodness it was at their house and not our apartment becuase of all the noise we made with laughing and such.

In fact, we had so much fun that I have no voice today.  In the eight years that Casey and I have known each other I have never played active video games with him nor played them in front of him.  There's good reason for this.  Just like when I ice skate and think I am falling(which is frequent), and bowling when I throw the ball behind me, when I play video games that require more than point and click or sing into the microphone I tend to scream and shriek.  Loudly.  Not intentional mind you but an instinctive scream straight from the gut.  And its ear piercing, just ask Casey, our friends, and our friend's daughter who kept asking me to stop screaming while playing Mario on the Wii Saturday night.

Shopping Adventures

So we stopped in the grocery store to get buns for dinner and we have Luke in the cart and he looks up and sees this tall man with a cowboy hat on and Luke points to the man and says as loud as he can without yelling, "yee-ha!".  All three of us adults were ROLLING!  He's such a little cutie.
On a completely different and depressing note, I guess we're putting off having another baby for a while.  Indeffinitely.  What's that scripture say?  All things will work together for your good?  Okay, that's the new chant.

Quietly Observing

My lovey little boy is quietly observing his parents more than we realized. I asked him to be a helper and throw the empty box of oreos in the garbage. He went into the kitchen and I followed so if it didn't actually make it in the trash I could pick up after him. He set the box on the floor and gingerly starts to step on, flattening it as mommy does before putting boxes in the garbage, and choosing the exact cupboard we keep the trash in.

A few hours later I caught him playing with a toy police car and mimicking the way his dad makes siren noises. So smart!

Pins and Needles

A lot of really good things or really discouraging things are going to be happening pretty rapidly here. Putting your future on hold for a year or more isn't very appealing when you live beneath the poverty line and I have to say, the whole thing makes me a bundle of nerves. I appologize to anyone I have been snippy or blunt with lately, especially my husband.

If all goes well, we could be looking at some very exciting events that will propell our lives forward significantly. It will mean a better home for Lukey and the rest of us, among other big things. If the crap hits the fan, we could be in this everlasting limbo for a year or two more.

Prayers appreciated from all. Crossing fingers for the best and hoping for spirit of celebration.