And I'm proud to be an American,where at least I know I'm free.
And I won't forget the men who died,who gave that right to me.
~Lee Greenwood
Please pray for my brother, Joe Schmolke, who is serving our country in Afghanistan. Also for his wife Tsvetana and his kids, Reuben, Andrew, and Stephanie. They are all heroes in my book. We love you and pray for you often!
10:26 AM
1:27 PM
On Sunday our family went to Sesame Street Live in Everett. Since Aidan thinks Sesame Street is the next best thing to heaven, we couldn't miss it! He had a little trouble at first when the show started - it was really loud! Daddy took him to the back for a little while until he calmed down. But after that he had a great time. Elmo was his favorite part (of course). Aubrey sat staring at the show and didn't move a muscle. I think it was a little overwhelming, but she loved it. Her favorite part was Abbey Cadabby and Oscar.
6:19 PM
Aidan had a nephrology appointment today and an ultrasound to check on his kidney stones. Good news is that there are no new stones. The ultrasound did show "debris" in his bladder and minor inflammation in his kidneys. This is the same as last year, so everyone is very pleased. His labs are also still a little bit off so the nephrologist is adding another test to see if we can determine why. All in all, it seems that the huge amounts of water that he receives daily are doing the trick to keep the stones at bay. Praise God!
Daddy and Aidan had a boy's day at Children's. They got to visit with our favorite ultrasound technician who over the years has joined in many singing sessions to get through the procedure. Aidan did really well and laughed to his Sesame Street DVD. Thank God for those portable DVD players!
10:11 AM
Aubrey is having a great time painting! I wonder what this style is? I'm sure it's something genius.
8:16 PM
My heart is full of love right now. Aubrey got up out of bed to go potty and on her way back to bed she asked if she could watch basketball with me for a little bit. I took advantage of an opportunity to snuggle with her for a while and said yes. So as we sat there watching basketball together and trading hugs and kisses, she said to me, "My best friend is you, mommy." My eyes immediately welled up and I said a little thank you prayer to God. It was just what I needed to hear. Thank God for little blessings!
5:12 PM
Hello to all our family and friends. This new tool seems like a fun way to share the ins and outs, ups and downs, news and antics of our family. We have several friends who use it and it has been neat. Plus I thought it would be easier than trying to keep a journal of all the funny and cute things our kids are doing. Hopefully this will help me with my "mommy guilt" of not writing down stuff to look back on in the years to come.
Today was very cute. Aidan and Aubrey were sharing a video together on the floor (something they like to do a lot), when I happened to look over and see Aubrey putting the lip stuff (lanolin ointment) on Aidan's lips. She has never done that before, but has seen mommy and daddy do it often. She's such a sweet sister. I would have taken a picture, but the camera is with Bruce in Colorado where he is visiting his family and going to see Roger Waters in concert.
Pray for me that I can stay safe and sane while he is gone. This single parenting stuff is not for me.
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