"Life Is Lemons": March 2010

Thursday, March 4, 2010

Boys

I could and should post funny things that my boys say everyday...these things really should be recorded. So first, let my preface this post by saying that Drew REFUSES to wear "high" socks. Ankle socks only for this kid. And Max apparently inherited Summer's ability to watch a movie or T.V. and memorize lines after hearing them only once. That being said, check out my latest conversations with these two...

Drew: Mom, look what I have on..."High" socks!
Me: Awesome Drew!
Drew: I like high socks because Korver wears them.
Me: Of course you do.

Drew then starts dribbling one of Mitchell's balls back and forth through our house as fast as he can and the conversation continues as follows...

Drew: Mom, watch how fast I can run and dribble.
Me: Wow, you are so very fast!
Drew: Does my hair blow when I run that fast?
Me: (Trying not to laugh) Yes Drew, your hair does blow. It's blows just like Korver's.

Look at his hair...of course it blows as he runs :) He checks his hair in the reflection of the front doors of his school before going in. He's only FIVE. We're in so much trouble!

Then there's Max, who by the way just lost his first tooth! This conversation is just one of many we have had of this same nature. Most of them very random and have nothing to do with the conversation that is currently going on in the room. We were eating dinner talking about each others day when Max piped up and said...

Max: Mom, when are you going to buy Scrubbing Bubbles Bathroom Cleaner?
Me: Ummm, I don't use Scrubbing Bubbles so probably never. Why?
Max: Because you can HEAR it working!

I'm sure he's only seen one Scrubbing Bubbles commercial but whipped out that info at the most random moment. He'll be a sucker for infomercials!

Tuesday, March 2, 2010

We Have A Plan!

We're moving to Atlanta, GA. We've decided that is the best place for George to get his education and also the best place for the kids. The schools are great and we have heard a lot of good things about living in Atlanta. Right now we are looking at living in Suwanee or Cumming, so if anyone has any contacts in these areas please let me know.

We will be spending a month in Europe this summer and will move to Georgia mid July when we get home. we're excited for this adventure...it's good to have a plan. We've been waiting for this for a long time.

Here's to the Peach State!

Tender Mercies

Everyone has a story: life experiences that have either strengthened us or made us weaker and have defined who we really are. Our story is no different; George and I were both married previously to very wonderful people who changed our lives and helped us become who we are. We each suffered a tremendous loss when our spouses (Joel and Summer) died of cancer leaving us with an unfinished story of the lives we had imagined. Through the grief, loneliness, suffering, and pain we both realized that our stories were being revised and that Summer and Joel were helping in that process.

George and I met in March of 2007. We dated for a year and it was a wonderful year full of compassion, empathy, healing, and love. My dad often talks about the tender mercies of the Lord and we both know that our lives have been touched by these tender mercies in ways we never dreamed possible.

We were married on March 1, 2008 in the Salt Lake Temple. The new revisions in our story may seem complicated but to us it's rather simple. Our kids know how much we love each other and are so happy to be a complete famiy again. They also know that "daddy Joel" and "mommy Summer" are a big part of our lives and that families are eternal and we will see them again someday. George and I often joke that "we are blessed....we think!," but the truth is we have been blessed beyond measure. We've had our trials and there are still sad days but we have each other to lean on. We now have someone to share things with--it feels so good to love again!