Happy Thanksgiving

Happy Thanksgiving

"Hold on tight"

Today my baby turned 9!! Very exciting time around here! Yesterday a family member called to wish him early happy birthday wishes and asked him "what he was looking forward to about turning 9". My sons response about melted my heart... he said "I cant wait for mom to come in my room in the morning and say 'happy birthday 9 year old'!" Evidently my yearly tradition of going into my sons room and wishing him happy birthday with his new age, has become important to him. Who new something so small and mundane would mean so much, its funny what kids value sometimes.
In any case while it excites me that he is growing, it also aches. Last night as I tucked him into bed and hugged him goodnight, I hugged him hard and tight, he giggled and yelled "your smothering me" what he didn't know was that like his tradition of morning birthday wishes, I have a secret tradition of hugging him tight the night before his birthday, it was the last time I was going to hug/hold my eight year old, and a year from now I will give my 9 year old his last hug as a nine year old, and two years I will hold on tight to my 10 year old.........I love him so much!! Happy Birthday 9 year old!!!

"Someday"

years ago my son received a beautiful book from his grandfather called "Someday is not a day of the week" written by Denise Brennan-Nelson and Illustrated by Kevin O'Malley. It is about a little Beaver named Max who is so eager to do things with the grown-ups in his life, like build a fort or go fishing. Unfortunately the Adults are all to busy and caught up in there daily routines that they tell him "Someday but not today". Little Max consults his calendar, only to find that "someday" is not a day of the week or on the calender. With this knowledge he takes it to the grown-ups which is very sobering. The Adults quickly make time for little Max and all is good.
Although it is a kids book I think the message ideally is for the adults. I don't know how many times I have caught myself uttering those same words to my son "Someday"! Or even to myself!
Recently I had my son pull the book off his shelf, because with the holidays coming and so much to do I want to be reminded about not getting bogged down in commitments, chores and work and remember to take time for the little things that are important, be it a small little walk with my son or snuggling on the couch with my hubby... just don't put it off till "someday"

Things I learned this week!

Not a very eventful week. No great photos, no great stories.... just ho-hum! I did learn a few things though,Like for instance when walking your growing puppy never hand the leash to you son who is on roller blades... when I finished tying my shoe I looked up to see my son shooting across the parking lot being pulled by the anxious critter, (luckily a man out jogging caught my son by his hood- scary but when over the funniest thing I ever saw)!
Another thing I learned was that men don't do getting sick well, or at least my husband doesn't, he has a cold and you would think the man was dieing, I need to plan a girlfriend getaway for the times he is going to be sick!
A third thing I learned is that the wind at my house is strong enough to knock a port a potty over. Road construction crews left a port a potty set up in front of my home and this week it got windy enough to knock the disgusting thing over, I'm thankful no one was in it, and I am thankful that when they saw it knocked over they removed it- so no more port a potty on my front lawn!! (and yes it was the wind that knocked it over, not this disgruntled home owner.)