This Is Kristin

~My oldest son is bored, and a little depressed, since he can’t be his usual lively self lately, with a cast on; so it’s good to hear him laugh…. and it even hurt a little… because the reason he was laughing, was because his one year old brother- bit my butt… and then, was chasing me through the kitchen, laughing, trying to do it again.  

~My three year old said, “that’s what dogs and cats do.” They thought this was hilarious. What am I in for? They absolutely LOVE to hear me scream, and see me run, and the three of them will do whatever it takes, to get that entertainment. I had no idea my sweet little baby was in on their schemes…..

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My little boy got his first broken (or cracked) ankle. Last night he jumped off the coffee table, aiming for the bean bag, and instead landed on his ankle, grazing his brother’s head. He was immediately yelling for ice, and crying, not acting like himself when he usually falls.

He doesn’t complain when he’s in pain. He’s had double ear infections before, and carries on as normal, we don’t know easily when he’s injured. Last night though, he cried out in pain in the middle of the night, and still wouldn’t walk on his foot this morning, but claimed he could hop to the birthday party he was invited to.

Instead, we spent a few hours at the emergency room to find out that he had a slight crack in one of his bones in his ankle, his foot was wrapped in a temporary fiberglass cast, and he’ll get a hard cast at some point next week.

He’s so tough, and I am proud of him. I on the other hand, don’t like seeing him in a cast… at all. There’s just something that doesn’t sit right with me. I was antsy and impatient the whole time while we were there, and just wanted to get him home. I’m glad he’s so brave, I kept petting him, and looking at him, and at one point he just looked over, smiled, squeezed my hand, and then pushed it off of him. He makes me laugh, he’s never been one to cuddle.

He’s also so positive. I was bummed for him that he’ll have to miss some baseball, possibly his first game, and he just said, “well, I’ll have to get a baseball video game!”

I’m sure this is the first of many trips to the emergency room, and I’m glad it was a small deal to start with!

~I saw this poster, and liked it.

~If you could have a simple saying hang on your wall, what would (or does) it say?

We were watching celebrity apprentice last night, and Trace Adkins sang one of his songs, and both Brody and I thought it was pretty good. I haven’t heard much country, but it was a good song to have playing through my head today when my kids were driving me up the wall….

~What did you think? Have you heard him before?

Mercy Me is going to be live from the studio today at 2pm.  Go to their blog to watch! 

 Last night was T ball practice, and something was with all the little boys there, it was pretty funny to watch.  I am super impressed with their coach, who takes everything in stride, and somehow seems to regain their focus over and over and over again, they actually get through a practice, hit the ball, run the bases, and are learning.    

Some of the things he had to deal with last night were, boys digging in the dirt- (my son), hitting kids on the helmet with a bat- (my son), another kid who decided to run the bases, and steel everyone’s gloves, another kid thinking it was funny to play from a kneeling position…. and it goes on and on.  It was very entertaining to watch.  I think it was something in the warmer air, because right before we left for practice, my son decided to run through the neighbors sprinklers…  

  ~Some of our friends are going through some very difficult, and trying times right now. Bad things seem to be happening from every angle for them, and it’s not letting up.  I don’t know what to say to comfort them, I don’t know how to help.  They shouldn’t have to be dealing with and facing the things that they are having to face.

What do you do during seasons of life where you feel done, and don’t know when or trust  that things will get better?  

(Positive Post Tuesday)

Lately I have been pointing out the things about our kids that make us shake our heads and pull out our calculators to add up the damage, but in the end, we love them, and they are in fact the cutest in the world. They have helped me in ways that were unexpected.

~They have taught me to be unselfish, and what sacrifice means.

~They have taught me (are teaching me) patience.

~They slow me down to a better pace, just by crawling into my lap, laying a head on my shoulder, or pulling me down to their level to peer at the ants.

~They’ve re-shapen my dreams.

~They’ve taught me about commitment, and a love I never knew I was capable of.

(Congratulations to our friends Martha and Al, and Kyle and Colette, who are expecting their first child!)

“If we had no winter, the spring would not be so pleasant; if we did not sometimes taste of adversity, prosperity would not be so welcome.”

~Anne Bradstreet