Whisper in their ears......

There are so many things I want to whisper in their ears. When they are still and sleepy and holding my hand...........

There are so many things that I want to say to them after a busy and fun day.

I want to say how special they are - but I want them to be humble.

I want to tell them to be happy but I want them to be able to handle it when they are sad.

I want to tell them that they can do anything that they want but I really don't want them to do anything that they want - think of the chaos in my van alone!!!!!

Tonight I decided as I whispered in the soft little ear and tucked the little footed jammie under the covers that I would whisper

Try

I want you to try.

I want you to try anything and everything but learn from your choices.

I want you to try hard.

I want you to do your very best at everything you do.

There is so much that can be solved with just a little try.

So that is what I whispered tonight

In the soft little ear

I kissed the sleeping cheek and I tucked them in a little tighter and all I whispered was

try

Dear Coffee

Dear Coffee

I just wanted to let you know that I do appreciate you! Running to soccer now, didn't sleep much last night because for some reason my children have chosen to wander the halls and moan in their beds at night lately which make is very hard for a Momma to sleep. As I type my letter of gratitude to my beverage - my entire family is sleeping. I am the most sleep deprived yet I cannot go back to sleep at 5:30 in the morning especially once my sleep clock has been beaten all night as if it stole something.

So - here I sit - typing a letter to coffee.

Uh oh coffee - what is that sound? Oh no - it is the pitter patter of footed pajamas, here it comes,

"Momma, I need some cereal......" oh here comes the cuddling.......

typing one handed now holding a sweet soft little boy........

gotta go coffee - more important things need me but I do want to go ahead and say again.....

appreciate ya

Sincerely,

Holly

Thank you God

Thank you that my babies are healthy.

Thank you that I don't have time to blog.

Thank you for soccer games and swim lessons.

Thank you for my husband and thank you that I get to be a stay at home Mom.

Thank you for poop and pee and tantrums and orthodontist apointments and chicken and rice casserole in the crockpot.

Thank you for hugs and kisses.

Thank you for coaches and teachers and Mimi's and Papa's and Grandma and Grandpa's.

Thank you God for Pugs - even very bad pugs named Penelope.

Thank you for this day and please help me remember to thank you for tomorrow if it is even half as good as this one was.

Blogging from the couch

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Holding a sick 3 year old - thought I'd check in with blog land. This is what I am doing - what are you up to?

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I hold in my arms.....

The future of golf taking a small pre driving range nap.


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I Heart Faces - Excited

The Tale of the Traveling Pug

So the other day, the Little Buddy and I ran out to the doctor to have ear infections diagnosed - cold and flu season is in full swing here - I need to bust out my button from last year! When we came back - no Penelope the Pug - we looked everywhere - called her name - called her name - no pug.

We called the vet, we called the animal control people, we called my BFF's and neighbors.

We jumped in the car we drove - we called out - PENNY!!!!! PENNER MENNER!!!!!! PENELOPE ANNE THE PUG _ WHERE ARE YOU????????

One of my best BFF's jumped in the car with her two youngest and drove around - PENNY!!!!! PENNER MENNER!!!!!! PENELOPE ANNE THE PUG _ WHERE ARE YOU????????

Sigh - we went and picked up the middle child, went in to get a snack before returning to the streets to continue the search......

and there, low and behold, from behind the snack bucket, marched out a very sleepy

PUG!

This was my facebook status update:

Holly thought she had a Pug on the Lam but it turned out I had a Pug in the Pantry