Monday Jan. 18
This morning started out ok, but deteriorated quickly for some reason. I was frustrated at everything, so I decided to do a mindless activity to try and clear my frustration levels. I cut out all the shapes for Emily's party gift bag boots, and then I sewed them all. Good frustration outlet...sewing!
Tuesday Jan. 19
No more frustration, but panic has now set in that Saturday is Emily's party with 20 invited kids and I don't have everything done. So tonight I made the stick horses. They didn't last past the next morning when the kids played with them, so they had to go back to the horse doctor to get re-sticked! I loved listening to the rain and being safe and warm inside!
Wednesday Jan. 20
Today was full of blessings and miracles. While Robby was driving home from an appointment in Phoenix, the Spirit directed him that something was wrong with his driver's side tire. So he said a quick prayer saying "Please get me home safetly." Well, as he was turning onto the off ramp on Gilbert road off of the 60, his driver's side tire blew. The tread came completely off. Robby was prepared for this and he had both hands on the wheel at the time. He was able to bring the car to a stop safely and pull into an apartment complex and change the tire. Then he drove directly to Discount Tire to get the 2 front tires replaced. The business had just recieved a check from a customer that covered the exact amount of the tires. As I ran to the bank to deposit the check, they pulled the car into the bay. I was gone maybe 10-15 minutes and as I was pulling back up, they pulled the completed car out of the bay. They moved the back tires to the front and put the new tires on the back. I am so grateful that Robby is safe and that he was listening to the still small voice guiding him to safety.
Thursday Jan. 21
Today the rains came down and the floods came up. We were all sure that we were going to be washed away. By mid morning the water was halfway up our patio, and by tonight the water was within inches of our back door. A song comes to mind (I changed a few words): "The rains came down and the floods came up, the rains came down and the floods came up, the rains came down and the floods came up and the toys on the porch washed away!" I am so grateful for the new tires on Robby's car because as he was driving around today, he said that he was driving through 3 feet of water at times and he knew that his old tires would have never stuck to the road. Major blessings! Nathan right now is really big into pickles. He wants one 5 minutes after he wakes up in the morning! Tonight was Emily's Kingergarten Preview. We were able go to the school and meet all 4 teachers and go to each of their rooms and see a little about how they teach. Emily flourished and raised her hand to answer questions, and was content to sit with the others kids and not cower with me. That made me really excited that come August she will go to school (hopefully) without a fight or too many tears. I also put names on all the bandanas for the kids at the party. They will color them with crayons at the party.
Friday Jan. 22
Nathan grabbed his hat this morning while we were getting dressed and decided to go all gansta' on us! So cute! I laughed so hard! Isn't that face the greatest? Today was the dreaded doctor's visit that Emily has tried everything to get out of. Both kids had a well check today and needed to get 1 shot each. Nathan must have known something was up because he was a very grumpy boy the entire time we were there. Emily took a great picture of Nathan getting his shot! Emily chose lunch at Taco Bell for our lunch with Gran-Nana. The kids got nachos, and all Nathan wanted to eat was the cheese dip with his finger. Tonight we set up for Emily's party tomorrow. Late night, but everything but the kitchen floor is done for tomorrow.
Saturday Jan. 23
P-Day has arrived-Party Day that is! Nathan was up at 6:30, so I was able to get lots done before the party started at 10 this morning. We had 16 of the 20 invited kids come today and we definitely had a full house! We took pictures of each child with the horse pin-up and then moved onto coloring their bandanas and making necklaces. Then we all moved to the family room where each child signed their name on an autograph horse for Emily. We played Pin the Brand on the Cow, and someone actually got a bullseye! Then we had an obstacle course. We divided into 2 teams and each team had a stick horse. They had to 1. lasso the horse with a wooden ring, 2. throw the horse in the corral, 3. Jump over snakes at Poison Pass, and 4. Shoot the bad guy and then run back and pass off the horse to the next person. They had lots of fun with this. Then we sang to Emily and she got to do the first cut on the cake. My friend Kara made the cake and it was amazing! She does it as a side business: go check out the other cakes she has made http://www.karaskustomkakes.blogspot.com/!
Sunday Jan. 24
Today we had a very relaxing afternoon with me taking a nap, and Robby playing the Wii and with the kids. The kids love to just sit and watch him play, and will do that for hours at a time. Emily even got in on the action of the game by sneaking into Robby's chair when he got up and so Robby sat on her!
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