Who says you have to wear two of the SAME shoe???
Yep, I let her go to school today wearing two different shoes. I don’t know if that makes me a bad mom or a cool mom but she made her own fashion statement today!
Whirlwind Weekend
I think we need a weekend to recover from our weekend.
Saturday morning, Brooke woke us up at 4:30am. Although she was back asleep in no time, Keith and I never really got back to sleep. We figured we were up early, why not go out for breakfast? After filling our bellies at House of Pies, we decided to drive around Pearland. This is where we are hoping to buy a house next year so we’ve been scoping out areas to figure out exactly where we want to search.
We drove home in a yucky rainstorm, had a quick lunch and Brooke took her nap. Then it was time for some fun to keep Brooke from remembering she was cranky from waking up so early. So we made some Rice Krispie Treats. For extra fun, we made them red!!
While we waited to be able to eat them, I got Brooke set up with one of her new fave activities….water play!! She loves the bubbles and will be occupied forever!!
Once Keith got home from work and we got Brooke to bed, we put together dinner. I came across a blog with a recipe for homemade tortilla bowls and it sounded perfect to spice up our taco salads. So yummy!!
Unfortunately, we were woken up at 2:30 Sunday morning to poor Miss Brooke who had gotten sick in her crib. Once we got everything cleaned up it was close to 4:30am and again, even though Brooke was sleeping, no one else really could. By late morning, she was thankfully back to her normal self and Mommy and Daddy were having a hard time keeping up with her. Brooke and I napped together and we all watched The Masters. Before we knew it, it was bath & bedtime.
Can’t believe its already Monday…and I get to start my week with a dentist appointment. Lucky me!!
How was your weekend?
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Big Strength in a Small Package
Last week marked the one-year anniversary of my sister Jacqie’s back surgery to correct her scoliosis. We didn’t know it at the time but this particular surgery is considered one of the most painful from which to recover. Not too hard to imagine when you consider it involves titanium rods and her spine. The surgery itself was successful but the recovery was much worse than anyone expected. Pain meds that didn’t work, caused adverse reactions, inability to keep food down…if there was an obstacle, poor Jacq encountered it. But all the while, she plugged right through – waiting for the day she could have mashed potatoes!
In honor of this anniversary, I went through and read through all of the posts on the CarePage they set up to keep us updated on her surgery and recovery. Reading through & reliving those days brought me to tears. How does someone find the will to keep going when she’s in pain, away from home and nothing goes her way?
I don’t know but she did. And I hope she knows just how proud we all are of her!!
Jacq & her sweetheart Jake, just 10 weeks after surgery at her graduation open house
