There are times I am so completely overwhelmed at the life God has given us that it almost takes my breath away. No, I'm not talking earthly wealth (though maybe one day T.C. will get that Hyundai Genesis that he really wants...but maybe not, and that's ok too) or things the world would call "important"...I'm not talking about that sort of thing at all. I mean those moments that I look around as we are together as a family, and look at our children and my husband. To be so thankful that God entrusted us with 2 incredible children, and that he gave me the most amazing husband ever. (ladies, I know there might be some of you out there that want to beg to differ..heehee...but we can agree to disagree:) ) T.C. works so hard for our family to make it possible for me to be at home raising and schooling them. That is a priority for him, and he does it without complaining...EVER! What can I say, he's awesome. (and being really darn cute doesn't hurt either) Anyway, I digress. This week we faced a little something in our marriage, that made us evaluate just what kind of a job we are doing at making our marriage a priority. We realized we were falling down on the job a little. It wasn't anything major, don't get me wrong. Just enough to make us take a step back and put into focus just HOW important it is to focus on US amongst the chaos that is our lives. I mean, we do have a competitive swimmer and a gymnast/also soon to be soccer player...which equals to not a lot of time for much else. However, we never want to loose sight of the fact that we were US before we were Mom and Dad! I am more in love with this wonderful man that God chose to bless my life with 14 1/2 years ago...than I ever thought possible back then!! I'm one lucky gal.
Clark was so disappointed yesterday. We drove out to a church that was holding the Upward flag football evaluation, only to realize it was way further out than we realized. The drive isn't feasible with Ali's swim practices being in the opposite direction. Once he wiped away the tears, and stopped asking why he couldn't play football, we convinced him that we would definitely find him a sport he could play. We came home and found a soccer league that isn't too far away that starts in Oct. We will be registering him this week. He was very excited, but WON'T stop asking when he is going to play soccer. It might be a long month! You know I love to recount Clark's humor, so that I can have a copy of it later down the road. Well the last couple of days T.C. has been talking to him about chivalry. I admit, at first I was thinking "really...seriously...with a 5 year old?" Guess you can't start too young. Anyway, Clark really ran with the idea. So...to bring it down to a 5 year old level T.C. explained it like this, "boys save the girls and fight the bad guys." SOOOOO...last night Clark told him, "Daddy, I will save the GGGIIIRRRRLLLLSSSS...and you fight Darth Vaver (that is how he says Darth Vader!!). Haha..he also added that "Mommy will be our princess." I like how this boy thinks! He is rotten people...ROTTEN! His phrase of the week has been, "that makes me sad." He says it EVERY SINGLE TIME he has gotten upset lately. It was cute the first time, not so much the 50th time!
Well, our first two weeks of school were relatively painless. I think I have just about figured out how to school two at once. I am sure it will continue to be a work in progress. Clark DOES talk a lot...ummm, did I mention A LOT? So, we must quiet him down on occasion...ok, like every single day. Ha!! But all in all, so far so good.
Ali had a blast last night at a swim party for the confirmation group at church. You would think she wouldn't want to look at a pool outside of swim practice, but she still enjoys being in the water for fun. Can't believe she is now a second year confirmation student....before we know it she will be finishing 8th grade and getting confirmed!! Yikes.
Tonight is date night in the Judd house.......sweet!! We love date nights. Ali's first question is always "where are you going to eat?" She wants to plan ahead and see if we are going somewhere that she likes (to see if we will bring her something back...hahaha).
Have a great week!!
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