Father's Day Thoughts

I'm so grateful to have married a man who is a good dad to our kids. Neither of us had a father who set a good example. My dad was totally uninvolved- so much so that I haven't seen him since I was a little girl and Ken's dad had lots of drug and alcohol issues- how we've come this far is a true miracle and although we are far from perfect we are always trying to be better.

Here are some things I'm so grateful that my kids have from their dad:
He will never leave
He does silly things with them that I would never dream of
He learns from his mistakes
He listens
He accepts them for who they are
He teaches them how to ride their bikes
He always thinks of gifts that are perfect for them and that I would never have thought of
He sings loudly even though he is terrible- so am I so I can say that
He will protect them at all costs
They jump for joy when dad comes home
He can discipline Jack in a way I cannot- he melts my heart and Ken only has to give the look
He loves our girls and I love watching them with him- they adore him
He always takes at least one of them with on errands when I would just want to go alone
He taught me and now teaches our children how to drive
He had the courage to tell me that he needs to be first in my life and then the children
He laughs with them and sometimes at them but only in a good way
He will never leave- this is so important coming from families with father's who did leave

I love him more and more every year and it's been almost 26 years together 19 of those married- that is more than half of my life!! Did I mention I am one lucky girl!

Five for Friday

I'm totally copying this idea from other bloggers. Five random thoughts on a Friday- here goes

1. I'm officially freaked out about school and the two chapters and assignments I have every week. I usually just read for fun- now I'm actually expected to remember things-YIKES
2. I went up to a level 10 on the elliptical with a speed of 7.2- I did not know I could do that
3. Just when I was feeling all energized and organized I have had two very funky days that have left me not wanting to do anything (&%$#)
4. I'm bummed out that Ken is working this week-end- no date night for me:(
5. I've been staying up too late all week- I find it difficult to go to bed when the house is quiet and everyone else is asleep. I now need a bedtime just like the children!! We are all much happier and organized when I have been fully rested- oh the joys of getting older- I remember when I used to survive on just 5 or 6 hours a night now it's more like 8 or 9! This may explain why I am ready for bed at 7:30 on a Friday night:)

Happy Saturday to all!!

Recent happenings

1. My class starts next week
2. The military has started a new program which has given me $6000 to pay for tuition- Yeah!
3. Made it through commissary with little drama
4. We are having Marah's b-day tonight
5. I'm feeling stronger after some great workouts- thanks Bobbi!!
6. Hayden is kicking butt in summer school
7. Youth Conference was a wonderful experience
8. Jack has lost his little baby face and looks like a little boy now:(
9. Ken is going before yet another board to see if he will get a promotion
10. My computer has been upgraded and is still not set to post pictures #$@%!!

I always feel I should post only when I have pictures- what's up with that? I've been feeling pretty good lately and like I finally have some kind of handle on my life- in recent years I was not able to say that. I cancelled my facebook page for many reasons but mostly I just ended up spending so much time looking at people pages and peaking into their lives I was ignoring my own so back to the blog it is. I'm a bit freaked out about school- I know it's only one class but seriously when I was filling out the online form for the military program for tuition the lady couldn't find my info - she finally found it only to tell me I had spelled my last name incorrectly and then asked if I was sure I am ready for this college thing! Well, no I'm not sure but I'm doing it anyway:) We had a lesson this Sunday about how we are here on earth to have joy and be happy- it made me think about our recent past and how unhappy I was during those trials. I don't know how people remain happy during those hard times maybe it is just that they have a sense of peace. I do know that although we still have some issues going on with our oldest son I am happy so maybe I'm learning something!